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Maine's moderate Republican senators thriving

AP - 2 hours 51 minutes ago

Moderate Republicans may be a vanishing breed elsewhere, but Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are thriving.

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In split vote, Bangor council names Stone new chairman
Bangor Daily News - Tue Nov 10, 2:34 pm ET
BANGOR, Maine -- In a narrow and contentious vote, Richard Stone was elected as the next chair of the Bangor City Council, replacing outgoing chair Gerry Palmer.
Republican candidates hold forum in Skokie Sunday
Glenview Announcements - Tue Nov 10, 2:49 pm ET
The Niles Township Regular Republican Organization will join with the Evanston Township Regular Republican Organization, the Maine Township Regular Republican Organization, and Chicago's 46th, 48th and 50th Wards to host a "2010 Primary Candidates Forum" at the Oakton Park Community Center in Skokie Sunday.
Jennifer Vanasco: Gays boycott the Democrats. Finally.
The Huffington Post - Tue Nov 10, 10:09 am ET
President Barack Obama was AWOL when it came to the marriage vote in Maine and the partnership vote in Washington. The DNC was worse, actively...
Recent victories aside, GOP still headed in the wrong direction
The Carolinian - Tue Nov 10, 1:13 pm ET
Leading Republicans weren't expecting the party to have their epic comeback until the 2010 midterm elections. Following two highly publicized governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia, and the shocking results to reject same-sex marriage in Maine, it's safe to say the GOP is mobilized and back in action.
Maine governor: respect marriage vote
Boston Globe - Sat Nov 7, 8:33 am ET
Maine's governor says the judgment of voters must be respected following their decision this week on gay marriage and other questions on the ballot.
N.Y. governor wants same-sex marriages legal
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Nov 10, 3:37 am ET
Gov. David Paterson urged lawmakers Monday to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship." His request raises the hopes of gay advocates who suffered a major defeat in Maine last week when...
Doblin: Lame ducks can walk same-sex couples down the aisle
The Record and Herald News - Mon Nov 9, 5:04 pm ET
THERE WAS another vote Tuesday besides the one for governor of New Jersey. In Maine, voters decided the fate – at least for now – of legalized same-sex marriage in their state. It isn’t legal anymore.
Paterson calls for action on same-sex marriage during budget crisis address to Legislature
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mon Nov 9, 3:07 pm ET
from California to Maine and each time they've voted NO to gay marriage. The only way it will become law is the same as Roe v … read more Wade...judged deciding law, not the people.
NY Senate Could Vote On Same-Sex Law
WCBS-TV New York - Mon Nov 9, 3:06 pm ET
Advocates for same-sex marriage are hitting New York's state capital hard, trying to sway the few votes needed for final legislative approval of the bill in a special session Tuesday. This comes a week after a Maine referendum soundly repealed that state's new same-sex marriage law. What appears to be a likely vote in New York is being forced by Gov. David Paterson who put it on the agenda of ...
Maine's moderate Republican senators thriving
Boston Globe - 2 hours 26 minutes ago
Moderate Republicans may be a vanishing breed elsewhere, but Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are thriving.