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|name=Olympia Snowe

|name=Olympia Snowe

|image=Snowe.jpg

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|party=[[Republican]]

|party=[[Republican]]

|spouse=Peter Snowe (deceased)<br/>John R. McKernan, Jr.

|spouse=Peter Snowe (deceased)<br/>John R. McKernan, Jr.

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'''Olympia J. Snowe''' (b. 1947) is a [[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 generally [[conservative]]. She is a supporter of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and voted for the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (EGTRRA) of 2002, although she disagreed with the size of the tax cuts. In the [[Obama administration]] she was one of only three Republicans to support the Economic Stimulus Package. 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.  

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.  

==Early life==  

==Early life==  

==Political views==  

==Political views==  

Snowe is a self-described political moderate. She worked with Democrats to reduce the scale of the Bush tax cuts but supported the broad principle of cutting taxes as economic stimulus. She joined fellow Republicans, Senator's [[Lincoln Chafee]] and [[John McCain]] in voting against the tax cut bill of 2003. In 2005, she expressed concerns over President [[George W. Bush]]'s plans to privatize [[Social Security]]. Snowe is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem cell research. She is also a member of Republicans for Environmental Protection, the Republican Majority for Choice, Republicans for Choice and The Wish List (Women In the Senate and House), a group of "[[Pro-Choice]]" Republican Women. On other issues such as drug policy, travel to [[Cuba]], and censorship issues like government regulation of the media and prohibiting flag-burning, Snowe is very conservative.

Snowe is a self-described political moderate. She worked with Democrats to reduce the scale of the Bush tax cuts but supported the broad principle of cutting taxes as economic stimulus. She joined fellow Republicans, Senator's [[Lincoln Chafee]] and [[John McCain]] in voting against the tax cut bill of 2003. In 2005, she expressed concerns over President [[George W. Bush]]'s plans to privatize [[Social Security]]. Snowe is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem cell research. She is also a member of Republicans for Environmental Protection, the Republican Majority for Choice, Republicans for Choice and The Wish List (Women In the Senate and House), a group of "[[Pro-Choice]]" Republican Women. On other issues such as drug policy, travel to [[Cuba]], and censorship issues like government regulation of the media and prohibiting flag-burning, Snowe is conservative.

==Gang of 14==

==Gang of 14==

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