Angus King to caucus with Democrats
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Angus King, the newly elected independent senator from Maine, announced today that he will caucus with the Democrats in the Senate, a decision he said he made after considerations about how best to protect his independence and how best to serve his constituents. King, a former Maine governor, said he contemplated eschewing formal affiliation with either party but ultimately decided it would leave him "relegated to the sidelines" except for in extraordinary circumstances of deadlock. "I established two basic criteria -- that I wanted to maintain my independence as long and as thoroughly as possible while at the same time being effective in my representation of Maine," King told reporters, of his decision-making process.
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Angus King
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| -0.174463 | King, a former Maine governor, said he contemplated eschewing formal affiliation with either party but ultimately decided it would leave him "relegated to the sidelines" ... |
| 0.108925 | "I established two basic criteria -- that I wanted to maintain my independence as long and as thoroughly as possible while at the same time being effective in my representation of Maine," King told ... |
| 0.0694474 | He said that while it was "tempting" ... |
| -0.153025 | He said that while it was "tempting" to go it alone as an unaffiliated independent, it "simply wouldn't be practical and in fact would severely compromise my ability to be effective on behalf of Maine," |
| 0.128312 | King said he felt "reassured that my independence would be respected and that no party line commitment would be required or expected" ... |
| -0.019264 | King stressed that he would not be beholden to the party and that he hoped to serve as a "bridge" ... |
| 0.0901867 | "By associating myself with one side I am not in automatic opposition to the other," he said. ... |
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Majority Leader Harry Reid
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| 0.221529 | "Senator-elect King represents the best qualities of what a United States senator should be: Number one, he's independent, and number two, he's a man of principle," said Reid. |
| 0.25397 | "Senator-elect King represents the best qualities of what a United States senator should be: Number one, he's independent, and number two, he's a man of principle," said Reid. "I welcome him into the caucus." |
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