WASHINGTON (AP) — In a combustible blend of oil and politics, the Democratic-controlled Senate rejected legislation Tuesday night to force completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Republicans vowed to resurrect the controversial issue soon after taking two-house control of Congress in January. The 59-41 Senate vote was one short of the 60 needed to clear […]
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Collins, King could be key to getting legislation passed in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — Soft-spoken Republican Sen. Susan Collins is quite popular these days, fielding calls from President Barack Obama, members of the GOP leadership and top Democrats Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer. The outreach was more than just congratulations for winning a fourth term. Both parties have an incentive for courting Collins. Come January, the centrist […]
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Collins easily keeps her U.S. Senate seat
PORTLAND — Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins warded off a challenge from feisty Democrat Shenna Bellows on Tuesday. Ten minutes after polls closed, the Bangor Daily News projected Collins as the winner. In a victory speech delivered about 9:30 p.m., Collins said her priorities in a return to Washington, D.C., are creating jobs, maintaining transportation […]
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Bellows rejects Collins’ assertion that she’s moderate during debate
PORTLAND — Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows traded sharp barbs during a CBS13/Bangor Daily News televised debate Monday evening that featured the incumbent highlighting her moderate values and the challenger trying to push Collins to the right. Bellows challenged Collins’ attempts to frame herself as a moderate by attacking the three-term […]
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Bellows, Collins to debate tonight on TV
PORTLAND, Maine — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows will face off Monday night for a political debate that — if their recent forums are any indication — will feature sharp ideological contrasts and engaging oration from two masterful communicators. After nearly 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Collins consistently receives […]
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Bellows and Collins spar over Ebola, health care and terrorism in debate
BANGOR — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger, Shenna Bellows, sparred over numerous issues facing the Maine and the nation during an hourlong debate Wednesday night at Husson University. Wednesday’s debate was broadcast live on Maine Public Television, which partnered with the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce to stage the event. […]
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Collins, Bellows disagree over minimum wage, health care in first debate
PRESQUE ISLE — Though they found some common ground on veterans’ benefits and public education, U.S. Senate candidates Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, and incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins remained divided on raising the minimum wage and providing universal health care during Monday night’s debate in Presque Isle. The locally televised debate was the first of […]
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A. Marden: Ads stretched the truth
Is there no limit to how politicians will twist the truth to get votes? One of Shenna Bellows’ ads says that, once in Washington, she would increase Social Security benefits and increase the minimum wage. The Social Security Trust Fund is scheduled to go bankrupt, largely due to liberals tapping the trust fund for other […]
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Barry Allen: Caring about what is best
In 1972, Mainers sent Margaret Chase Smith a message. She had lost touch with what was important to the citizens of Maine. Today, Maine again has a Republican woman senator who considers wealthy special interest groups her true constituency. Susan Collins tried to keep more than 40,000 Mainers from acquiring health insurance. She voted against […]
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Vandalism of Collins campaign signs treated as hate crime
WISCASSET — Swastikas spray-painted on Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign signs in Franklin, Kennebec and Lincoln counties over the weekend are being treated as a hate crime, according to Maine law enforcement officials. Reports of the symbol of the Nazi party defacing Collins’ signs along Route 27, from Wiscasset to Farmington and in the […]