Snowe, Collins are backbone of administration's bipartisan coalition
(NEWSER) - Maine’s moderate Republican senators find themselves unexpectedly empowered in the Obama era. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, along with Pennsylvania’s Arlen Specter, form the bipartisan wedge President Obama can use to get bills—like the stimulus package—past a Senate filibuster. After years of being taken for granted by the Bush administration, the senators from Maine appreciate the attention, Time reports. More»
