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Friday, February 13, 2009 12:00 AM

A wake-up call for Barack Obama

Will Judd Gregg's treachery and zero GOP votes for his stimulus package convince the president bipartisanship is dead?
Joan Walsh

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  • Friday, February 13, 2009 05:19 PM

    ...as someone from Maine...

    ...it looks to me like there's still bipartisanship! But crusty old Yankees never quite warmed to this new breed of angry reactionary Republican. Don't get me wrong - our local newspaper comments section look like something cobbled together from AM talk radio, but in the end, our national representatives, Democrat or Republican, don't tend to fly off into the deep end in either direction.

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