The executive order also focuses on defining and protecting critical infrastructure, a priority the White House first voiced in support of the failed Lieberman-Collins bill put before the Senate last year.

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They join other thought leaders, including Alan W. Brown, John Seely Brown, Rod Collins, Bill George, Ranjay Gulati, John Hagel, Gary Hamel, Umair Haque, Vlatka Hlupic, Roger Martin, Lisa Earle McLeod, Vineet Nayar, Franz Roeoesli, Fred Reichheld and Jeff Sutherland.

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In the Senate, the Collins-Lieberman Bill created a near perfect storm with the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Chamber of Commerce weighing in strongly against the legislation.

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The other Republicans -- in addition to Jeffords, McCain and Snowe -- who are supporting the bill are Fred Thompson (Tenn.), Susan Collins (Maine) and Arlen Specter (Pa.).

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This means that Mr Reid may not be able to count on Mr Nelson's vote for the final Senate bill, but others may compensate: Ms Snowe and Susan Collins, another Republican from Maine, both sided with most of the Democrats to defeat the amendment.

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Republicans opposed the bill with the exception of the two Senators from Maine: Susan Collins (R-ME) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

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Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine and one of the bill's primary co-sponsors, will support the measure, but that leaves Reid six votes short.

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Susan Collins, R-Maine, spent the weekend scrubbing the bill of spending that does not narrowly target job and economic growth so moderate Republicans and conservative Democrats will be more likely to vote for it.

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In early 2009, Collins and Olympia Snowe, also of Maine, voted for the stimulus bill, along with Arlen Specter (who promptly switched parties).

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Ms. COLLINS: Nobody who was on the production team seemed interested in having me there, and Bill Graham said, well, you could, you know, come by, but you're not going to be on the show.

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