Olympia Snowe

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Punishing the Health Insurance Cartel for Extortion and Fraud

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

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If there was any lingering doubt about the ethical bankruptcy of the health care cartel, we now have incontrovertible evidence in the form of a new report commissioned by the health insurance lobby.

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The Gathering Storm of Republican Women

Marie Wilson | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women in Politcs, Republican-Women, Gop, Bipartisanship, Olympia Snowe, Mary Louise Snow, Des Moines, John Kyl, Politics News

The Republican Party's stubborn adherence to partisanship on health care is alienating a huge portion of the party -- Republican women -- and is giving rise to an impending revolt.

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Rattlesnakes, Progressive Bluffing and The Public Option

Ari Melber | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, David Waldman, Insurance Companies, Raul Grijalva, Washington Post, Olympia Snowe, Politics News

In Washington, the oldest snakes in the health care debate finally emerged this week. After months of dithering and slithering, the insurance industry is going in for the kill.

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Conservatives Protest Snowe's Finance Committee Vote By Sending Her... Rock Salt?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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So, just in case you were sprawled under a heavy rock, yesterday, chillaxing, the exciting health care reform news is that Senator Olympia Snowe -- th...

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Snowe Talks Trigger: "You Could Have The Public Option Kick In Immediately"

Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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Shuffling the Deck Chairs on Reform

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Bipartisanship, Subsidies, Health Care Costs, Olympia Snowe, Politics News

I was wrong to think that no Republican would vote for reform. I was wrong to think that Baucus had been wasting his time. I was wrong to assume that there was no point to negotiating or giving up anything.

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Public Health Before Wall Street Wealth

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Olympia Snowe, Baucus, Timothy Geithner, Senate Finance Committee, Bailout, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Wall Street, Health Care, Politics News

The health care debate has become a convenient distraction, for both political parties, from the far more pressing issues surrounding the banking meltdown.

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Bill Nelson On Tavis Smiley Show: Senator: I Think You're Going To See A Lot More Bipartisanship On Health Care Bill

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) believes more Republicans will vote for the health care reform bill in its final phase. During an interview on Tuesday,...

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GOP Claims Olympia Snowe Was Born in Kenya

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.13.2009 | Comedy

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Orly Taitz, leader of the so-called "birther" movement, said that Sen. Snowe's vote was "textbook Kenyan" behavior. "She's putting her tribe first," Ms. Taitz said.

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Gibbs: "We Have Today A Bipartisan Bill"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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There may be just one Republican member of the entire Congress who publicly states her support for health care legislation. And that member may stress...

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Olympia Snowe's Suits: Matronly Or Magnificent? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 10.13.2009 | Style

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As the Senate Finance Committee prepares for Tuesday's huge health care vote, all eyes are on Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. Will she become the firs...

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Snowe Health Care Vote Could Cost Her Ranking Position

The Hill | Alexander Bolton | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) is risking a shot at becoming the top Republican on an influential Senate committee by backing Democratic healthcare legisl...

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Fate of Healthcare Reform Is in Joe Lieberman's Hands

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

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Progressive observers may be forgetting that the 60 votes in the Senate necessary to invoke cloture, in most people's calculations, includes Joe Lieberman (I-Hartford Insurance).

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Grayson: "Olympia Snowe Was Not Elected President Last Year" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) continued his streak of rousing floor speeches Thursday night, this time berating Democrats for their obsession with Sen. O...

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Conservatives ... You Can't Handle the CBO!

Bill Scher | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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Conservatives are straining to claim that the plain English version of the Baucus bill is completely meaningless. Which is, of course, all nonsense.

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Misrepresenting Rural Americans in the Politics of Health Care Reform

Sally Kohn | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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Rural Americans have perhaps the most to gain from health care reform. And yet politicians from rural states and districts have argued that rural voters oppose health care reform.

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Snowe's Constituents Want A Public Option: Poll

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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A new poll from Democracy Corps reveals that Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R-Maine) constituents support President Obama's sweeping health care plan. Democ...

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What Do Americans Want On Health Care?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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Congress has the idea that health care reform is a political football game with two clear sides, and the public option a dividing line. But what if very few Americans see the debate through this prism?

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The Public Option Lives On

Robert Reich | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Jay Rockefeller, Robert Reich, Public Option, Kent Conrad, Olympia Snowe, Public Plan, Health Insurance, Robert Menendez, Insurance Companies, Tom Carper, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Obama Public Option, Bill Nelson, Politics News

The public option lives on. It's still in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension bill. It still headlines the House bills, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's still committed to it.

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Senator Snowe and the Boys

Jeff Danziger | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

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Desperately Seeking Snowe

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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While we've all been having an earnest debate about what should go in the bill and how it should get done, the real fight in Washington has been over who's going to get the corporate money.

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White House Denies Pushing Trigger Option, Dem Groups Concur

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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The White House, along with several progressive groups and high-ranking Democrats, is pushing back against reports that the administration is advancin...

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The Snowe Trigger: A Catch-22 to Kill the Public Option

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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The private insurance market has failed, and we've given them enough second chances. The American people support a public health insurance option that's available on day one, not a bailout of the insurance industry.

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Triggering a Democratic Civil War

Mike Lux | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Howard Dean, Progressive Movement, Public Option, Democratic Party, Progressive Blogopshere, Dfa, Olympia Snowe, Politics News

By winning Olympia Snowe over on health care, the White House is risking something far more politically dangerous: an ugly fight within the Democratic Party and further erosion of Obama's standing with his base.

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GOP Rushes To Defend Insurance Companies From Dem Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: Veering right into Glenn Beck territory, House Republicans darkly hinted Wednesday that the White House was behind the nefarious plot to muzz...

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