Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]

Equalitymaine Endorses Mike Michaud, Chellie Pingree

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

Tom Allen as he seeks to unseat Susan Collins. Today, Maineâ€™s oldest GLBT group endorsed Rep. Mike Michaud as he seeks a 4th term, and Chellie Pingree, vying for the 1st District left open by Rep. Allen. ...

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Thoughts on Eleciton 2008, Illegal Immigration, and Social Programs

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

I'm guessing the Democrat against Susan Collins never caught on. The McCain people think that the Republicans should be able to gain 4-5 seats in 2010. I would have to look at a map to see which states have races in 2010, ...

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Senate: As DSCC attacks Collins, fireworks continue in NH and KY

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

Maine: While Maine is less Democratic than other New England states, it remains liberal enough that Democrats were hoping Susan Collins would be hurt by Bushâ€™s unpopularity and the damage done to the GOP brand. That has not happened. ...

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ME-Sen: New DSCC ad hammers Susan Collins

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

I've written and talked about this story so many times that I'm amazed so many Mainers don't know about it (see here, here, and here). This ad will start the process:. Let's hope that Mainers begin to ask questions they should have ...

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Senator Collins To Help John Frary

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

FARMINGTON -- Professor John Frary was pleased to receive assurances of financial support from Senator Susan Collins' Dirigo Pac today in Farmington.

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Collins Dollars To Frary

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

Frary, you'll remember, has kicked up some dust in recent months--as a result both of his unconventional views and his unconventional campaign. He's also called Susan Collins' approach to reducing high oil prices "idiotic. ...

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Guess Whoâ€™s Coming to Dinner

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

O yeahâ€¦no Republican women except Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, Margaret Chase Smith or Nancy Landon Kassebaum and certainly no Republican first lady (with maybe the exception of the first Republican first lady, Mary Todd Lincoln â€“ sheâ€™d ...

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SEVERAL REPUBLICANS WOMEN MORE QULIFIED THAN PALIN!

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

... Secretary of Transportation; Susan Schwab, US Special Trade Representative. Senators: Lisa Murkowski, Alaska; Olympia Snowe, Maine; Susan Collins, Maine; Elizabeth Dole North Carolina; Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas AND MORE. ...

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GOP Strategists Whisper Fears

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

Susan Collins (Maine) and John E. Sununu (NH). . . . . . . the current financial crisis provided a new opportunity to remind voters that President Bush remains the leader of the Republican Party. "The 'GOP candidate equals George Bush' ...

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Frary touts support from Collins

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Susan Collins today. His campaignâ€™s statement: â€œProfessor John Frary was pleased to receive assurances of financial support from Senator Susan Collins' Dirigo PAC today in Farmington. The contribution will enable Frary, a Farmington ...

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Tom Allen Hearts Sarah Palin

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

On the very same day Tom Allen attacked Susan Collins about the bill in a debate in Portland, Sarah Palin attacked Dem VP candidate Joe Biden in last night's debate about the very same bill. Here's the clip of Palin at the debate, ...

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Video of Allen/Collins debate, 2 October

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Here is the video of yesterday's debate between Tom Allen and Susan Collins, hosted by the Portland Chamber of Commerce:. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but will comment on it when I do.

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Palin, Log Cabins and HRC

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

HRC's supported candidates like Joe Lieberman, who was thrown out of the party in a primary, and Susan Collins, a Republican. In Lieberman's case, not only has he been an embarrassment since being reelected as an Independent, ...

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Maine Voices: Cliff Eames of Bangor

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Cliff Eames of Bangor speaks about his support for Senator Susan Collins,

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Congressional Blogging

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Both Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have recently used The Hill's Congress Blog, basically an online home for low-key press releases, to post their views on the bailout legislation. Tom Allen also has a post this week, discussing a ...

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McPain cut and run from Michigan, needs help from Ohio State.

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

As the campaign pulls resources from Michigan, it is ramping up its efforts in Maine, where Republican Senator Susan Collins is beating national trends in her re-election bid, holding a healthy double-digit lead, along with with a ...

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Congressman Sensenbrenner Applauds House Passage of Hybrid Truck Act

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Also, on September 26, US Senator Susan Collins (R-Me.) announced that she had introduced bipartisan legislation designed to increase research into hybrid vehicle technology, especially technology related to heavy trucks. ...

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We took our foliage trip!

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Summers and Pingree are vying for the House seat being vacation by Tom Allen (D) who is challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R) for her Senate seat. Summers sent out his ideas on the plan in an e-mail yesterday. He said, â€œWere I a member of ...

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Senator visits Wilton school, answers students questions

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

WILTON - Academy Hill School principal Darlene Paine addressed the chattering students. â€œHer bus just pulled up outside,â€ she told the students. There were gasps and a collective â€œwow.â€ US Senator Susan Collins visited AHS today, ...

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The Ray Bradbury Project: Day 47 - 1053

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

I specify Senator Susan Collins of my former home state because although she voted to force the vote and the vast majority of Mainers want a course change, sheâ€™s against the legislation. link. Iâ€™m against it, but not because of the ...

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