Olympia J. Snowe may be, for the moment, the most powerful woman in Washington.
As the lone congressional Republican working to support President Obama's healthcare overhaul, no one will be more closely watched when the Senate Finance Committee votes next week on a bill aimed at curbing costs, improving coverage and making insurance more attainable for those without.
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Wouldn't it be nice if every reporter who profiled a member of Congress quoted her constituents? This is one of the first stories on the *politics* of health care of health care reform that I've seen do so. High marks for sourcing for getting out of the suffocating Washington news bubble. Beyond that, this piece was somewhat worshipful for my taste. The author portrays Snowe as a steadfast, dispassionate lone wolf -- not the go-getter who's carefully and patiently worked the ... More »
“The expectation is that a senator from Maine will be a nationally significant figure,” said Potholm, a government professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ... More »
Excellent report about Olympia Snowe, the independent-minded Republican Senator from Maine. This article provides credible factual evidence to support its points, citing a variety of independent sources, with good context about her character and track record. I learned a lot from this informative article.
A profile of Snowe, and to a lesser degree the health profile of the state she represents, Maine. More of the latter would have made this piece meatier.
This aptly describes Sen. Snowe's quandary as she tries to maintain her integrity as an independent.
“I’d rather have company,” she said of her latest threatened defection, with a rueful laugh. “But it’s a different political world we’re ... More »
An interesting profile of Senator Olympia Snowe (R) of Maine. Relevant -- no one knows how she'll vote on the Senate's health care reform bill, and her vote could be the swing for either party. Well written.
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