Senator Susan Collins

Republican  •  Maine  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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03/09/07
CollinsWatch Launches

CollinsWatch Launches March 8, 2007 at 8:02 pm · Filed under ME Senate 2008 I’ve set up a separate weblog called CollinsWatch to track Sen. Susan Collins’ actions over the next year, hold her accountable and take a look at some of her past actions a

03/09/07
THE OCCUPATION CONTINUES - IN IRAQ AND HERE AT HOME

The two Republican senators, Snowe and Collins, continue to vote for all things military - in spite of their finely crafted and deceptive national reputation as moderates. Susan Collins has steadfastly refused to meet with anyone from ...

03/09/07
GOP Senators Back Bush Over Their Own Constituents

Maine: Turn Maine Blue has the CATO Institute of all places taking it to Susan Collins for siding with the Bush administration over the will of her constituents on Real ID. Siding with Bush over their own constituents? ...

03/09/07
STATE DEPARTMENT AGREES WITH COLLINS, SNOWE; SAYS CANADIAN ...

STATE DEPARTMENT AGREES WITH COLLINS, SNOWE; SAYS CANADIAN OFFICIALS WOULD BE VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW US Senators Susan Collins and Olympia J. Snowe today released.

03/09/07
Inching towards collaboration

Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Susan Collins of Maine are mixing it up at the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. For future hearings, Democrats and Republicans won’t sit on opposite sides of the dais but rather, ...

03/09/07
Pet Hospice in Colorado

FORT COLLINS – When you are about to lose a loved one, there are usually a number of places to turn for support. It is rarely the same when you are about to lose a dog or a cat. However, there is a hospice for pets in Fort Collins that ...

03/09/07
Editorial: Rewind REAL ID

Friday, March 09, 2007 - Bangor Daily News Sen. Susan Collins last week persuaded the Department of Homeland Security to agree to a substantial delay in.

03/09/07
12 arrested in Bangor: Occupation Project coverage

Twelve Maine peace activists were arrested just after 5:00 PM Wednesday for refusing to leave the Margaret Chase Federal Building and the offices of Senator Susan Collins. As part of the Declaration of Peace events planned calling on ...

03/08/07
RadioActive 3/8/07

RadioActive 3/8/07 March 8th, 2007 4:00 pm RadioActive Comments Off Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco Topics: A recap of yesterday’s arrests of Penobscot Bay Occupation Project peace activists at Senator Susan Collins office in

03/08/07
Guru's Graph of the Day and Other Bites

Some enjoyable reading for you: New Mexico: The New York Times editorial page today includes the Guru's favorite paragraph of the day: Americans often suspect that their political leaders are arrogant and out of touch. But even then it is nearly impossib

03/08/07
Bi-Partisan National Political Success As an Inde...

Bi-Partisan National Political Success As an Independent candidate for Governor of Maine in 2006, I was fortunate to publish 30 Op-Ed articles across Maine’s largest newspapers exploring bi-partisan solutions across policy areas. The same fighting that

03/08/07
Bipartisan National Political Success

As an Independent candidate for Governor of Maine in 2006, I was fortunate to publish 30 Op-Ed articles across Maine’s largest newspapers exploring bi-partisan solutions across policy areas. The same fighting that has been seen at the national level had

03/08/07
Occupation Project Mar. 7 Action in Bangor

Occupation Project Mar. 7 Action in Bangor March 8th, 2007 On March 7, peace activists from Maine acting in concert with the national Occupation Project delivered a strong message to our representatives in Congress. This 3-1/2-minute clip records visits

03/08/07
Occupation Project Mar. 7 Action: Robert Shetterly

Occupation Project Mar. 7 Action: Robert Shetterly March 7th, 2007 President Bush has asked for an extra $93 billion on top of the $439 billion military budget appropriated by Congress in the fall. Congress is poised to vote for more war, and indeed to

03/08/07
Occupation Project Mar. 7 Action: Doug Rawlings

Occupation Project Mar. 7 Action: Doug Rawlings March 7th, 2007 President Bush has asked for an extra $93 billion on top of the $439 billion military budget appropriated by Congress in the fall. Congress is poised to vote for more war, and indeed to inc

03/08/07
Did Bush touch Ass of Actress Teri Hatchr?

Did Bush touch Ass of Actress Teri Hatchr? March 8th, 2007 by premendra Tags: Senior George Bush Actress Terri Hatchr Ass President Desperate Housewife Photograph Kiss Los Angeles country club Texas Chris Evert Eileen Collins Harriet Miers Supreme Court

03/08/07
SEN. COLLINS FORGES AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ...

Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following press release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced its proposed rules for Real ID, which include an agreement the Department made with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to ...

03/08/07
Collins cosponsor

Collins is listed as a cosponsor of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2007: S. 625: A bill to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain... 110th CONGRESS 1st Session To ...

03/08/07
Calif. senator likens Wyo to 'national park'

Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, opposed the Feinstein measure. Collins said risk should be a factor, but that states need to receive a predictable base funding. She said risk-based funding is likely to fluctuate ...

03/07/07
Senate votes for airport workers' labor rights

Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday backed a Democratic-sponsored measure that would give new labor protections to airport screeners while seeking to address White House concerns that federal authorities have flexibility to respond to security threats. On a

03/07/07
What a motley crew on Larry King last night

I did not watch it..but I have been reading the transcript of the show here. Larry had a boatload of guests on to discuss Scooter and Plamegate, including Joe Wilson himself. Joe was on first, then we got: One of the Libby jurors Denis Collins, Scotty McC

03/07/07
Democrats now consider perjury a crime

Daily Blog ReportMarch 7th, 2007     Walter Reed Army Medical Center- noun, 1. vehicle for Democrats to criticize the war in Iraq; 2. a subject of intense hypocrisy; syn. socialist leviathan             Somehow Senate Majority Leader Ha

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03/07/07
More Union/Dem Trickery

More Union/Dem Trickery Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has offered an amendment to an appropriations bill to force unions on the Transportation Safety Administration. This would plainly allow union bosses direct influence over security decisions at airport

03/07/07
if you are surprised by this...

this is an article from Capitalism Magazine (homepage here: http://www.capmag.com/index.asp ). this is all the kind of stuff im learning about in school. it doesnt make me feel angry so much as helpless anymore, these people are raping us and we dont ev

03/07/07
Did Bush touch Ass of Actress Teri Hatchr?

Did Bush touch Ass of Actress Teri Hatchr? Tags: Senior George Bush Actress Terri Hatchr Ass President Desperate Housewife Photograph Kiss Los Angeles country club Texas Chris Evert Eileen Collins Harriet Miers Supreme Court Serial Glass Ceiling ABC;

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03/07/07
This Ought To Be Good For A Laugh: Hagel Running In 2008?

Thanks to the Omaha World newspaper I got my chuckle for the day. It seems that Chuck Hagel is making appearances with other 2008 candidates, leading to speculation that he’s thinking of seeking the 2008 Presidential nomination.  My question is in what

03/07/07
It's the perfect time of day; To throw all your cares away

I went to Western's baseball game with #1 Vanderbilt today, and it was a good game. Unfortunately Western came up short today 6-4, we had the tying runs on base in the bottom of the ninth. The Hilltoppers are now in the midst of a 4 game losing streak.

03/07/07
Local And State Concerns On Canadian LNG Stance

[ Maine Story][ New Brunswick Story]A letter sent last week by the Washington County Commissioners to Governor John Baldacci voicing concern over New Brunswick and the Canadian government's position to restrict LNG vessels from transiting Head Harbour Pass

03/07/07
Since American Companies Can't Do Business in Iran, Why is Cheney's Halliburton Busy at Work in Iran?

This is another humdinger presented by Cernig's Newshog (it's not news to me, but I was not aware NBC News was onto it, since I usually only see this mentioned in more alternative news outlets). It also reminds me of how, just before Cheney picked himself

03/07/07
Senate: Airport screeners can unionize

AP - The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as other public safety officers, despite vigorous opposition by Republicans and a veto threat from the White House. A broad anti-terrorism bill that would put in place un

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