olympia snowe is one of the least, if not the least conservative republican in the senate.or snowe was the only republican to vote for the democrat reform bill in the finance committee. in the committee's mark-up, she was the only republican to support the democrat's position that the use of federal funds for abortion was already effectively banned and did not need any further restrictions in the health care reform bill. the final bill that the president signed into law had more restrictive abortion language than the provisions supported by senator snowe because anti-choice democrats in the house forced that language into the legislation. senator snowe did not vote for the health care reform bill on the senate floor after changes were made that she opposed, but she knew she was putting her career at risk by voting for it in the senate finance committee. she knew she would be challenged in a republican primary. enter the leading republican challenger against senator snow. although, more conservative challenger is beating olympia snowe in the polls, crazy conservative challen

. >> our colleague is currently walking from olympia, greece, to raise awareness of the olympic soldiers. will the prime minister make certain that when the resolution is tabled for the observance of the truth to the general assembly, that we will have specific proposals for peace and reconciliation to maximize this? >> i am certain the house will want to congratulate him. we will be promoting -- accidental, my apologies for that. we call for the continued observance of this truce, and we are considering other initiatives to promote this truce. >> mr. speaker, which be horrified to know that a person convicted of raping a child could be put on the list -- it >> well we have done is removed a huge number of people who are not arrested children but we want to make certain that anyone who has criminal convictions is barred. does the prime minister believe that the drug policy has been failing for decades, and does he agree that the government should discuss alternative ways, including legalization and -- legalization to help with the global drug epidemic. >> we should not legalize any drugs

a slick ride on i-5 from seattle to olympia. on i-20 from shreveport to atlanta and also on i-40 from nashville to raleigh. rain also drenches parts of from west palm beach to miami. >>> if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in denver, new orleans, atlantata d houston. >> well, efforts to track down casey anthony is turningngnto a giant version of where's waldo. a woman that looked like her was seen getting off a plane in orlando's executive airport running into the terminal covering her head with a blanket wearing the same kind of clothing that anthony had on when she left jail on sunday. but her attorney said it was all a practical joke. also this morning's "daily mail" newspaper claims that casey has been in palm springs in talks about a multimillion dollar tv deal. >>> republican presidential hopeful michele bachmann is insisting now that migraine headaches wiwi not affect her ability to potentially serve as president. on the campaign trail in south carolina, bachmann said they have not impeded her work as a co

my right honorable friend will be aware that our colleague is currently walking from olympia in greece to london, journey of some 4000 miles to raise awareness of the olympic truth. with the prime minister ensure that when the united kingdom government tables its resolution for observance of the olympic truce the united nations general assembly based on this year that will add to a specific proposals for peace and reconciliation so we will maximize this historic opportunity to? >> i'm sure the whole house will want to congratulate lord bates for his great feat. we will be promoting -- sorry. [laughter] >> accidental apologies for the. we will be promoting a resolution to the united nations calling for the continued of service of the olympic truth for the 2012 games. we wish to make the most of this historic opportunity and we are considering other international initiatives to promote the spirit of the truths and it said here they are engaging our emphasis. >> mr. speaker, will parents up and down be horrified to know because of the government's proposal and the perfection of freedom th

it's the good the bad of the very very horrendously ugly pretty good republican senator olympia snowe has so many republicans acting completely irresponsible in the debt limit debate it's nice to hear that at least one republican has or had the right place snow told reporters yesterday that she would not support any deal on the debt with the cuts medicare and social security instead so-called for revenue raisers saying there are a lot of tax credits that are not needed and should be repealed start the time i give republicans eighteen hours for the kicker out of approach the bat arizona state lawmaker lori klein here an interview with a journalist outside the state senate chambers on gun rights quine whipped out her raspberry pink and got a three eighty ruger and pointed it right at the reporters chest the gun was fully loaded with the safety off line later downplayed the incident by saying her finger was on the trigger defense or a gun rights cry and said i don't like chocolate ice cream and i going to force you not to have any. to bed with a group of radical and skewed ration lawmake

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south carolina democrat jim demint teamed up with maine moderate olympia snow to call for a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. they pushed for this in an op-ed in today's "wall street journal." snow's up for re-election next year and teaming up with demint will no doubt help her fend off a primary challenge from the right. politics makes strange bedfellows. >>> we'll be right back. get the ball, girl. hmmm, you can't do that. but you can do this. it's the simple things. scientifically formulated bengay pain relief + massage with penetrating nubs gives you the targeted relief of a massage plus the powerful, long-lasting pain relief of bengay. bengay pain relief + massage. visit bengay.com/relief for a $3.00 coupon. love the nubs! >>> welcome back to "hardball." what are president obama's options in this fight? starkest terms, defeat. or default, obviously. a third option floated by the treasury secretary himself. could president obama invoke the 14th amendment to keep the united states from defaulting on our debt? the editor of the nation and jeffrey rose a constitutional law p

south carolina democrat jim demint teamed up with maine moderate olympia snow to call for a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. they pushed for this in an op-ed in today's "wall street journal." snow's up for re-election next year and teaming up with demint will no doubt help her fend off a primary challenge from the right. politics makes strange bedfellows. >>> we'll be right back. i ate breakfast and got heartburn, third day this week. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness of treating frequent heartburn. it's simple with prilosec otc. one pill a day. twenty-four hours. zero heartburn. no heartburn in the first place. great. >>> welcome back to "hardball." what are president obama's options in this fight? starkest terms, defeat. a third option floated by the treasury secretary himself. could president obama invoke the 14th am

republicans all on2the way from day one with the stimulus package, you have to get people to give olympiaes, that obama is in now, if we had the stimulus done. ron, let me finish. are we frustrated by the fact that obama talked on republican talking points? yes. but he will lead and he is going to start today talking about jobs for our people who are unemployment and underemployment. if he does that, he will win in november. >> i have to go jeff. thank you very much. i think all of you for a panel tonight that was full of information. we'll be right back. whoa. right? get out. i know! who knew? i mean. exactly! really. that's what i mean. [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? seriously. who knew? hello sir. bingo! mahjong! for realz. woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] hey, there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. indescribably good. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker is

scott brown in massachusetts, susan collins and olympia snowe from maine and lisa murkowski from alaska. senator reid has four republicans willing to negotiate right now. add that to the 53 democrats and independents. essentially reid would have to convince three more republicans to come forward just to get close to being able to debate on this bill and ultimately pass it. that all being said, there is no guarantee once, if reid were able to get three more republicans it would pass the house of representatives. if you got any democrat onboard, there is no guarantee that would happen with how vehemently those on the right of the republican party have been opposed to this reid plan. reid is trying to get more than just 60 votes. he wants to try to get eight, ten, 12 republicans to garner more in the house. nevertheless, it is a very difficult process. >> you alluded to this earlier, this 3:30 briefing we are watching. is it expected to be more hard talk or are you hearing from any one of your sources we might hear something different? >> we expect it to be hard talk. the gop position has

senators olympia snowe and jim demint penning an editorial for "the wall street journal" saying, basicallylimits on the congress right now amount to speed bumps. we these this powerful check and balance to stop the check writing going on in the government. all 47 gop senators, they say, now support a balanced budget amendment. you know, germany has one, all the states have a balanced budget on their books except vice vermont, and so, you know, it's an interesting push that we're seeing from the gop in the senate for a balanced budget amendment. alisyn: yeah. it sounds like the american public like it in theory until it touches one of their personal entitlements, basically. >> yeah, that's right. alisyn: just out of curiosity, how many times has our government balanced the budget? >> well, the government has all been in debt. it's only not been in debt under one time limited under andrew jackson. and it has, basically, had an annual budget that was in the black just about five times over the last five decades. and, you know, both sides of the aisle, though, allison, have supported a balance

the nation's infrastructure, the role of wire in the market did internet, behind closed doors with olympiawe and other republicans that pretend to be moderates but are actually extreme, cut billions of dollars for state spending and cut billions of dollars that actually create jobs. as i look around the state's right now that this entire scenario, just over $100 million, other states are having these huge foot fights -- huge fights. millions of dollars was cut from the stimulus. as people are losing jobs at the state level, teachers, firefighters, giving up their pension security, we could have benefited from that. we need the president to put on the table massive government investment in jobs, putting this nation back to work. the millionaires' tax, basically going beyond the clinton rates for millionaires, who pay 45% income taxes with a graduated scale. this would all be less than the tax rate under ronald reagan. leaving $1 trillion. on top of that, the obama proposal for $250,000 to pay their fair share, another $600 billion. almost at the level that john boehner was talking about. be

i've heard from veterans like kenneth huff, a retired master sergeant from olympia, washington.he spent 28 years serving our country. he told me how through a life in the military he learned the value of compromise and how he's tired of the way the people's work is not being done. he wrote -- and i quote -- "i agree we can cut back on spending. i know we can do a better job. but not on the backs of the very poor, the middle class, veterans, and our seniors who are on social security and medicare." i've also heard from be social security recipients like alissa terry from pwelgham, washington, who told me how important that monthly check is to her and what it would mean if she didn't get it next month. she said -- and i quote -- "social security is my lifeline. it stands between me and homelessness." mr. president, these families and seniors deserve to have the certainty of a federal government that stands ready to pay its debts. they do not deserve to turn on the news every day and read about the political games the house republicans are playing with their lives and economic futu