Politico today ran a piece on Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell – the president’s special envoys – suggesting that both men are facing more difficult challenges in their jobs than originally thought.
Mitchell, of course, is …
Posts made in December, 2009
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This morning, I got wind of an interesting rumor that would immediately shake up the race in Maine’s second congressional district.
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Keep in mind, this is only a rumor at this point – but I am … -
Advocates of gay marriage suffered yet another blow yesterday, as the New York State Senate voted 24-38 to reject a proposal that would have legalized same-sex marriages in the state of New York. Governor Patterson …
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Last week I got wind of some disgruntled people, unhappy over the way that the Maine Senate Republicans were conducting their recruitment for the 2010 Maine Senate races.
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The charge was that Senator Kevin Raye was … -
Seeking to get the jump on his primary competitors, Les Otten is hitting the airwaves with the first gubernatorial commercial of the year.
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Once again the speculation begins – Politico is reporting that Senator Susan Collins has made a number of amendment requests, something that may signal her willingness to sign on to healthcare reform, were it to …
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It is said that “all politics is local”.
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Well, Pine Tree Politics will be taking that old saying to heart in the next several months.
We will be exploring all 151 seats in the Maine House of … -
You will, I hope, forgive the short absence. Thanksgiving weekend was a very busy one and I have now just started to catch up on work.
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Yesterday, Bruce Poliquin kicked off the endorsement game by announcing …