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Jon Bruning is Nebraska’s ‘people’s lawyer’

Known as the ‘people’s lawyer,’ in 2002, Jon Bruning became Nebraska’s 31st Attorney General. He won reelection in 2006 and...
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Another Obama Chief Advisor Abandons Ship--Leaving Wake of Humor Behind

Key White House personnel have been exiting the Obama administration with increasing regularity, putting great pressure on their ability to cast...
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Death of Sen. Byrd puts the extension of unemployment and health benefits in even more doubt

The Democrats were having trouble getting the votes to pass the tax extender which would have extended unemployment insurance and with it access to...
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"Doc fix" passes in the Senate but only for 6 months and a little too late

The Senate continued to grapple with the tax extender bill including a measure to extend unemployment benefits. The tax extenders failed to pass...
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Abortion coverage under health care reform: substantive change or merely administrative?

The one thing that is clear about recent discussions about abortion and the newest health care reform proposals is that nothing is clear. President...
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UPDATE: Obama unveils new healthcare proposal as "opening bid" for Thursday's healthcare summit

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  • February 22, 2010
President Obama addresses a joint session of Congress to advocate for his healthcare reform bill (AP)Related articlesBloomberg, Paterson give...
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Nebraska's Sen. Nelson defends Medicaid deal by attacking unfunded mandates

Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb) answered some of the criticism leveled against him recently in a speech on the Floor of the Senate. Critics have taken...
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Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson calls on Republicans to avoid budget reconciliation on health care

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb) has issued a call to his Republican colleagues to “to work with him to avert efforts to pass health reform...
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Why Ben Nelson is in trouble

The Wall Street Journal reports these headlines: "Heat Rises on Nebraska's Nelson... Senator Launches Ad Campaign at Home to Defend Key...
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Nebraska Senator Nelson clashes with constituents on public option

If Ben Nelson decides to filibuster a Democratic health care bill that includes a public insurance option, he should expect to lose support among...
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