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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/atom_news/300025_Susan_Collins" rel="self"/>
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  <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/300025</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Blitz of health care ads a windfall for TV</title>
    <link href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blitz-health-care-ads-windfall-tv/story?id=9186244" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6804323</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ABC News</name>
    </author>
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...spots at a cost of $600,000 targeted Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. &#8226;Maine:The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two GOP votes Democrats would like to get on the health bill, saw 870 ads at a cost of $300,000....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blitz-health-care-ads-windfall-tv/story?id=9186244&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/28/what-you-see-is-what-well-get/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6808425</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Times</name>
    </author>
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 Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, scolded Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for offering senators &amp;quot;generalizations and non-answers&amp;quot; ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/28/what-you-see-is-what-well-get/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blitz of health care ads a windfall for TV</title>
    <link href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/dF0zRRjo0BU/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6804324</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>USA Today</name>
    </author>
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...Democrat up for re-election next year, saw 1,900 spots at a cost of $1 million. &#8226; Maine:&#160;The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two GOP votes Democrats would like to get on the health bill, saw 870 ads at a cost of $300,0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/dF0zRRjo0BU/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health care ads bring TV windfall</title>
    <link href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20091127/BUSINESS/91127001/1003/BUSINESS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6804320</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Indianapolis Star</name>
    </author>
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...Louisiana: 1,600 spots at a cost of $600,000 targeted Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu.  Maine: The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two GOP votes Democrats would like to get on the health bill, saw 870 ads at a cost of $300,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indystar.com/article/20091127/BUSINESS/91127001/1003/BUSINESS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>She Wants to Reboot California</title>
    <link href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703499404574558302616877092.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6808424</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wall Street Journal</name>
    </author>
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 Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. Can a conservative win in California given the shellacking John McCain, for whom Ms. Fiorina was a top economic adviser, ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703499404574558302616877092.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blitz of health care ads a windfall for TV</title>
    <link href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomWashington-TopStories/~3/dF0zRRjo0BU/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6804325</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>USA Today</name>
    </author>
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...Democrat up for re-election next year, saw 1,900 spots at a cost of $1 million. &#8226; Maine:&#160;The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two GOP votes Democrats would like to get on the health bill, saw 870 ads at a cost of $300,0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomWashington-TopStories/~3/dF0zRRjo0BU/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health care ads bring TV windfall</title>
    <link href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20091127/BUSINESS/91127001/1007/LIVING" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6804321</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Indianapolis Star</name>
    </author>
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...Louisiana: 1,600 spots at a cost of $600,000 targeted Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu.  Maine: The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two GOP votes Democrats would like to get on the health bill, saw 870 ads at a cost of $300,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indystar.com/article/20091127/BUSINESS/91127001/1007/LIVING&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health care ads bring TV windfall</title>
    <link href="http://www.indystar.com/article/20091127/BUSINESS/91127001" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6804322</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Indianapolis Star</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Louisiana: 1,600 spots at a cost of $600,000 targeted Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu.  Maine: The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, two GOP votes Democrats would like to get on the health bill, saw 870 ads at a cost of $300,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indystar.com/article/20091127/BUSINESS/91127001&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blitz of health care ads a windfall for TV</title>
    <link href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm?csp=34" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-27:/commentary/6801794</id>
    <updated>2009-11-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>USA Today</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON The congressional debate over health care has produced an unexpected recession windfall: a television advertising boom in the home states of pivotal lawmakers.
The multimillion-dollar effort to win votes could determine the fate of&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm?csp=34&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bridge was decades in the making</title>
    <link href="http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/869651" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6801791</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Telegraph-Journal</name>
    </author>
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 &amp;quot;It goes beyond Calais and St. Stephen,&amp;quot; said US Senator Susan Collins told news reporters following the official speeches. &amp;quot;Many people don&amp;#39;t realize that ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/869651&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sen. Susan Collins: The shootings at Fort Hood - A preliminary assessment</title>
    <link href="http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091126/GJOPINION03/711269866/-1/SANNEWS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6801789</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Foster&amp;#39;s Daily Democrat</name>
    </author>
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 In investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the 9/11 Commission discovered vital information scattered throughout the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091126/GJOPINION03/711269866/-1/SANNEWS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>110-acre coastal parcel in southern Maine to be preserved</title>
    <link href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20091126-NEWS-911260357" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6801793</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>York County Coast Star</name>
    </author>
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 Olympia Snow and Susan Collins, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, one of the last large, undeveloped waterfront properties in southern Maine will become ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20091126-NEWS-911260357&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-26:/commentary/6808426</id>
    <updated>2009-11-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>USA Today</name>
    </author>
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 Louisiana: 1600 spots at a cost of $600000 targeted Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. &#8226; Maine: The home state of Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-11-26-health-care-ads_N.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Healthcare Reform's Fate Lies in the Hands of Four Women</title>
    <link href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/erbe/2009/11/25/healthcare-reforms-fate-lies-in-the-hands-of-four-women.html?s_cid=rss:erbe:healthcare-reforms-fate-lies-in-the-hands-of-four-women" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793227</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>U.S. News &amp; World Report</name>
    </author>
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...with these four women: Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. This new bipartisan gang of four could be key to removing the heavily&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usnews.com/blogs/erbe/2009/11/25/healthcare-reforms-fate-lies-in-the-hands-of-four-women.html?s_cid=rss:erbe:healthcare-reforms-fate-lies-in-the-hands-of-four-women&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/11/michigan_citizens_group_seekin.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793225</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Medical News Today (press release)</name>
    </author>
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 Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) -- will be &amp;quot;calling the shots&amp;quot; in the chamber&amp;#39;s health ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/11/michigan_citizens_group_seekin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/1639918.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6801790</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report</name>
    </author>
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 Mary Landrieu, Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. This new bipartisan gang of four could be key to removing the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/1639918.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>REPORT: At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail The &amp;#39;Purity Test&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/25/report-gop-purity/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793223</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Think Progress</name>
    </author>
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 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus) was passed with support from Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME). ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/25/report-gop-purity/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Maine delegation talks turkey</title>
    <link href="http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/130944.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793222</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bangor Daily News</name>
    </author>
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 Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is headed for her brother Gregg&amp;#39;s house in Caribou, where her parents, brothers and sisters, and &#8220;many nieces and nephews&#8221; will ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/130944.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BC-HEALTHCARE-NOTEBOOK-NYT</title>
    <link href="http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/24/bc-healthcare-notebook-nyt/?partner=RSS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6786030</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ventura County Star</name>
    </author>
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(EDS: A tag byline follows each item.)
In a telephone news conference aimed at pressuring swing-vote senators, leaders of the National Farmers Union on Tuesday underscored the importance of health care legislation to agricultural workers in Arkansas,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/24/bc-healthcare-notebook-nyt/?partner=RSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5AO3EW20091125" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-25:/commentary/6793220</id>
    <updated>2009-11-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>U.S. News &amp;amp; World Report</name>
    </author>
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 Mary Landrieu, Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. This new bipartisan gang of four could be key to removing the ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5AO3EW20091125&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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