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Tue, Jul. 01 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 317 McCain 221 (Electoral-vote.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

CQ Politics race of the day focuses today on the Maine Senate race between Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), a moderate, and Rep. Tom Allen (D) who already represents the southern half of the state in the House. Currently Collins is ahead as she has better name recognition in the northern part of the state, but this is a hotly contested race and Collins could suffer the same fate as Lincoln Chafee...

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Lincoln Chafee: Pakistan: The Real Teetering Domino of the Middle East (The Huffington Post)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:00:02 GMT

Given that even staunch Bush/Cheney supporters now admit colossal blunders in the Middle East, the United States cannot afford a misstep in dealing with Pakistan.

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HOUSE BROKEN BLUE DOGS LOOKING FOR A CAT'S PAW IN THE SENATE (DownWithTyranny!)

DownWithTyranny (noreply@blogger.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:55:51 GMT

... (R-VA), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Mike DeWine (R-OH), James Talent (R-MO), the more honorable career of Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) and winning the other heavily contested open seat (in Maryland). But yesterday's Hill reports that the Blue Dogs, whose bank account is filled with massive corporate bribes from the special interests they are always shilling for, plan to stick their snouts into...

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Hope Springs Eternal (Talking Points Memo)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:12:16 GMT

Former Republican and former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee sees a "flicker of common sense coursing through the Republican Party."...

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Triple $$$ Ranch (The New York Observer)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:05:10 GMT

John McCain used to be Lincoln Chafee’s kind of Republican. In 2001, Mr. McCain and Mr. Chafee were the only two Republican senators to vote against George Bush’s tax cuts. Now, Mr. McCain favors making them permanent, and Mr. Chafee thinks the Arizona senator has lost the right to call himself a maverick. “Technically, the definition of maverick in the dictionary is an...

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My favorate Republican (Thrown for a Loop)

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:43:25 GMT

No, it's not some Northeastern liberal like Lincoln Chafee or a Republican of Convenience like Mike Bloomberg. It has to be Mike Huckabee. He's a funny guy who lacks the vitriol of a party built on the Southern Strategy. My...

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POLL: Who should Obama select as his vice president? (BlueOregon)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:20:29 GMT

OK, so last week, I shared my Top 50 list of potential running mates for Barack Obama - and we had a fantastic conversation. I even added a couple to my big list (former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI). Now here's your chance to weigh in. I've set up an Instant Runoff poll that lets you rank your choices (from among my Top 32.) So...

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Chafee Puts Cash Behind Obama Endorsement (Capitol Briefing)

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:22:11 GMT

Looking for evidence that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) really is cutting across party lines to bring people together? Look no further than ex-Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.), who left the GOP after losing his 2006 re-election race and then endorsed Obama's presidential bid in February. "Ultimately the war vote is what's really important for me," Chafee, the lone Senate Republican to vote...

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The Narcissism of Small Differences (The Plank)

Thu, 29 May 2008 01:55:00 GMT

A few days ago in the book store, I perused a copy of former Rhode Island Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee's new book , Against the Tide , and read this on the inside front jacket: A political iconoclast, Chafee was the only Republican senator to have expressed support for same-sex marriage; the only Republican to vote in favor of reinstating the top federal tax rate on upper-income...

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The Fall of Polarization (Liberal Values)

Mon, 26 May 2008 06:40:59 GMT

... disputed Florida recount, Dick Cheney met with a group of moderate Republican senators, including Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island. According to Chafee’s new book, “Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President” (Thomas Dunne), the Vice-President-elect gave the new order of battle: “We would seek confrontation on every front. . . . The new Administration...

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BLUE AMERICA WELCOMES REGINA THOMAS, A VERY SPECIAL DEMOCRAT FROM THE PEACH STATE (DownWithTyranny!)

Sat, 24 May 2008 16:50:00 GMT

... progressive Georgia Democrat. Before we meet Senator Thomas I want to share a few lines of Lincoln Chafee's that I found very poignant and that have been brought to mind more than once when I have been on the phone with Senator Thomas. This passage comes from a chapter in Against The Tide in which he's describing the immediate aftermath of Bush's 2000 powergrab. The men and women...

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Lincoln Chafee: “There are two John McCains” (Crooks and Liars)

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:00:34 GMT

On FOX News Tuesday, former Rhode Island Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee made clear what many of us have been arguing for some time now: That Senator John McCain bears no resemblance to the current presumptive Republican nominee. Download | Play Download | Play Transcript via TP: There’s one that was my colleague in the Senate that was good [...]

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Harry Reid's High Hopes (Prospect.org)

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:22:48 GMT

... said, referring to the 2006 race in which Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse beat incumbent Republican Lincoln Chafee, who had a favorability rating above 60 percent in Election Day exit polls. Voters decided that, even though they liked Chafee, they would not help President Bush and other Republicans by re-electing him. By itself, a Collins loss in Maine would be a GOP disaster,...

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Former Senator Lincoln Chafee: The GOP abuses the (The Hollywood Liberal)

Mon, 19 May 2008 11:32:53 GMT

Former Senator Lincoln Chafee: The GOP abuses the environment at its own peril….

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Something's chafing Lincoln (Gristmill)

Mon, 19 May 2008 05:57:56 GMT

By David Roberts The former Senator from Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee, plants his boot on the ass of his one-time Congressional colleagues : Indeed, "here we go again," with the Bush EPA weakening environmental rules on building power plants near national parks . The environment is a key issue for many Americans but you would never know it by how willingly the GOP genuflects before Old...

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Republicans for Obama? (Granby 01033)

Sun, 18 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

... endorsed Obama sound themes I've heard from crossover voters in numerous states. Former Senator Lincoln Chafee says Obama is "the best candidate...to restore our confidence to be moral and just, and to bring people together to solve the complex issues such as the economy, the environment and global stability." Recalling her grandfather's concerns about a military-industrial complex,...

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Dino Rossi’s Transportation Plan: Uncommon Sense (Federal Way Conservative)

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:12:32 GMT

I’m finally getting into the Washington State Governor’s race. I hope people realize that there is a difference between Washington State politics and national politics. That is, the Republican Party here, and Dino Rossi in particular, are not the house republicans or Lincoln Chafee or John McCain that guy who taps his feet in the [...]

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McCain: GOP Mississippi Loss Bodes Well for Him (ScrappleFace)

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:55:14 GMT

... in 2000 and 2004 shows that “Happy days are here again for the party of Nelson Rockefeller, Lincoln Chafee, Arlen Specter and Jim Jeffords.” Post This to Your Facebook Your Donation Fuels Family-Friendly Satire

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Ex-sen.: Bush worst president ever (Raw Story)

Wed, 14 May 2008 03:25:19 GMT

Former Republican Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday evening called George W. Bush the worst president in U.S. history and the occupation of Iraq the worst foreign tragedy in U.S. history. Chafee said Bush deserved to be impeached...

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Lincoln Chafee Calls Bush Worst President in History (democrats.com)

Wed, 14 May 2008 01:24:54 GMT

By David Swanson Former Republican Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday evening called George W. Bush the worst president in U.S. history and the occupation of Iraq the worst foreign tragedy in U.S. history. Chafee said Bush deserved to be impeached. Chafee served in the U.S. Senate from 1999 to 2006 and credits his defeat in 2006 - as do most analysts - to his...

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