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	Olympia Snowe Summary
		Olympia Snowe (born 1947) overcame the early deaths of both of her parents and her first husband to build a strong political career grounded in fiscal conservatism and to forge a fulfilling personal life based on a strong second marriage and community involvement.
		Snowe was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, and represented Maine's 2nd Congressional District from 1979-1995.
		Snowe was the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the United States House of Representatives; she is also the only woman to have served in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of the U.S. Congress.
	www.bookrags.com /Olympia_Snowe (2244 words)

	Olympia Snowe - Congresspedia
		Olympia Snowe's official website was rated by citizen researchers in February 2007 as part of a survey by the Sunlight Foundation.
		Snowe was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, and represented Maine's 2nd Congressional District from 1979-1994.
		Snowe defeated Andrews 60%-36%, carrying every county in the state; she was reelected in 2000 over State Senate President Mark Lawrence, increasing her winning margin to 69%-31%.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Olympia_Snowe (1756 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Olympia J. Snowe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947 in Augusta, Maine) is a Republican politician and the senior United_States^ senator from Maine.
		Snowe's early life was riddled with tragedy; her mother died of breast cancer when she was eight, and her father died of heart disease barely a year later.
		Snowe was the youngest Republican woman ever elected to the United_States^ House of Representatives; she is also the only woman to have served in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of the U.S. Congress.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/olympia_j._snowe (1952 words)

	Olympia Snowe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Snowe was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978, and represented Maine's 2nd Congressional District from 1979-1995.
		Snowe was an important voice during the Senate's 1999 impeachment trial of then-President Bill Clinton.
		Snowe is the fourth woman to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the first to chair its seapower subcommittee, which oversees the Navy and Marine Corps.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Olympia_Snowe (1735 words)

	Olympia Snowe - dKosopedia
		Born February 21, 1947, Olympia Snowe's political career began in 1973 when she won a special election for her late husband Peter Snowe's seat in the Maine House of Representatives.
		In 2001, Snowe unsuccessfully begged fellow New England Republican Jim Jeffords not to leave the party, saying that their voices would more easily be heard and respected if they remained Republicans.
		In 2003, she was the subject of ugly attack ads by the far-right, extremist Club for Growth, who derided her for her "Franco-American" opposition to a third round of federal tax cuts for the rich.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Olympia_Snowe (314 words)

	Senator olympia Snowe Key Speaker At Lincoln Day Dinner
		Snowe thanked everyone for attending, including her husband, John, whom she informed would have to come to Maine with her if he intended to see her over the weekend.
		Snowe informed those assembled that the newly appointed Secretary of the Navy, Donald Winter, visited Maine recently as one of his first official acts.
		One audience member questioned whether Snowe was really a Republican because she and Senator Susan Collins have a reputation for frustrating the party and the President.
	boothbayregister.maine.com /2006-02-16/lincoln_day_dinner.html (1294 words)

	Snowe for U.S. Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		“Olympia Snowe is a friend of education who listens to Maine voters and Maine educators, and her record of support for public schools speaks for itself.
		But while Snowe, 59, is a major player on national issues, she is also known as one of the most effective advocates for her constituents.
		Senator Snowe’s principled and independent approach to environmental issues is a credit to her and the citizens she represents.
	www.olympiasnowe.com /Testimonial.aspx (2179 words)

	Senator Olympia J. Snowe
		In November 2000, Olympia J. Snowe was re-elected to a second six-year term with 69 percent of the vote to continue representing Maine in the United States Senate.
		Senator Snowe is only the fourth woman in history to be elected to both houses of Congress and the first woman in American history to serve in both houses of a state legislature and both houses of Congress.
		Snowe is a leading voice in the Senate on issues related to women in the military and shipbuilding matters.
	snowe.senate.gov /bio.htm (957 words)

	Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins 09/17/99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Snowe, elected to the Senate in 1994 after eight terms in the House, is the most successful Maine politician of the post-World War II era, winning nine elections for major office without ever suffering a defeat.
		Snowe and Collins, after all, are emphatically pro-choice; they favor campaign-finance reform; Collins opposes the death penalty; and they are not hostile to lesbians and gay men.
		Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins stand politely to one side while the United Bikers of Maine's legislator of the year, State Senator Peggy Pendleton, a Scarborough Democrat, recounts with relish her success at changing the phrase "ride safely" to "ride safe" in a recent piece of motorcycle legislation.
	home.earthlink.net /~dkennedy56/phoenix_990917maine.html (5487 words)

	Second GOP senator backs Iraq resolution \| StarNewsOnline.com \| Star-News \| Wilmington, NC
		Olympia Snowe, a moderate from Maine, said she would support a nonbinding resolution that would put the Senate on record as saying the U.S. commitment in Iraq can be sustained only with support from the American public and Congress.
		Snowe's decision to join the effort came as the White House and GOP leaders struggled to keep Republicans from endorsing the resolution, and raised questions about how many more defections there might be.
		Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, told reporters that she is considering supporting the resolution and said she believed it heads in the right direction.
	www.wilmingtonstar.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/NEWS/701180373/-1/State (721 words)

	Olympia Snowe \| Congress votes database \| washingtonpost.com
		Olympia Snowe has missed 0 votes (0.0%) during the current Congress.
		Olympia Snowe has voted with a majority of her Republican colleagues 66.9% of the time during the current Congress.
		View Olympia Snowe's 2005 official financial disclosure statement, which describes the sources, types and amounts of income earned in 2005.
	projects.washingtonpost.com /congress/members/s000663 (629 words)

	Maine senator calls for reassessment of Iraq policy - Boston.com
		Snowe said in a statement that as conditions in Iraq continue to worsen, "there must be no question among the (Bush) administration, the Congress and the Iraqi unity government that staying the course is neither an option nor a plan."
		In her statement Tuesday, Snowe noted that last December the Senate passed an amendment by Warner calling 2006 a year of transition for the United States in Iraq.
		Snowe said Congress and the administration should be open to alternative plans for the U.S. role in Iraq.
	www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2006/10/10/maine_senator_calls_for_reassessment_of_iraq_policy (532 words)

	Aunt who raised Olympia Snowe dies - Boston.com
		Snowe described the cause as congestive heart failure or organ failure.
		Snowe's mother died when she was 8 and her father about a year later.
		Snowe also credited her aunt with instilling in her children a sense of the importance of education.
	www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2006/09/26/aunt_who_raised_olympia_snowe_dies (369 words)

	VOTE.COM \| Who Should Win the Race for U.S. Senate in Maine?
		Olympia J. Snowe was elected to the Senate in November 1994 with over 60% of the vote.
		As a freshman, Senator Snowe was appointed Deputy Whip and, in 1997, was elevated to the position of Counsel to the Assistant Majority Leader.
		Senator Snowe served in both houses of the Maine Legislature, first elected to the Maine House in 1973 to the seat left vacant by the death of her first husband, the late Peter Snowe, in an auto accident.
	www.vote.com /vote/10292804/objective10292845.phtml?cat=10882461 (309 words)

	Olympia Snowe for President in 2008's Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Snowe, meanwhile, had a message for fellow Republicans: "Frankly," she said, "the election of the president drew from Americans who describe themselves as moderates, which is about 45 percent of Americans today.
		Snowe is leading the way in creating association health plans, which will put small employers on equal footing with large companies that self-insure, and are thus exempted from state health insurance mandates.
		Snowe isn't quite as well known yet to the public, but her stances are moderate.
	community.livejournal.com /olympiasnowe08 (4383 words)

	The Senator Prank: Joke Letters Sent To The U.S. Government
		Senator Snowe holds many firsts: she was the first Greek-American woman ever elected to Congress, and later the first Republican woman to secure a full-term seat on the Senate Finance Committee.
		A leading moderate within the Senate, Snowe was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to submit to a phone interview.
		SNOWE: [Laughs] No. But when I started in politics back in 1978, I saw that using humor was important, because people don't think you're taking yourself so seriously.
	www.zug.com /pranks/senator/senator_snowe.html (365 words)

	Olympia Snowe News
		Olympia Snowe News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Contributions to the campaign to re-elect Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe are dwarfing those to her Democratic challenger, Jean Hay Bright.
		U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, will tour three area Main streets Monday as part of her re-election campaign.
	www.topix.net /us-senate/olympia-snowe (654 words)

	Olympia Snowe — FactMonster.com
		She was reelected in 1974 and went on to serve one term in the state senate, and two years later she ran successfully for Congress.
		Snowe served in the House until 1994, compiling a maverick voting record, often joining a group of northern, liberal Republicans called “Gypsy Moths.” Although she rose to a leadership position, becoming Republican Deputy Whip, she often broke party ranks on such issues as abortion, which she supports.
		Snowe was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994, where she has worked on issues involving the fishing industry, the oceans, the merchant marine, tourism, and consumer affairs.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0878996.html (318 words)

	The Truth About Olympia Snowe
		In spite of the fact that she is a Republican, United States Senator Olympia Snowe has spent a great deal of time trying to create a public image that will appeal to progressive Democrats.
		You'd think that, if Olympia Snowe claims to be a moderate Republican, she would at least take a stand against torture and abuse in American prisons.
		Snowe has gone off the deep end and is swimming with the lunatic fringe of the Republican Party.
	www.irregulartimes.com /realsnowe.html (908 words)

	About Olympia Snowe
		Snowe represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives for sixteen years before her election to the Senate.
		Senator Snowe has carved out a reputation as a leading moderate in the Senate focusing her attention on efforts to build bipartisan consensus on key issues.
		Snowe was the fourth woman ever to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, where she was the first woman Senator to chair the Subcommittee on Seapower.
	www.dga.org /multimedia/honors-03/pages/aboutsnowe.html (498 words)

	Your Vote 2006: Candidate Biography of Olympia J. Snowe
		Olympia Snowe was born in 1947 in Augusta.
		Both of Senator Snowe’s parents died before she was ten years old, and she was raised by her aunt and uncle, a textile mill worker and barber, respectively.
		First elected to Congress in 1978 at the age of 31, Olympia Snowe was the youngest Republican woman ever elected to Congress.
	www.mpbc.org /yourvote/olympiasnowe.html (393 words)

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