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Maine: Sen. Arlen Specter

May 1, 2009 - 06:16 am
NEWS FEED: Turn Maine Blue

Open Thread

By Gerald Weinand

Good morning.

Justice David Souter will retire at the end of this term, it is being reported. From McClatchy:

Supreme Court Justice David Souter has advised the White House that he plans to retire, according to published news reports.

The retirement of the 69-year-old Souter will give President Barack Obama his first opportunity to put a stamp on the nine-member court, which remains closely divided between its conservative and liberal wings.

Souter, though appointed 19 years ago by Republican George H.W. Bush, has generally fallen into the more liberal camp. An appellate court judge who wasn't well known nationally at the time of his Supreme Court appointment, Souter has remained personally enigmatic even as he tried to underscore his own personal sympathies.

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February 25, 2009 - 12:00 am
NEWS FEED: Bangor Daily News

Maine delegation lauds president’s ambitious goals

By Drew Fitzgerald, Boston University / Washington News Service

WASHINGTON — During a speech in which Republican senators often remained seated while Democrats applauded, Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe stood up when President Obama referred to the passage of a $787 billion stimulus package. They and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., were the only GOP senators to vote for the bill when it passed the Senate.

After the president’s speech Tuesday night, Snowe released a statement lauding Obama’s “aggressive and ambitious agenda,” saying bipartisan cooperation will prove even more important now given the challenges facing the nation.

Snowe singled out Obama’s plan to reform the American health care system, the details of which the president said he would outline as soon as next week, as a good idea to address a “mounting crisis” affecting more than 47 million uninsured Americans.

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