Individuals and maritime and defense businesses are among Sen. Olympia Snowe’s contributors.
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Snowe: Putting politics aside ‘to do what you can’
Confirmed moderate wins admirers and admonitions alike in her bids to straddle the partisan divide.
Mainers protest Senate inaction on climate bill
They urge Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe to do more to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
Libby Mitchell urges candidates to keep a focus on creating jobs
Other candidates will show their farm ‘cred’ Sunday, in a milking contest at the Windsor Fair.
Collins’ supporters a mix of D.C., Maine interests
General Dynamics, for instance, owns Bath Iron Works – one of Maine’s biggest employers.
Collins: Woman in the middle
Maine’s junior senator plays a pivotal role ‘on every single major issue, on every single vote’
Cutler, Mitchell camps upset by ‘trackers’ with video cameras
Democrats took heat for the practice in 2008 and now say the GOP is using it as an ‘intimidation tool.’
Independents differ on car inspections
Eliot Cutler would seek to eliminate the annual program, while Shawn Moody favors keeping it.
LePage misses forums, but he plans to debate rivals in fall
The GOP candidate’s campaign counters claims that he has been ducking discussions of issues.
Report: Highway fund short by $720 million
An analyst tells lawmakers costs will exceed income by $350 million in 2011 and by $370 million in ’12.