Snowe’s exit creates political chaos in Maine
March 2, 2012
Senator Olympia Snowe‘s decision to not seek re-election in November has roiled politics in Maine with both of the state’s U.S. House members and at
Bitter Olympia Snowe leaving Senate
February 29, 2012
Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, saying she is tired of “wasting precious time” in a bitter divided Congress, announced Tuesday she will not seek re-election in
Military’s gay ban: Hot issue in a hot campaign year
September 21, 2010
It’s John McCain versus Lady Gaga on Tuesday as the Senate takes up the emotional issue of repealing the ban on gays serving openly in
Obama signs unemployment bill
July 23, 2010
Federal checks could begin flowing again as early as next week to millions of jobless people who lost up to seven weeks of unemployment benefits
Senate finally passes unemployment benefits extension
July 21, 2010
With a GOP filibuster safely broken, the Senate is poised to pass legislation restoring jobless benefits for millions of people unable to find work in
Dems will try again on unemployment benefits
July 20, 2010
Millions of people stuck on the jobless rolls would receive an extension of unemployment benefits averaging $309 a week under a Senate bill that appears
Brown, Snowe back financial reform bill
July 13, 2010
Sens. Olympia Snowe and Scott Brown pushed sweeping financial legislation to the edge of final passage Monday, both announcing they intend to support the regulatory
How the jobless benefits ran out
July 12, 2010
Keeping unemployment benefits flowing for millions of workers whose jobs were eaten by the recession should have been a slam dunk in an election year.
Financial reform passes House but Senate delays action
July 1, 2010
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a landmark overhaul of financial regulations but the Senate put off action until mid-July, delaying a final
Financial reform runs into snag
June 28, 2010
President Barack Obama’s efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened