The vote was a fresh reminder that while Republicans see a legitimate chance of grabbing the majority in the Senate, fissures within the party could trip them up.
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Boehner: Republicans to advance ‘clean’ debt limit hike
He says there’s not enough support for a plan to tie the hike to the reversal of military pension cuts.
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Washington Notebook: Maine’s congressional delegation ranks in center and left
Sen. Susan Collins ranked as the most moderate Republican in 2013; Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud ranked as fourth most liberal in the nation.
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Angus King fights new Iran sanctions
Adding penalties, as some favor, would undercut rare talks aimed at reducing the nuclear threat, he says.
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Washington Notebook: Maine’s senators differ on NSA metadata storage
As members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Susan Collins and Angus King will play a role in shaping any reforms to the nation’s spying tactics.
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Unemployment benefits bill clears hurdle in Senate
The vote Tuesday was 60-37 to limit debate on the legislation, with a half-dozen Republicans siding with the Democrats.
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For divided Congress, water projects are a unifier
Once derided as pork spending, water infrastructure projects now provide rare common ground for a divided Congress.
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Washington Notebook: Maine lawmakers weigh in on least productive Congress
U.S. Rep. Pingree calls it a ‘do-nothing’ Congress, but she and others note some pluses for Maine.
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Senate’s Reid ‘feeling better’ after hospital tests
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois opened the Senate session Friday.
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Budget compromise averts crisis
Maine’s senators say they hope the compromise will bring an end to crippling partisan stalemates.