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Moderate politicians beat hasty retreat from halls of U.S. Congress

Global Politics

Sen. Olympia Snow of Maine was the latest moderate congressional representative to decide that the partisan rancor that has enveloped Washington in recent years is so unlikely to get any better that rather than seek re-election, she’s rather just go home. And that’s only likely to make the partisan divide even worse.

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Global Politics

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Top of the Hour: Olympia Snowe Wil Not Seek Second Term, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Olympia Snowe Wil Not Seek Second Term, Morning Headlines

Senator Olympia Snowe Will Not Seek Reelection

In a surprising move, Maine Senator Olympia Snowe announced on Tuesday that she will not pursue a fourth term in November. One of the three Republicans to support president Obama’s 2009 stimulus package, Snowe cited the senate’s “atmosphere of polarization” as one of the reasons she decided not to run. Her departure is yet another […]

The World

The state of the debate on the public option

Global Politics

In a seeming about-face, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is leaning toward adding a public option onto the Senate’s health care reform bill. The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich has more.

The World

Washington: all eyes on Sen. Snowe

Conflict & Justice

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) had hoped that the Senate Finance Committee would be finished marking up his health care bill by Friday. The Takeaway’s Todd Zwillich, explains why time is of the essence and why all eyes are on Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine).