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Partisan Gridlock In The Contiguous States: Credit Ratings, Economic Stability, And The Ramifications Of Political Competitiveness, Polarization, And Party Control In U.S. State Legislatures, 1992-2010, Logan Nee Apr 2014

Partisan Gridlock In The Contiguous States: Credit Ratings, Economic Stability, And The Ramifications Of Political Competitiveness, Polarization, And Party Control In U.S. State Legislatures, 1992-2010, Logan Nee

Honors College

Today’s complex sociopolitical context features an increasing determent of fundamental bipartisan principles and negotiation at both the federal and state levels of government. A competitive political environment akin to post-Civil War times, amplified by growing partisan polarization and politicians’ quest for party allegiance and self-reward, pervasively discourages productive compromising efforts to work across the isle. We believe this hinders government’s sole and rather straightforward fiscal duty: to provide stable, healthy, and predictable economic conditions for its constituents. Credit ratings offer a window into the interaction of public policy, political uncertainty, and economic performance, which all lie at the nucleus of …


Robin Hood Or Villain: The Social Constructions Of Pablo Escobar, Jenna Bowley May 2013

Robin Hood Or Villain: The Social Constructions Of Pablo Escobar, Jenna Bowley

Honors College

Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellin Cartel which at one point controlled as much as 80% of the international cocaine trade. He is famous for waging war against the Colombian government in his campaign to outlaw extradition of criminals to the United State and ordering the assassination of countless individuals, including police officers, journalists, and high ranking officials and politicians. He is also well known for investing large sums of his fortune in charitable public works, including the construction of schools, sports fields and housing developments for the urban poor. While U.S. and Colombian …


The Maine Women's Advocate (2010 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2010

The Maine Women's Advocate (2010 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2009

The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2009

The Maine Women's Advocate (2009 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2008 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2008

The Maine Women's Advocate (2008 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2007

The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2007

The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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No abstract provided.


The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2007

The Maine Women's Advocate (2007 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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No abstract provided.


The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2006

The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Fall), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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No abstract provided.


The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2006

The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Summer), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2006

The Maine Women's Advocate (2006 - Winter), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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Campaign Finance Reform, Free Speech And The Supreme Court, Derek Langhauser Jan 2003

Campaign Finance Reform, Free Speech And The Supreme Court, Derek Langhauser

Maine Policy Review

In December 2003, the United States Supreme Court upheld all the key provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002. In their 5-4 decision, the justices deferred broadly to the limitations set by Congress on unregulated “soft money” and “issue ads” in political campaigns. Derek Langhauser, who worked in Senator Olympia Snow’s office as counsel in McConnell v FEC, as this case was called, gives a legal history of the challenge of balancing Congress’ interest in protecting the integrity of elections with the Constitution’s competitive rights of free speech and association. He describes in detail the Supreme …


The Lobbyist No. 31 (Winter 2001), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2001

The Lobbyist No. 31 (Winter 2001), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 28 (Winter 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2000

The Lobbyist No. 28 (Winter 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 29 (Spring 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 2000

The Lobbyist No. 29 (Spring 2000), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 25 (May 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff May 1999

The Lobbyist No. 25 (May 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 24 (February 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Feb 1999

The Lobbyist No. 24 (February 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 27 (Fall 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Jan 1999

The Lobbyist No. 27 (Fall 1999), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 23 (October 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Oct 1998

The Lobbyist No. 23 (October 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbist No. 22 (August 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Aug 1998

The Lobbist No. 22 (August 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 21 (April 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Apr 1998

The Lobbyist No. 21 (April 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 20 (December 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Dec 1997

The Lobbyist No. 20 (December 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 19 (August 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Aug 1997

The Lobbyist No. 19 (August 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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The Lobbyist No. 18 (February 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Feb 1997

The Lobbyist No. 18 (February 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - November) No. 17, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Nov 1996

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - November) No. 17, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - August) No.16, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Aug 1996

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - August) No.16, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - May) No. 15, Maine Women's Lobby Staff May 1996

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - May) No. 15, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - March) No. 14, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Mar 1996

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1996 - March) No. 14, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

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Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1995 - December) No 13, Maine Women's Lobby Staff Dec 1995

Maine Women's Lobby News Letter (1995 - December) No 13, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.