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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]</title>
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  <updated>2009-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/blog/300025</id>
  <entry>
    <title>TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/08/tv-soundoff-sunday-talkin_n_349910.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6618866</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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He&amp;#39;ll hold some hearings with Susan Collins. That&amp;#39;s because he chairs the Senate committee that deals with Homeland Security. Lieberman says that he will vote against the public option by not allowing the bill to come to a final ....  REPUBLICANS A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/08/tv-soundoff-sunday-talkin_n_349910.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reps King, Hoekstra Attempt To Wrap Capitol With Health Care Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/07/reps-king-hoekstra-attemp_n_349628.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6613442</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Huffington Post | Full News Feed </name>
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Snowe, Collins Refuse To Say How They Voted On Maine Gay Marriage Vote. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, two Senate Republicans from Maine, have amassed outsized power by playing their legislative cards very tightly and keeping their  colleagues. ... Andre&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/07/reps-king-hoekstra-attemp_n_349628.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Girl Scouts Silver Commemorative Coins in 2013 | Silver Coins Today</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6613440</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Silver Coins Today </name>
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The act, which was introduced as House Resolution 621 by Rep. Jack Kingston, enjoyed bipartisan support. A companion bill in the Senate, S. 451, was introduced by Sen. Susan Collins guaranteeing quicker recognition in both chambers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.silvercoinstoday.com/girl-scouts-silver-commemorative-coins-in-2013/101626/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Surprise: Anti-Jesus Pro-Allah Judge David Hamilton Will Get ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-07:/commentary/6613441</id>
    <updated>2009-11-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories </name>
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Blanche Lincoln, D-AR 202-224-4843 y Susan Collins, R-ME 202-224-2523. Chris Dodd, D-CT 202-224-2823 xy Kit Bond, R-MO 202-224-5721. Barbara Boxer, D-CA 202-224-3553. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY 202-224-4451 z Michael Bennet, D-CO 202-224-5852 . Roland Burris&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsblaze.com/story/20091107115538zzzz.nb/topstory.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cybersecurity Coordinator Political Hot Potato | NetworkWorld.com ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604110</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Untitled </name>
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Meanwhile, Lieberman&amp;#39;s colleague Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has been extremely vocal in her opposition to this plan. She believes that the cybersecurity coordinator should report into DHS and not the White House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/47376&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>jgrantswankjr: OBAMA GIDDY AFTER MUSLIM SLAUGHTERED OUR OWN</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604111</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>jgrantswankjr </name>
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Maine Senator Susan Collins told media this week that she is desperately concerned about Obama&amp;#39;s clique within the White House. The shadow government, she said, supplants other government departments with their own agendas. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jgrantswankjr.blogspot.com/2009/11/obama-giddy-after-muslim-slaughtered.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation - California Senate: The Next ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6597835</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RealClearPolitics - Politics Nation </name>
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Susan Collins (Maine), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (Maine). Fiorina&amp;#39;s endorsement by Coburn -- a celebrated conservative for his demand for fiscal discipline in Congress -- particularly stands out, ...  Sen. Jim DeM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009/11/senators_endorse_fiorina_senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>-White House to Keep Obama&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;Czars&amp;#39; from Testifying Before ...</title>
    <link href="http://ignoranceisfutile.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/white-house-to-keep-obama%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98czars%E2%80%99-from-testifying-before-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6597832</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ignorance Is Futile! </name>
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White House Counsel Greg Craig has indicated that he will refuse to allow any of the 18 new &#8220;czar&#8221; positions created by President Obama to testify before Congress, according to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the ranking Republican on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ignoranceisfutile.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/white-house-to-keep-obama%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98czars%E2%80%99-from-testifying-before-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cybersecurity Coordinator Political Hot Potato | Insecure About ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.insecureaboutsecurity.com/2009/11/06/cybersecurity-coordinator-political-hot-potato/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6597829</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Insecure About Security </name>
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Meanwhile, Lieberman&amp;#39;s colleague Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has been extremely vocal in her opposition to this plan. She believes that the cybersecurity coordinator should report into DHS and not the White House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.insecureaboutsecurity.com/2009/11/06/cybersecurity-coordinator-political-hot-potato/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The American Spectator : Tex Mess</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6597830</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The American Spectator and AmSpecBlog </name>
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Yet as senator -- she won a special election in 1993 for Bentsen&amp;#39;s seat, after he accepted the Treasury from Bill Clinton -- hers has been a reliable conservative vote and voice. No Olympia Snowe, no Susan Collins, is our state&amp;#39;s senior ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spectator.org/archives/2009/11/06/tex-mess&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Perez Says Bill Would &amp;#39;Level Playing Field&amp;#39; For Gay Workers &#8211; Main ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/11/06/perez-says-bill-would-level-playing-field-for-gay-workers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604114</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Main Justice </name>
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The bill has the support of at least two Republicans, Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, who co-sponsored the legislation. Sen Al Franken (D-Minn.) said he appreciated the parallel that Perez drew between the modern gay rights ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mainjustice.com/2009/11/06/perez-says-bill-would-level-playing-field-for-gay-workers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill to increase oversight of IT projects gets big boost from ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6608381</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Nextgov.com News Articles </name>
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Carper and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released a statement calling the overruns unacceptable and indicative of the larger state of IT management in the federal government. &amp;quot;At a time when our country faces record deficits and dramatic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091106_3524.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama Names ANOTHER Liberal &amp;#39;NUT CASE&amp;#39; To a JUDGE POSITION! A REAL ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.desertconservative.com/2009/11/06/obama-names-another-liberal-nut-case-to-a-judge-position-a-real-nut/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6608383</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Conservative </name>
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To support Sessions and Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) who called for a filibuster, back in April &amp;amp; May 2009 we sent nearly 700000 fax petitions to the full Senate against Hamilton, and we successfully persuaded all Republicans to unite against  ... xz Blanc&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.desertconservative.com/2009/11/06/obama-names-another-liberal-nut-case-to-a-judge-position-a-real-nut/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ENDA Senate Hearing - &amp;#39;An Issue of Basic Equality and Fundamental ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604112</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Causes blog posts by Steve Williams </name>
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In spite of the bill having bi-partisan support and 42 co-sponsors including Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Olympia Snowe (also R-Maine), no Republican committee member attended yesterday&amp;#39;s hearing. Senator Merkley said that he ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/enda-senate-hearing-an-issue-of-basic-equality-and-fundamental-fairness-for-all-americans/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FarmPolicy.com &#187; Blog Archives &#187; Climate Legislation; Crop ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6604109</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FarmPolicy.com </name>
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The Washington Times article noted that, &#8220;Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she was disappointed with the way the bill was approved, which she called a mistake. &#8220;&amp;#39;It&amp;#39;s certainly going to make it much more difficult ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=1579&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>National Journal Online -- Tech Daily Dose -- Carper, Collins Urge ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6608382</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tech Daily Dose </name>
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Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs ranking member Susan Collins and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., on Friday said a Government Accountability Office report showing that 16 critical federal information technology projects will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/11/carper-collins-urge-it-account.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Who&amp;#39;s to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/143757/who's_to_blame_for_all_the_dithering_on_climate_legislation" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/commentary/6597833</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AlterNet.org </name>
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GRAHAM&amp;#39;S ENGAGEMENT: In a New York Times op-ed last month, Kerry and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) discussed their agreement on a framework for mandatory global warming pollution reductions linked to government support for the nuclear, coal,  and natural &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alternet.org/environment/143757/who's_to_blame_for_all_the_dithering_on_climate_legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Greta &#8212; susan collins introduces an amendment for accountability ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.barackobamavideos.net/greta-susan-collins-introduces-an-amendment-for-accountability-on-barack-obamas-czars-fox" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6608384</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Barack Obama Videos </name>
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(11.4.09) &#8212; Greta Van Susteren of FOX News Channel talks with Senator Susan Collins [R-ME] about an amendment which Collins introduced to try to introduce some accountability to Barack Obama&amp;#39;s runaway implementation of powerful &#8220;czars&#8221; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.barackobamavideos.net/greta-susan-collins-introduces-an-amendment-for-accountability-on-barack-obamas-czars-fox&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>She&amp;#39;s Carly Fiorina; &#8220;California&amp;#39;s Scozzafava&#8221; | Hogue News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6608387</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hogue News </name>
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You&amp;#39;re going to get Olympia Snowe; you get Susan Collins, Lyndsey Graham. She&amp;#39;s backed by the moderate DC establishment.&#8221; On Carly&amp;#39;s bailout and stimulus comments, DeVore states that she is supportive of Barack Obama and Barbara Boxer. ...  T&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hoguenews.com/?p=5701&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Capitol Alert: Fiorina announces slew of Senate endorsements</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6597834</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Capitol Alert </name>
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Also announced today were the endorsements of Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/026839.html?mi_rss=Capitol%20Alert&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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