Maine Senate

Jason Linkins

Late Returns: Angus King Will Determine The Fate Of America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.17.2012

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Nate Silver has taken a look across the great pollscape of American politics and has some good news for Democrats -- their odds of keeping control of ...

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In Race for US Senate in Maine, Record, not Gender, Matters Most to Women

Cynthia Dill | Posted 04.24.2012

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While you certainly don't have to be a woman to support women's rights, you do have to have a record of increasing the financial security of women and their families.

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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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Senate Candidate Leaves People Guessing

AP | By STEVE PEOPLES | Posted 04.10.2012

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BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Angus King is keeping people guessing whether he would side with Democrats or Republicans as a U.S. senator. But Maine's former t...

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Maine Senate Candidate Pushed To Pick A Party

Posted 03.27.2012

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Angus King, the former governor of Maine who is running for Senate as an independent, is being pressured to announce which party he would caucus with ...

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Independent Shakes Up Race To Replace Snowe

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

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* Poll shows King could win three-way race * Snowe had been expected to breeze to re-election By Ros Krasny ...

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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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Amanda Terkel

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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Potential Snowe Successor Bows Out

AP | Posted 03.02.2012

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LEWISTON, Maine -- Maine Congressman Mike Michaud says he has no plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Olympia Snowe. The Democrat a...

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Ryan Grim

Progressive Favorite Chellie Pingree Likely To Run For Senate In Maine

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.01.2012

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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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Obama Campaign Arm Silent On Maine's Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

AMERICAblog Gay | Joe Sudbay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Funny thing (or not), OFA forgot to tell Mainers what issues are on the ballot and how to vote on those issues. For example, there's no mention of Que...

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Jim Campbell, Maine Republican, Leaves Party Over 'Failure To Address' Health Care

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP -- Minority Republicans in the Maine House have lost a member. Rep. Jim Campbell of Newfield said Thursday he's withdrawn from the Republican Part...

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