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Posts from November 2011

• Raye forms exploratory committee for run at Michaud, Courtney still deciding but jabs at Pingree/Sussman November 1, 2011
• Potato, truck weight bills gain final Senate passage November 1, 2011
• Poll: Snowe seems safe from Tea Party challenge, Cain leads Romney in Maine November 1, 2011
• Collins among bipartisan group of senators to offer Postal Service compromise bill November 2, 2011
• (Updated) Dunlap makes Senate run official, Hinck expected to soon November 2, 2011
• Pingree signs on to bipartisan letter urging mix spending cuts and revenues to cut deficit November 4, 2011
• (Updated) Poll: Snowe well ahead of Democratic challengers November 3, 2011
• (Updated) Collins, Snowe reject Democratic jobs bill, split on GOP alternative November 3, 2011
• Pingree calls for congressional pay cut to help reduce deficit November 4, 2011
• Federal "red tides" money made available to Maine, Snowe bill advances November 4, 2011
• Poll of Maine voters is a good news/bad news for Obama November 4, 2011
• Michaud predicts Maine truck weight provision will win favor in House November 4, 2011
• Mainers in D.C. to participate in pipeline protest November 6, 2011
• Collins, Snowe to vote against proposal to block EPA cross-state pollution rule November 11, 2011
• GOP Senate candidate Dodge criticizes Question 1 ad by Maine GOP November 8, 2011
• Collins, Snowe vote against blocking EPA rule November 10, 2011
• (Updated with Pingree, Michaud and Hinck comment) Snowe "pleased" Supreme Court taking up health care law challenge November 17, 2011
• Maine provisions pile into final spending bill November 15, 2011
• Pingree touts bill banning federal regulation of small boat discharge November 15, 2011
• (Updated) Collins to meet with consumer protection bureau nominee November 17, 2011
• (Updated) Maine advocates want Collins/Snowe to support update to chemicals safety law November 17, 2011
• Snowe: Repeal health insurance tax November 18, 2011
• York River study approved by House committee November 17, 2011
• Collins committee to look at congressional insider trading November 23, 2011
• Maine lawmakers back extending unemployment benefits, payroll tax cut, warn won't be easy November 23, 2011
• (Updated) Maine senators want Senate to recognize Maine non-profit's "Wreaths Across America" work November 30, 2011
• (Updated) Snowe, Collins split on Iraq war power amendment December 1, 2011
• Obama administration says payroll tax cut extension saved Mainers $400 million this year November 30, 2011
• Collins amendment seeks to secure Libya missiles November 30, 2011