2012 Senate race: Maine http://www.npr.org 2012 Senate race: Maine en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:28:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif 2012 Senate race: Maine http://www.npr.org Maine Independent Angus King To Caucus With Senate Democrats Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats, giving them in effect a 55-45 seat advantage next year. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:28:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats?ft=1&f=147937734 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats?ft=1&f=147937734 Sen.-elect Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats, giving them in effect a 55-45 seat advantage next year.

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]]> Snowe Removal And The Decline Of The Senate Moderates Sen. Olympia Snowe's retirement announcement may make Democrats happy — they now can contest the seat. And conservative Republicans may be happy too — she too often voted with Obama. But those who believe in bipartisanship and across-the-aisle dialogue may have reason to mourn her decision. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:47:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2012/03/05/147920546/snowe-removal-and-the-decline-of-the-senate-moderates?ft=1&f=147937734 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2012/03/05/147920546/snowe-removal-and-the-decline-of-the-senate-moderates?ft=1&f=147937734 Sen. Olympia Snowe's retirement announcement may make Democrats happy — they now can contest the seat. And conservative Republicans may be happy too — she too often voted with Obama. But those who believe in bipartisanship and across-the-aisle dialogue may have reason to mourn her decision.

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