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'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (b. 1947) is a outgoing [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Maine]]. She is a liberal on many current issues and calls herself a moderate. She supports [[abortion]], [[gay]] rights and amnesty for Illegal Aliens. In fiscal matters and on defense, Snowe is somewhat [[conservative]], though she rejected fiscal sanity, voting nay on [[Cut, Cap and Balance]]. She was a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002. In the [[Obama administration]], she was one of only three Republicans to support the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]. Additionally, voting with Democrats on Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan. She was a member of a group of six Senators trying to craft a socialist [[health care]] bill. Snowe stated that she has asked President Obama to "take the public option off the table", and added "I don't support a [[public option]], and none of my Republican colleagues do." <ref>http://www.dailykostv.com/w/002119/</ref>

'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (b. 1947) is a former [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Maine]]. She is a liberal on many current issues and calls herself a moderate. She supports [[abortion]], [[gay]] rights and amnesty for Illegal Aliens. In fiscal matters and on defense, Snowe is somewhat [[conservative]], though she rejected fiscal sanity, voting nay on [[Cut, Cap and Balance]]. She was a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002. In the [[Obama administration]], she was one of only three Republicans to support the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]]. Additionally, voting with Democrats on Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan. She was a member of a group of six Senators trying to craft a socialist [[health care]] bill. Snowe stated that she has asked President Obama to "take the public option off the table", and added "I don't support a [[public option]], and none of my Republican colleagues do." <ref>http://www.dailykostv.com/w/002119/</ref>

Snowe began her career in national politics in 1978 when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since then she has never lost an election. In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine. She has high approval ratings in here home state of Maine and is the wife of former Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. National Journal ranked Olympia Snowe's voting record 50.8% conservative, 49.2% liberal. <ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/2008voteratings/</ref>. She ranks very high on [[Republican in name only|RINO]]'s list <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31018 List of RINOs]</ref> in the U.S. Senate. In February 2012, she announced that she was not seeking re-election after 22-years in the Senate.  

Snowe began her career in national politics in 1978 when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Since then she has never lost an election. In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by Time Magazine. She has high approval ratings in here home state of Maine and is the wife of former Governor John R. McKernan, Jr. National Journal ranked Olympia Snowe's voting record 50.8% conservative, 49.2% liberal. <ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/2008voteratings/</ref>. She ranks very high on [[Republican in name only|RINO]]'s list <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31018 List of RINOs]</ref> in the U.S. Senate. In February 2012, she announced that she was not seeking re-election after 22-years in the Senate.