Chellie Pingree

Olympia Snowe War Chest May Not Go To Next Republican Nominee

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 04.24.2012

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According to a report in the Kennebec Journal, outgoing Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) may be using her campaign cash to aid candidates of her choice ra...

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Snowe Replacement Faces Problem

AP | STEVE PEOPLES | Posted 04.16.2012

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BRUNSWICK, Maine — Independent Senate candidate Angus King of Maine has a woman problem. He's not one. The popular former governor is the undis...

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Allen West Fundraises After Calling House Democrats Communists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is hoping to make some money off the fact that he said up to 81 House Democrats are members of the Communist Pa...

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Let's Not Give in to Beef Industry "Slimewashing"

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Usda, Nancy Huehnergarth, Chellie Pingree, Lean Beef Trimmings, Beef Industry, Food Safety, E. Coli, Pink Slime, Petition, Nancy Donley, Beef, Pink Slime Beef, Meat, American Meat Institute, Pink Slime Meat, Food News

The beef industry is pushing back hard in the last few days against opposition to Lean Beef Trimmings, better known as "pink slime."

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Ex-Governor Not Running For Maine Senate Seat

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 05.14.2012

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PORTLAND, Maine — Former Gov. John Baldacci on Wednesday became the third prominent Democrat to bow out of the high-profile race for a U.S. Sena...

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Open Letter To Chellie Pingree Protests Decision To Opt Out

The Nation | Ilyse Hogue | Posted 05.08.2012

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Representative Pingree, Your announcement yesterday that you will not seek the open Senate seat in Maine made my heart sink. My emotional reaction ...

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Chellie Pingree: I Won't Run For Snowe's Seat

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) will not be running for the U.S. Senate, dashing the hopes of progressives who had already been raising m...

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Independent Candidate Shakes Up Key Senate Race

AP | By DAVID SHARP | Posted 03.06.2012

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PORTLAND, Maine -- Popular former independent Maine Gov. Angus King says he's going to run for the U.S. Senate seat left open by Republican Olympia Sn...

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Independent Reportedly Making Big Move In Key Senate Race

boston.com | Frank Phillips and Noah Bierman | Posted 03.05.2012

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Angus King, the former independent governor of Maine, plans to announce tonight that he is running for US Senate in the race to replace retiring Olymp...

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Maine Secretary Of State May Run To Replace Olympia Snowe, Despite Role Overseeing Election

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.02.2012

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On Friday, Maine Secretary of State Charles Summers became the first Republican to begin gathering signatures for the state's U.S. Senate race since S...

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A New Course: Announcing Our Campaign for Congress

Jon Hinck | Posted 05.02.2012

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This is no ordinary time. There is a lot at stake, and I am ready to meet the challenges presented.

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The Year of the Populist Woman

Mike Lux | Posted 05.02.2012

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If all or even most of this class of women senators were to win in 2012, it would be historic, easily the highest quality group of new women senators ever. Progressives should do everything we can to rally behind them and help carry them to victory.

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Progressive Favorite Chellie Pingree Likely To Run For Senate In Maine

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.01.2012

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is all but certain to make a bid for the Senate in the wake of Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R) retirement announ...

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Snowe's Retirement Causes Scramble

AP | DAVID SHARP | Posted 04.30.2012

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PORTLAND, Maine — Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe's decision to retire from the Senate caused a scramble Wednesday among potential Democrati...

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Progressives Try To Draft Chellie Pingree To Replace Snowe

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.28.2012

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A group of progressives is already trying to draft a replacement for retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). The Progressive Change Campaign Committ...

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Occupy the Maine Woods!

Cynthia Dill | Posted 12.19.2011

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Angry anti-government guys calling the gift of private property for the purpose of creating a public park a "government takeover," is not going to solve Marine's welfare problem, or any other problem.

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Congresswoman And Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Tie The Knot

Posted 08.20.2011

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Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) married billionaire hedge fund manager Donald Sussman on Saturday at her home in North Haven, Maine. The small, priv...

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Pentagon to Review 21-Year-Old Test Program

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Department of Defense stated that it would be conducting an evaluation and study of a program designed to increase subcontracting opportunities available to small businesses.

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Progressive Bright Spot: Chellie Pingree Beats Tea Party By Defending Stimulus, Health Care And Cap And Trade

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats across the country ran away from their votes on the stimulus, cap and trade and health care reform leading up to the midterm e...

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Congress to Investigate Pentagon Comprehensive Test Program

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Thursday, October 21, five members of the House of Representatives, lead by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) asked the U.S. Government Accountabi...

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Press Conference Drives Reform Message

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is exactly the kind of message we need to be driving as part of a larger campaign in these elections -- that change has not come to Washington because corporations have been too big a part of the roadblocks.

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To BP: the meter's running - you spill it, you buy it

Rep. Chellie Pingree | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sorry, your browser doesn't support iframes :( But you can view the widget here. Seeing the picture spreading on the Internet of a sign at a BP gas s...

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House Progressives Push Reid To Put Public Option Back On Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

EDITOR'S NOTE: The story below includes references to polling conducted by the firm Research 2000. The reliability and accuracy of Research 2000's pol...

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Courage Makes Appearance in Congress (VIDEO)

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carol Shea-Porter, John McCain, Congress, Chellie Pingree, General Petraeus, Carl Levin, Michele Flournoy, Niki Tsongas, Politics News

Isn't it great when a member of the House is willing to represent the truth -- even a politically inconvenient one? At issue: When do you accept that your military strategy is not working?

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BP Should Help Us Build Our Clean Future

Rep. Chellie Pingree | Posted 05.25.2011

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BP should pay royalties on every drop that comes out of that well--whether or not they capture and sell it and whether or not they are proven to be negligent in the spill.

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