Maine on the Hill: Pingree not ready to applaud Komen's reversal Press Herald The spotlight at the Maine Republican caucuses is on presidential politics, but GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe and her US Senate primary rivals also are using the caucuses to try to curry favor with party activists. Snowe and a team of volunteers are fanning ...
Politics of MaineCare proposals set a trap for Democrats Bangor Daily News If adopted, they would either be impossible to implement or they would put at risk roughly $1.5 billion in federal funding that currently comes to Maine to fund health care services. In all three cases, the LePage initiatives would violate what's ...
Newcomer Graham Veysey touts youth in underdog bid against Dennis Kucinich and ... Plain Dealer ... has shown a zeal for retail politics. Above, Veysey hands out fliers to residents and visitors at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky, where he spent an hour last week. Veysey faces long odds in a March 6 Democratic primary that features US Reps.
2012: Women Will Be Key for Senate Democrats ABC News (blog) Patty Murray, D-Wash., the chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee declared that 2012 would be a “historic year” for women in the United States Senate. On Thursday, Stephanie Schriock, the president of EMILY's List, a political... Gallup: More states trended Republican in 2011Los Angeles Times
On Our Radar – On the Front Lines: Standing Up For New Hampshire Families The New Civil Rights Movement They helped organized the citizens of New Hampshire into a potent political force to protect those 1800 families, and the ability of all New Hampshire citizens to “live free.” With the battle to repeal same-sex marriage about to be waged in the New ...
Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler retires Fox News "I have always said family comes first, and I never intended to be a career politician." In brief comments off the House floor, Shuler added "I'm putting undue stress on my wife. I feel very much at peace." Shuler decided on Tuesday that he would not ...
You think Romney has flaws? Look at Obama. Washington Post (blog) Gallup reported this week: Democrats have lost their solid political party affiliation advantage in 18 states since 2008, while Republicans have gained a solid advantage in 6 states. A total of 17 states were either solidly Republican or leaning ...