Top of the Hour: Olympia Snowe Wil Not Seek Second Term, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Republican Senator Olympia Snowe is stepping down and won’t run for a fourth term. In a statement the Maine senator says she’s tired of the “my way of the highway” approach to politics in Washington.

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