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Sen. Olympia J. Snowe to retire
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The decision by the moderate Republican from Maine represented a major setback for the GOP’s efforts to regain a majority in the Senate.
Feb. 20, 1989
Then-Maine Gov. John R. "Jock" McKernan and then-Rep. Snowe are interviewed about their wedding plans.
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READ: Sen. Snowe announces retirement
The GOP moderate from Maine announced Tuesday that she won’t seek another term because partisanship has made the Senate unproductive.
READ: Sen. Olympia Snowe delivers blow to GOP
THE FIX | Retirement represents major setback for the GOP efforts to retake the Senate in 2012.
WONKBLOG: Snowe has a point. Will we listen?
Polarization is here to stay. The question is: Will we adapt our political institutions to function with it?