S000663 1947-02-21 154 Russell Senate Office Building http://snowe.senate.gov/webform.htm 202-224-1946 Olympia 'r':4 'sen':1 'snow':3,7,9 'olympia':2,6,8 F 300091 Snowe Olympia_Snowe J. Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] N00000480 15362 Republican 202-224-5344 Greek Orthodox ME Olympia Snowe 2.68518518518519 http://snowe.senate.gov/ 300091 Person republican Sat Nov 07 11:14:33 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the Conservative Party candidate over the Republican in Tuesday's U.S. House district in New York and calling Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine "more liberal than most Republicans would like." Asked whether he was working to boost his credentials w 'w':47 'ask':38 'des':48 'gop':5 'new':21 'sen':26 'u.s':17 'call':24 'hous':18 'iowa':4 'like':37 'main':30 'moin':49 'snow':28 'work':42 'york':22 'boost':44 'liber':32 'parti':9 'would':36 'candid':10 'regist':50 'address':3 'conserv':8 'olympia':27 'tonight':6 'tuesday':15 'whether':39 'credenti':46 'district':19 'pawlenti':1 'republican':13,25,35 6608673 true true daylife Des Moines Register http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091107/NEWS09/911070329/1001/ 300091 Person senate Sat Nov 07 11:14:33 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...(Ariz.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (Maine). Fiorina's endorsement by Coburn -- a celebrated conservative for his demand for fiscal discipline in Congre 'ky':10 'ny':5 '-23':6 'jon':11 'kyl':12 's.c':19 'ariz':7,13 'lisa':20 'main':16,26 'next':4 'real':43 'snow':25 'clear':44 'congr':42 'mitch':8 'polit':45 'senat':2 'susan':14 'alaska':22 'celebr':33 'coburn':31 'collin':15 'demand':37 'endors':29 'fiscal':39 'graham':18 'conserv':34 'fiorina':27 'lindsey':17 'olympia':24 'mcconnel':9 'disciplin':40 'murkowski':21 'california':1 6608674 true true daylife Real Clear Politics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/ OK http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009/11/senators_endorse_fiorina_senate.html 300091 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 11:23:39 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...unless there's cost containment.' On health care, Nelson said: 'Let's see coverage extended, but at what cost?' Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, the lone Republican to vote for a health care bill, said Tuesday's results should slow Democrats down on health car 'car':51 'dem':7 'let':18 'new':2 'npr':52 'see':20 'sen':28 'bill':40 'care':15,39 'cost':11,26 'lone':32 'main':27 'said':17,41 'slow':46 'snow':30 'vote':35 'dodgi':6 'moder':5 'extend':22 'health':14,38,50 'nelson':16 'republ':3 'result':44 'unless':8 'contain':12 'coverag':21 'olympia':29 'tuesday':42 'democrat':47 'republican':33 6598264 true true daylife NPR http://www.npr.org/ OK http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120161638&ft=1&f=1057 300091 Person republican Thu Nov 05 22:32:36 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...and are they going anywhere? THE POLITICS: The most viable Republican proposal on health care has come from Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, to use the threat of government insurance to force private insurers to lower prices. President Barack Obama and many De 'de':51 'go':13 'gop':6 'sen':29 'use':33 'care':2,24 'come':26 'forc':40 'idea':9 'issu':3 'main':28 'mani':50 'snow':31 'insur':38,42 'lower':44 'obama':48 'polit':16 'price':45 'viabl':19 'barack':47 'govern':37 'health':1,23 'presid':46 'privat':41 'propos':21 'reform':8 'threat':35 'anywher':14 'olympia':30 'republican':20 'kansascity.com':52 6594009 true true daylife KansasCity.com http://www.kansascity.com/ OK http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1550754.html 300091 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 22:32:36 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...unless there’s cost containment." On health care, Nelson said: "Let’s see coverage extended, … but at what cost?’ Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, the lone Republican to vote for a health care bill, said Tuesday’s results should slow Democrats down o 'o':49 'dem':7 'let':18 'new':51 'see':20 'sen':28 'bill':40 'care':15,39 'cost':11,26 'lone':32 'main':27 'said':17,41 'slow':46 'snow':30 'vote':35 'dodgi':2 'moder':6 'polit':3 'extend':22 'health':14,38 'nelson':16 'republ':52 'result':44 'unless':8 'contain':12 'coverag':21 'olympia':29 'tuesday':42 'democrat':47 'punditri':4 'republican':33 6594008 true true daylife The New Republic http://www.tnr.com/ OK http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stash/the-unidimensional-worldview-conservative-dems 300091 Person republican Wed Nov 04 22:41:43 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...punted more than Viking Chris Kluwe on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning. He wouldn't say whether he backed Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. "We want Olympia Snowe in the big tent," Pawlenty said. "But she can't say she's a Republican and vote 'big':36 'joe':14 'mpr':51 'say':20,44 'back':23 'kluw':9 'main':29 'morn':13,16 'punt':4 'said':39 'snow':27,33 'tent':37 'vike':7 'vote':50 'want':31 'chris':8 'daili':2 'msnbc':11 'radio':54 'senat':25 'digest':3 'public':53 'wouldn':18 'olympia':26,32 'whether':21 'pawlenti':38 'minnesota':52 'republican':24,48 6582953 true true daylife MPR | Minnesota Public Radio http://www.mpr.org/ OK http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2009/11/the_daily_diges_724.shtml?refid=0 300091 Person democrat Tue Nov 03 11:17:44 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...their opposition to the Democratic health care proposals. The only serious possibility for GOP backing has come from Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine. While expressing support for much of the Senate Finance Committee bill, she has said she would accept a pub '360':49 'gop':18 'pub':46 'sen':23 'back':19 'bill':38 'blog':50 'care':11 'come':21 'main':27 'much':32 'said':41 'snow':25 'senat':35 'would':43 'accept':44 'cooper':48 'financ':36 'happen':2 'health':10 'propos':12 'express':29 'olympia':24 'opposit':6 'possibl':16 'serious':15 'support':30 'anderson':47 'committe':37 'democrat':9 'bipartisanship':4 6568021 true true daylife Anderson Cooper 360 Blog http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/ OK http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_ac360blog/~3/1jxmpFVQHts/ 300091 Person republican Tue Nov 03 22:31:02 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...who gets to call himself or herself a Republican. Specifically, he was asked four or five times directly if he thought Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine was a RINO -- and he punted each time. So, we can expect Rod to go independent when he gets unwillingly bo 'bo':52 'go':46 'ask':18 'get':7,50 'rod':44 'sen':27 'tim':1 'call':9 'five':21 'four':19 'main':31 'punt':37 'rino':34 'snow':29 'test':5 'time':22,39 'unwil':51 'direct':23 'expect':43 'litmus':4 'specif':15 'olympia':28 'thought':26 'independ':47 'pawlenti':2 'beliefnet':53 'republican':14 6572970 true true daylife BeliefNet http://www.beliefnet.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crunchycon/~3/YqO1v5D-h-U/tim-pawlentys-litmus-test.html 300091 Person senate Wed Nov 04 22:41:43 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...majority in 1994. Now we're in the minority and I'm still here," she added, with a laugh. Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, after the committee vote reg 'm':20 'r':36 '13':48 'ad':24 're':14 'gop':4 'oct':47 'reg':54 'sen':32 '1994':11 '2009':49 'hill':43 'main':37 'snow':1,34 'vote':53 'laugh':27 'major':9 'minor':17 'senat':28 'speak':38 'still':21 'borrow':6 'financ':29 'member':31 'r-main':35 'report':40 'capitol':42 'olympia':33 'tuesday':46 'approach':8 'committe':30,52 'pawlenti':3 'washington':45 'twincities.com':55 6582952 true true daylife TwinCities.com http://www.twincities.com/ OK http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_13704120?source=rss 300091 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 22:41:43 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Pawlenty said. Pressed on the issue, Pawlenty made clear he wouldn't offer a definitive answer. PAWLENTY: "I think Olympia Snowe is somebody who is more liberal than most Republicans would like but she is better than having a Democrat represent me." SCA 'sca':47 'hill':49 'issu':10 'like':36 'made':12 'said':6 'snow':4,25 'take':2 'clear':13 'liber':31 'offer':17 'press':7 'think':23 'would':35 'answer':20 'better':40 'repres':45 'wouldn':15 'definit':19 'olympia':24 'democrat':44 'pawlenti':1,5,11,21 'somebodi':27 'republican':34 6582954 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/66079-pawlenty-takes-on-snowe 300091 Person republican Sun Nov 08 11:19:13 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The second major issue is the statement that Republican Senator Olympia Snowe “will oppose bringing up the bill for debate because the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, added a government plan to the bill.” Snowe herself proposed a ... 'ad':37 'one':4 'bill':2,26,43 'blog':8 'earn':3 'issu':12 'plan':40 'reid':34 'snow':20,44 'vote':6 'bring':23 'debat':28 'harri':33 'major':11,31 'oppos':22 'senat':18 'govern':39 'health':1 'leader':32 'nevada':36 'propos':46 'second':10 'olympia':19 'prescript':7,48 'statement':15 'republican':5,17 6619096 false true google blog Prescriptions http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/ OK http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/health-bill-earns-one-republican-vote/ 300091 Person congress Sun Nov 08 11:19:12 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The negotiations have since slowed precipitously as Reid waits for Congressional Budget Office estimates. Wavering Democrats haven't received any hints of which direction Reid is heading. And Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), ... 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'far':23 'say':29 'sen':7 'buzz':5,42 'care':21 'issu':26 'main':11 'pass':4 'snow':9 'vote':16 'year':25 'chosen':41 'deepli':32 'health':20 'leader':39 'option':3 'public':2 'olympia':8 'approach':36 'democrat':18,38 'newsroom':6,43 'statement':28 'disappoint':33 'republican':14 6619098 false true google blog Buzz Newsroom http://buzznewsroom.com/ OK http://buzznewsroom.com/politics/did-public-option-pass/ 300091 Person democrat Sun Nov 08 11:19:12 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 And Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, the only Republican to have voted for any version of health care reform, reiterated Tuesday that she's “disappointed” in Reid's proposal and will not support the government option. ... 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"I didn't know it would be this sensit 'd':35 'sen':18,31 'top':22 'didn':42 'know':44 'main':17 'news':5,54 'noaa':12 'said':16,37 'snow':20 'wash':36 'local':4,53 'maria':32 'would':46 'counti':3 'd-wash':34 'exempt':15 'herald':7,52 'sensit':49 'cantwel':33 'mystifi':10 'olympia':19 'surpris':30 'whatcom':2 'interview':40 'bellingham':1,6,51 'republican':23 'subcommitte':26 6619097 false true google blog The Bellingham Herald: Local News http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/v-rss/index.rss OK http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1147702.html 300091 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:23:32 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Turns out the program's genesis was as a way to help the noble lobstermen of Maine--which is to say, to garner the crucial vote of Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Me.) back when the stimulus act, which estabished ARC, was being debated last ... 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