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The Other Essential Reform Joe Lieberman Is Blocking

Kelly Caldwell | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Craig Fugate, Susan Collins, Fema, Joe Lieberman, FEMA Hurricane Katrina, Politics News
Kelly Caldwell

Not only has Sen. Joe Lieberman been working overtime to smother health reform, he's parked himself squarely in the path of another badly-needed, long-awaited change: FEMA.

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From California to Maine: Lessons in Reliability and Perseverance

Joseph DiNorcia, Jr. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Progressives, Olympia Snowe, Abstience Only, Maine Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Joseph DiNorcia, Jr.

When push came to shove, the voters of both Maine and California have acted to restrict marriage rights. So what's going on? Why have these states abandoned us and the progressive cause?

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The Audacity of Hindsight Could Help FEMA

Michael D. Brown | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Department of Homeland Security, John Mica, Joe Lieberman, Hurricane Katrina, Fema, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Politics News
Michael D. Brown

Ironic that a few days after a terrorist attack occurs on U.S. soil, a House committee takes action which would enhance the Nation's ability to respond to and recover from a disaster.

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Ryan Grim

Snowe, Collins Refuse To Say How They Voted On Maine Gay Marriage Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Maine Gay Marriage, Collins Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage Referendum, Gay Marriage, Snowe Gay Marriage, Politics News

Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, two Senate Republicans from Maine, have amassed outsized power by playing their legislative cards very tightly and ke...

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Susan Collins: Maine's Other Centrist Republican Senator

The Washington Post | Ceci Connolly | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Centrist Republicans, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Maine, Politics News

BANGOR, MAINE -- A week ago, all eyes were on the senior senator from Maine, Republican Olympia J. Snowe, as she pondered the prospect of defying her...

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Susan Collins Open To Voting For Health Care Overhaul

Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Vote, Susan Collins, Health Care Bill, Gop, Health Care, Republican Party, Health Care Overhaul, Politics News

(AP) WASHINGTON - A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she's open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting Presiden...

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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

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Sen. Olympia Snowe, Senate Finance Committee, Collins, Olympia Snowe, Maine, Senator Snowe, Reform Bill, Susan Collins, Bill Nelson, Health, Snow, Health Care Reform, Florida, Health Care, Snowe, Politics News

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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Chamber Of Commerce Gets What It Wants On Tax Dodger Ban From Senate Committee

The Huffington Post | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Susan Collins, Lobbyblog, Tax Evasion, Inverted Corporations, Tax Havens, Inverted Corporations Loophole, Inverted Corporation, Chamber of Commerce Tax Dodgers, Business News

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbied for the Senate Appropriations Committee to weaken a ban on government contracts with "inverted corporations," rep...

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Hatch: I Sincerely Doubt Snowe Or Collins Will Support Health Care Reform

Talking Points Memo | Brian Beutler | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Orrin Hatch, Obama Health Care Speech, Chuck Grassley, Mike Enzi, Olympia Snowe, Republicans, President Obama, Politics News

What did conservative Republicans think of President Obama's health care speech last night? Not very much, apparently. Sen Orrin Hatch (R-UT)--who, yo...

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Obama Healthcare Speech: How To Watch it

New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Raul Grijalva, Mike Ross, Ben Nelson, Senior Citizens, Chuck Grassley, Public Option, Mike Enzi, Olympia Snowe, President Obama, Medicare, Bipartisanship, Mary Landrieu, Healthcare Reform, Politics News

In his speech to Congress at 8 p.m. Wednesday, President Obama will press his case for major health care legislation, not just with lawmakers in the a...

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Collins, Lieberman: We Could Back Public Option 'Trigger'

The Hill | J. Taylor Rushing | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Public Option Trigger, Joe Lieberman, Public Option, Healthcare Reform, Politics News

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) both cast doubt Tuesday on their support for a public-option component to the Democratic hea...

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The Gang Of Six: Dickipedia

Dickipedia/HuffPost Comedy | Posted 10.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Susan Collins, Ben Nelson, Ron Wyden, Gang of Six, Mary Landrieu, Joseph Lieberman, Dickipedia, Olympia Snowe, Comedy News

The Gang of Six (born July 17, 2009) is a bipartisan group of centrist and conservative Senators urging delay in consideration of health care reform, ...

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Bulletin - Clunker Program May Already Be Over!

Steve Parker | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, National Automobile Dealers Association, White House, Automotive News, Fred Upton, Congress, Chrysler, Cars, Obama Administration, Car Allowance Rebate System, Ray Lahood, Susan Collins, Cash for Guzzlers, General Motors, Cash for Clunkers, Detroit, Michigan, Department of Transportation, Business News
Steve Parker

I've said when program was first announced that the slated $1 billion would run out well before the time limit. But I don't think anyone expected this!

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GOP Senator Undercuts Party's "Elder Murder" Claims

The Plum Line | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elder Murder, Susan Collins, Jay Rockefeller, Republicans GOP, End of Life Consultations, John Boehner, Medicare, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act, Health Care, Government Euthanasia, Politics News

As I've been noting, conservatives and Republican leaders have been running wild with the claim that the House Dems' health care reform bill, by offer...

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While Congress Dallies, Desperate Americans Seek Free Health Care

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Ron Wyden, Ben Nelson, Public Option, Stan Brock, Universal Healthcare, Remote Area Medical, Olympia Snowe, Joe Lieberman, Ram, Mary Landrieu, Healthcare, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The day before six centrist Senators signed a letter to halt health care reform, citizens were lining up for health care provided by Remote Area Medical, a non-profit relief corps dedicated to providing free health care.

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Senators Call for Health Care Delay, Receive Big Campaign Contributions

Paul Blumenthal | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Ron Wyden, Ben Nelson, Congress, Health, Olympia Snowe, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Mary Landrieu, Health Care, Transparency, Politics News
Paul Blumenthal

Six senators called for a seventy day hold on voting on health care reform legislation today. Each of these senators has raised at least $1 million from the health and insurance sectors over their careers.

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Ryan Grim

Gang Of Six Centrist Senators Demands Delay On Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Ron Wyden, Health Care Delay, Health Care Reform, Mary Landrieu, Ben Nelson, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

A bipartisan group of centrist and conservative senators sent a letter to the Democratic and Republican leaders on Friday urging delay in consideratio...

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What 60 Democratic Senate Votes Really Means: Welcome to the Age of Ben Nelson

Dan Sweeney | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Ben Nelson, Public Option, Diane Feinstein, Olympia Snowe, Filibuster-Proof Majority, Al Franken, Filibuster, Joe Lieberman, Mary Landrieu, Politics News
Dan Sweeney

Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe lost a huge amount of power yesterday. The battle to get to 60 votes was focused primarily on them, but now the focus will be on moderate Democrats rather than moderate Republicans.

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Sen. McConnell: I Am Darth Vader And Luke Skywalker

The Washington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Republican Party, Gop, Darth Vadar, Luke Skywalker, Mcconnell Darth Vadar, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Star Wars, Kentucky, Senator-Mitch-Mcconnell, Charlie Crist, Politics News

When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics. He embraced the nickna...

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Sam Stein

Key Centrists Rally Around Conrad's Co-op Plan For Health Care (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: State of the Union, Susan Collins, Conrad Co-Ops, Co-Ops Coverage, Kent Conrad, Public Plan, Health Care Coverage, Ben Nelson, Nelson Health Care, Video, Politics News

Two centrist Senators who will play vital roles in the health care debate, said on Sunday that they were intrigued by the idea of structuring co-opera...

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Senate Republicans Holding Up Census Nominee

The Washington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Census, Senate, Census Bureau, Robert M. Groves, Obama Nominee, Obama, Groves, Republican Senators, Republicans, Politics News

Robert M. Groves will have to wait a little longer to take the reins at the U.S. Census Bureau: Senate Republicans have placed a hold on his nominatio...

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Susan Collins: Fellow Republican Senator Backstabbed Me

US News and World Report | Katherine Skiba | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate Republicans, Collins Snowe, Republican Stimulus, Susan Collins, Republicans Stimulus, Susan Collins Stimulus, Susan Collins Olympia Snowe, Politics News

When Maine's two U.S. senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, broke ranks with all but one other Republican and voted "Yes" on President Barack Oba...

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Five Current Republican Senators Voted For Sotomayor in '98

Politico | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Orin Hatch, Gop, Susan Collins, Senate, Arlen Specter, Robert Bennett, President-Obama-Supreme-Court, Olympia Snowe, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Judd Gregg, Thad Cochran, Richard Lugar, Politics News

A bit of relevant history: Five Seven current Senate Republicans -- plus Arlen Specter -- voted for Sonia Sotomayor during her highly contested federa...

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Club for Growth

Kate Clinton | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Gop, Club for Growth, Pat Toomey, Democrats, Democrat Socialist Party, Republican Party, Monty Python, Politics News
Kate Clinton

A strong moderate Republican Party might save the Democrats from themselves but not by trying tag it "the Democrat-Socialist Party," calling for secessions or tea-bagging its way into activism.

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Rumsfeld's Katrina Antics, Reported By GQ, Reveal How Congressional Investigations Were Whitewashes

David Fiderer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donald Rumsfeld, Michael Brown, Susan-Collins, Hurricane Katrina, George Will, Gq, George W. Bush, Politics News
David Fiderer

When new revelations emerge, the Republicans' credibility takes new hits. That's why GQ's reporting on Rumsfeld is damning to Susan Collins, who spearheaded the Senate's sham investigation of the Katrina disaster.

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