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    Bay State Republicans a Different Breed

    FEBRUARY 14, 2013 12:38PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, massachusetts gop, bill weld, scott brown, andy card, paul cellucci, social liberalism, fiscal conservatism, john kerry, daniel winslow, ted nugent, tea party, deep south, rudy giuliani, john avlon, mitt romney, jesse helms, jane swift, olympia snowe, community, commonwealth, taxes, environmentalism

    • 3 Ratings
    • 707 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Susan Collins No Independent Moderate

    NOVEMBER 30, 2012 10:56AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: know nothings, wasp, irish catholics, house unamerican action committee, far right, mccarthyism, maggie chase smith, joeseph mccarthy, joe lieberman, ted kennedy, moderation, bipartisanship, olympia snowe, scott brown, doris kearns goodwin, boston brahmin, new england, secretary of state, benghazi attacks, george w bush, president obama, condi rice, susan rice, republican party, tea party, susan collins, economics, politics

    • 10 Ratings
    • 777 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Romney to Obama: Sit Down and Shut Up

    OCTOBER 20, 2012 11:38AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: group loyalty, george w. bush, right wing, 47%, bain capitall, sean hannity, conservative media, mitch mcconnell, bipartisanship, tea party, ridicule, mockery, romnesia, political deception, work requirements, welfare, budget deficit, middle class, tax cuts, medicare, robert altemeyer, ethnocentrism, republican obstructionism, olympia snowe, matt taibbi, freedom of speech, ann coulter, karl rove, libya, candy crowley, plutocracy, democracy, fairness doctrine, conformity, law and order, hierarchy, authoritarianism, right wing, rush limbaugh, glenn beck, john sununu, fox news, " ann coulter, "moderate mitt, democratic party, republican party, presidential debates, paul ryan, joe biden, president obama, mitt romney, economics, politics

    • 3 Ratings
    • 341 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Remembering the Moderates

    OCTOBER 17, 2012 2:05PM

    By Tom Degan


    Topics: politics, jerry degan, olympia snowe, richard m. nixon, barry goldwater, arlen specter, tom degan

    • 2 Ratings
    • 294 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    BARACK OBAMA IN 2012

    SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 2:20PM

    By Tom Degan


    Topics: politics, michelle obama, olympia snowe, campaign of 2012, mitt romney, tom degan. paul ryan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 6915 Views
    • 46 Comments
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    Republicans Set to Repeat 1964 Disaster?

    AUGUST 27, 2012 9:47AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: john birch society, young americans for freedom, peace corps, students for democratic society, freedomworks, town hall disruptions, sarah palin, crane brinton, revolution, partisanship, social conservatives, tea party, washington establishment, political polarization, anti-communism, olympia snowe, the syndicate, 1964 election, republican convention, moderates, geoffrey kabaservice, conservative movement, right wing, establishment republicans, nelson rockefeller, tom hayden, communism, jr., william f. buckley, national review, william rusher, extremism, barry goldwater, republican party, politics

    • 10 Ratings
    • 1763 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Mitch McConnell's Distorted View of Free Speech

    JULY 11, 2012 12:49PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: public opinion, tea party, partisanship, james fallows, wall street, 2008 election, minority rule, crossroads gps, geneva convention, water boarding, nsa, oligarchy, conservatism, liberty, areopagitica, john milton, first amendment, founding fathers, traditions of civility, consumer finance protection board, olympia snowe, obstructionism, senate filibuster, supreme court, ku klux klan, naacp, jim crow, moveon.org, disclose act, conservative talk radio, sean hannity, rush limbaugh, karl rove, campaign finance, president obama, democracy, debate, ej dionne, walter lippmann, fairness doctrine, constitution, free speech, republican party, mitch mcconnell, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 1415 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    True Republican Mavericks

    APRIL 26, 2012 9:40AM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, david dewhurst, american action network, speechnow.org, freedomworks, club for growth, republican primaries, republican party, citizens united, adam kinzinger, don manzullo, richard lugar, mitch mcconnell, eric cantor, mitch daniels, john mccain, olympia snowe, republican radicals, tea party

    • 0 Ratings
    • 375 Views
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    Olympia's Departure & the Demise of the GOP Moderate

    MARCH 5, 2012 5:42PM

    By Brian Carter


    Topics: polarization, hyperpartisanship, moderates, ideology, government, republicans, partisanhip, congress, senate, olympia snowe, politics

    • 9 Ratings
    • 1135 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Republicans Were Grand Once Upon a Time

    MARCH 5, 2012 10:10AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, republican party, right wing, barry goldwater, racism, conservatism, olympia snowe, george wallace, civil rights act of 1964, everett dirksen, jim crow, lyndon johnson, democratic party, tea party, nelson rockefeller, moderate republicans, geoffrey kabaservice, founding fathers, bipartisanship, polarization, 1964 election, solid south, new deal coalition, dixicrats, compromise

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1214 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    Dating the Government

    MARCH 2, 2012 10:43AM

    By liza Donnelly


    Topics: cartoon, olympia snowe, health care, gop, women's rights

    • 0 Ratings
    • 99 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Mitt wins, Olympia quits!

    MARCH 1, 2012 2:15PM

    By Bob Gaydos


    Topics: politics, gop, michigan, third party, primary, president, republican, olympia snowe, romney

    • 0 Ratings
    • 362 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Olympia Snowe Republicans and a Biophilic Alliance

    JANUARY 4, 2012 4:28AM

    By Ilya Shambat


    Topics: biophilic, livable future, armageddon, christian right, civilization, economy, environment, entrepreneurs, yuppies, olympia snowe

    • 9 Ratings
    • 561 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Another reason to like the Tea Party

    OCTOBER 31, 2010 10:11AM

    By old new lefty


    Topics: politics, news, frank rich, new york times, sharron angle, ron paul, olympia snowe, peter defazio, rand paul, afghanistan, wall st.

    • 0 Ratings
    • 392 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Election 2010: Obama Needs Marc Antony to Set it Right

    OCTOBER 29, 2010 7:12AM

    By Michael Russnow


    Topics: politics, youtube, mideast war, stimulus package, virginia, u.s. senate, twitter, tea party, susan collins, scott brown, ronald reagan, republicans, ram productions, olympia snowe, nbc, michael russnow, maine, lyndon johnson, kenya, katie couric, john f. kennedy, indiana, house of representatives, harry truman, george w. bush, franklin roosevelt, facebook, election 2010, edward kennedy, diane sawyer, democrats, cnn, cbs, brian williams, bi-racial president, barack obama, gay rights, anderson cooper, al gore, abc, 2000 election

    • 1 Ratings
    • 271 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    The New Girls' Club

    MAY 13, 2010 10:15AM

    By Monika Mitchell


    Topics: susan collins, sheila bair, profile in courage award, olympia snowe, net capital rule, mary shapiro, margo dorfman, kay hagen, glass steagall act, financial reform, elizabeth warren, elena kagan, diane feinstein, brooksley born

    • 1 Ratings
    • 358 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Assorted shit [February 23, 2010]

    FEBRUARY 24, 2010 1:28AM

    By Robert Crook


    Topics: arnold schwarzenegger, blue states, california, dick cheney, economic stimulus, economic stimulus package, fucktards, gov. arnold schwarzenegger, heart attack, jobs, jobs creation, maine, massachusetts, michael steele, new england, obama administration, olympia snowe, politics, president barack obama, president obama, republican national committee, republican party, scott brown, sen. scott brown, stimulus package, susan collins, unemployment, war criminal, war criminals

    • 0 Ratings
    • 596 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Back to the Future in Massachusetts

    JANUARY 24, 2010 2:52PM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: politics, david herszenhorn, sam tanenhaus, the national precinct alliance, john cornyn, dan balz, sarah palin, glenn beck, jim demint, olympia snowe, democratic party, republican party, tea party movement, health care reform, martha coakley, scott brown, barack obama, massachusetts 2010 senatorial election

    • 0 Ratings
    • 762 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Flawed Logic of William Kristol

    DECEMBER 19, 2009 11:32AM

    By Steven J. Gulitti


    Topics: newt gingrich, william kristol, glenn beck, rush limbaugh, mike huckabee, sarah palin, mitt romney, tea party, freedom works, americans for tax reform, olympia snowe, lindsey graham, john mccain, bob inglis, mickey edwards, christie todd whitman, tom ridge, colin powell, david frum, andrew sullivan, kathleen parker, republican party, conservatives, neoconservatives, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 269 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    Weekly Pulse: No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing?

    DECEMBER 16, 2009 1:02PM

    By The Media Consortium


    Topics: working in these times, washington independent, public option, prescription drugs, olympia snowe, mother jones, medicare, health care reform, health care, harry reid, big pharma, alternet, #notunderthebus

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