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Howard Fineman: Obama's Pointless Pursuit Of Olympia Snowe

On Mount Olympus in Greece there were many gods, but on Mount Olympia in the District of Columbia there is one: Snowe of Maine, daughter of Spartan immigrants (yes, that Sparta). A Republican of the rarest type--a "moderate" willing to truck with Democrats--she is being...

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Snowe's Phones A-Ringin' [Talking Points Memo - Oct 22 2009] When news broke earlier that Sen. Olympia Snowe would oppose a public option compromise and filibuster a bill with public option in it, the Maine AFL-CIO, which ...
On the Pursuit of Olympia Snowe [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - Oct 26 2009] Howard Fineman: "In case the White House hasn't noticed, Republicans in Congress are engaged in what amounts to a sitdown strike. They don't like anything about ...
Does The Obama Want A Public Option, Or Snowe? [MyDD - Oct 23 2009] It's getting hard to tell. On the one hand, Valerie Jarrett says Obama backs the public option. On the other hand, I've been hearing a lot more stories like this: ...
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