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Maria Cantwell

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Maria Cantwell Says Cuts to NOAA Threaten West Coast's Response to Tsunami Debris

    President Barack Obama's proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may be endangering the West Coast's ability to cope with the fallout from the Japanese tsunami headed our way. So charged U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell during a grilling of NOAA head Jane Lubchenco.

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Maria Cantwell Comes Off as a Hero in Ron Suskind's Hot New Book on Obama Administration

    ​Talk is circulating about an eye-opening new book on the Obama administration set to come out tomorrow. Confidence Men, by Pulitzer-prize winning author Ron Suskind, suggests that a handful of power-hungry, Wall Street-loving advisers undermined the president's quest for financial reform, ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Washington State Gets Its Very Own Coastal Doppler Radar System

    Seattle Storm mascot "Doppler" approves.​Weather forecasting in notoriously tricky-to-predict Washington State just got a bit easier this week with the launch of a new, state-of-the-art coastal Doppler radar system. Kudos can be sent to Sen. Maria Cantwell, C/O local weather savant Cliff Mass ... More >>

  • News

    August 3, 2011

    Redistricting Reichert

    Is he challenging Cantwell, or just playing politics?

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Will Dave Reichert Challenge Maria Cantwell for Senate in 2012?

    ​If "Who?" was your reaction to last week's news that former Bush II White House aide Scott Stanzel was exploring a bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell in 2012, you weren't alone. And "Who?" doesn't bode well for a state Republican party with a thinner bench than the Mariners. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Matt Barreto on Scott Stanzel/Maria Cantwell Senate Matchup: Stanzel Worked for Who Again?

    ​Maria Cantwell is a popular Democratic Senator running for re-election in a strongly Democratic state. To unseat her in the 2012 elections, the GOP is going to have to bring someone strong, with fresh ideas and an ability to connect with more than a conservative base. So far that someone app ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Jeff Rische, Seattle "9/11 Truther," Upset He Can't Get Sen. Maria Cantwell to Call Him Back

    ​In February of this year, 101 months after Sept. 11, 2001, Jeff Rische, director of the Seattle branch of the fringe 9/11 "Truther" group: Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, started sending requests to Sen. Maria Cantwell, demanding that a new Senate inquiry be opened into the events of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Update: Ted Stevens, 86, Washington's '3rd Senator,' Confirmed Dead in AK Plane Crash

    ​Update: Stevens was killed in the crash, his family has now confirmed (11:30 a.m.). Known sometimes as Washington state's third U.S. senator for his support of local projects and the large donor base he developed among Seattle's fishing and aerospace industries, former Alaska Sen. Ted Steven ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    NY Times Accuses Maria Cantwell of Protecting Rich Investors at the Expense of the Unemployed

    ​Maria Cantwell has received a lot of glowing press for her work on the environment and bank regulation. But this week the New York Times came down on her hard for trying to protect a tax break for high-earning venture capitalists and private equity fund managers while an urgently-needed unemp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Maria Cantwell Saying Bye-Bye to One of Her Biggest Donors?

    Washington DemsCantwell waves goodbye to her support from the financial industry.​While running for reelection in 2006, Senator Maria Cantwell's campaign received a $35,600 boost thanks to Goldman Sachs employees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In fact, having donated $51,550 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Maria Cantwell, Citing Questionable Figures, Announces "Rescue" of Washington's Basic Health Plan

    The feds may help the Basic Health Plan, but with far less money than Cantwell suggests.​State officials said last week that ObamaCare isn't likely to bail out the cash-strapped Basic Health Plan--at least not until 2014, when the bill's major provisions kick in. Yesterday, however, Senator Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Crappy Olympics Coverage Prompts Maria Cantwell to Question NBC/Comcast Merger

    Would Dr. Evil block the Lost finale just to help out NBC?​Sen. Maria Cantwell gets around in Washington these days. In addition to pushing legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reform banking, Cantwell thinks we shouldn't be forced to watch crappy Olympics coverage like the kind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Maria Cantwell Gets More Enthusiastic Press For Standing Up to Big Banks, Seeks Additional Bailout Money for Small Ones

    The "startling jab of her finger" recently experienced by a Seattle Times reporter was kept in tight check during this Cantwell speech.​As we've previously noted, Maria Cantwell's efforts to bring Wall Street institutions to heel has elicited cheers from such likely quarters as the Huffington ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Maria Cantwell May Lose Title of "Sexiest Senator"

    Maria Cantwell is but the latest heart broken by Scott Brown.​Scott Brown's upset victory in Massachusetts may have some political observers thinking that Sen. Patty Murray is doomed come November. But its had an even more devastating impact on Murray's junior colleague in Washington.

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Cantwell's Late Crackdown

    Our junior senator is applauded for Monday-morning-quarterbacking the financial crisis.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Where Was 'Fat Cat'-Hater Maria Cantwell While the Financial Catastrophe Was Happening?

    Bashing Wall Street a little too late.​It's a regular love-fest for Sen. Maria Cantwell, who recently teamed up with John McCain to try to re-regulate Wall St. A week ago, the Daily Beast declared Cantwell one of a dozen "rising political stars," specifically citing her work to bring back th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Senator Maria Cantwell Named a Rising Political Star

    Where might rising star Maria Cantwell ascend to next?​Honorary Secretary of State Maria Cantwell has caught the notice of The Daily Beast, who's listed Washington's junior Senator as one of 2010's rising political stars.The Democratic senator from Washington hit the headlines in December 2009 ... More >>

  • News

    December 16, 2009

    Mother Nature Good!

    One junior Senator thinks she’s the Secretary of State.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Maria Cantwell: Honorary Secretary of State

    Cantwell is a leader in the global climate conversation, as evidenced by her ability to pump biodiesel.​Washington's junior senator's sights haven't been focused on the home front so much these days. With the real Secretary of State Hillary Clinton busy dealing with the Afghanistan situation, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell Tepid About Health Care Bill; at Least They're Not Ben Nelson

    Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson makes Washingtonians thankful they don't live further East.​As Joel Connelly at the P-I tells it, Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are just "mild about Harry" Reid's new $849 billion, 10-year health care reform plan that the Senate Majority Leader unvei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Sen. Maria Cantwell Wonders Why Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Still Has a Job

    Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Sen. Maria Cantwell on MSNBC's Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan asking why Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is still employed. (H/T: PubliCola)

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    HuffPo Names Cantwell "Sexiest Senator"

    My former boss, Maria Cantwell, is a lot of things, some good, some bad. One of the good things, at least according to 40,000 readers who responded to a Huffington Post poll, is that she's sexy as hell. Sexier, in fact, than any senator, male or female, in all the land. Sexier, even, than MacKenzie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Hey, Earmarks, Cantwell's Just Not That Into You...or Maybe She Is

    Earmark. Get it?!It's no secret that our senior senator, Patty Murray, is comfortable bringing home the bacon. After all, she recognizes that, unlike vegetarians, states can't survive without it. But what about Maria Cantwell? In an article that came out yesterday, McClatchy notes that Cantwell to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Cantwell Grills Geithner in DC

    Our junior senator, Maria Cantwell, was apparently not too impressed with President Barack Obama's choice to be Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. The New York Times here reports the following exchange during his confirmation hearings:"Innovation got ahead of risk management and restraint and pru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Keith Grinstein, R.I.P.

    Our junior senator, Maria Cantwell, was apparently not too impressed with President Barack Obama's choice to be Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. The New York Times here reports the following exchange during his confirmation hearings:"Innovation got ahead of risk management and restraint and pru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Meehan Leaving Cantwell. Joining Gregoire?

    Our junior senator, Maria Cantwell, was apparently not too impressed with President Barack Obama's choice to be Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. The New York Times here reports the following exchange during his confirmation hearings:"Innovation got ahead of risk management and restraint and pru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Cantwell Loses Another

    Our junior senator, Maria Cantwell, was apparently not too impressed with President Barack Obama's choice to be Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. The New York Times here reports the following exchange during his confirmation hearings:"Innovation got ahead of risk management and restraint and pru ... More >>

  • News

    March 14, 2007

    Mellowing Maria

    Is Sen. Cantwell sweeter than advertised, as some insist, or will the governor's daughter feel her toxic wrath?

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2007

    Pennsylvania Avenue Freeze-Out

    Is Sen. Cantwell sweeter than advertised, as some insist, or will the governor's daughter feel her toxic wrath?

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2007

    Cantwell to Hire Governor's Daughter

    Is Sen. Cantwell sweeter than advertised, as some insist, or will the governor's daughter feel her toxic wrath?

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2006

    Cantwell Edge 11 Percent

    Is Sen. Cantwell sweeter than advertised, as some insist, or will the governor's daughter feel her toxic wrath?

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2006

    Friday Telegraph Room

    Is Sen. Cantwell sweeter than advertised, as some insist, or will the governor's daughter feel her toxic wrath?

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2006

    Wilson Sells Soul, (Almost) Erases Past

    Is Sen. Cantwell sweeter than advertised, as some insist, or will the governor's daughter feel her toxic wrath?

  • News

    July 12, 2006

    Wilson Withdraws, Endorses Cantwell

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2006

    Wilson Withdraws, Endorses Cantwell

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2006

    Maria: Do Something!

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2006

    Net Neutrality Fails

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2006

    The Times and the Senators

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2006

    Maria the Vulture

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • News

    May 24, 2006

    Doing the Flip-Flop Flip-Flop

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    It's Not Easy Being Green

    Also: free speech in the armed forces.

  • News

    January 4, 2006

    Strongman of the North

    Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is, by his own account, a 'mean, miserable SOB.' He's also a powerful SOB who has effectively become Washington's third senator. He wants to drill in ANWR and see more tankers cruising Puget Sound, but his overreaching may be a godsend for Maria Cantwell in 2006.

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    Clean-Energy Frenzy

    As the Northwest struggles with soaring fuel and electricity prices, corporate executives and entrepreneurs are joining politicians and activists to develop cleaner, smarter, and self-reliant energy sources.

  • News

    November 17, 2004

    Politics, Education, History

    As the Northwest struggles with soaring fuel and electricity prices, corporate executives and entrepreneurs are joining politicians and activists to develop cleaner, smarter, and self-reliant energy sources.

  • News

    May 29, 2002

    Losing track

    As the Northwest struggles with soaring fuel and electricity prices, corporate executives and entrepreneurs are joining politicians and activists to develop cleaner, smarter, and self-reliant energy sources.

  • News

    January 23, 2002

    News Clips— Heroes/Zeros

    As the Northwest struggles with soaring fuel and electricity prices, corporate executives and entrepreneurs are joining politicians and activists to develop cleaner, smarter, and self-reliant energy sources.

  • News

    January 23, 2002

    Maria's debts

    Is Sen. Maria Cantwell an easy mark for lobbyists?

  • News

    June 20, 2001

    News Clips— Upswing/Downturn

    Is Sen. Maria Cantwell an easy mark for lobbyists?

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    News Clips— Needle Exchange

    Is Sen. Maria Cantwell an easy mark for lobbyists?

  • News

    January 31, 2001

    Is Maria broke?

    Despite the rumors, Senator Maria Cantwell remains a very rich woman.

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