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Eating Aotearoa: New Zealand on a Plate

Robert Oliver | Posted 04.25.2012

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If you'd asked me, and most New Zealanders, as little as five years ago what New Zealand food was, you'd be hard pressed to get a consistent answer. Which is why what is happening now in New Zealand restaurants is so terrifically exciting.

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The Return of the Blues Wanderer: A Conversation With Dion, Plus Anthony Green's Beautiful Things Album Streamer

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.11.2012

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Dem Senator's Retirement Creates Unexpected Opening

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 02.27.2012

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OMAHA, Neb. — Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson said Wednesday he doesn't think his decision not to run for a third term next year will automatically g...

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Chatting with American Idol Winner Scotty McCreery, Baaba Maal, The Box Story, and Ozzie & Harriet Estate Manager, Sam Nelson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.13.2011

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Scotty McCreery's new album Clear As Day just hit #1 in Billboard, and it features some very personal songs that seem to fit him perfectly. He tells me how he picked this batch.

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CONFIRMED: The Least Reliable Democrat

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) is the least likely Democrat to stand with his party on legislative initiatives, a recent analysis of "party unity" votes don...

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BRITAIN MAY PULL THE PLUG ON THE ROYAL NAVY

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: British Aircraft Carriers, Liam Fox, Britain Deficit, Tony Blair, Nick Clegg, Nelson, Iraq, Afghanistan, David Cameron, British Trident Nulcear Submarines, New British Budget, F-35, Politics News

PARIS - Britain's mighty Royal Navy ruled the waves until World War II, fully 25% of the globe. There are few greater epochs in history than the st...

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Friday Talking Points [131] -- Democratic Campaign Advice

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, Congress -- moving with its usual less-than-blinding speed -- passed a Wall Street reform bill, a mere two years after the crisis hit. Wal...

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Nebraska Voters Favor Public Option, Want Ben Nelson To Back It

Posted 05.25.2011

EDITOR'S NOTE: The story below includes references to polling conducted by the firm Research 2000. The reliability and accuracy of Research 2000's po...

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Harry Reid Plans Second Wall Street Reform Vote For Tuesday

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is proceeding quickly with a second vote on Wall Street reform legislation, bringing a bill to the floor of...

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Nelson Flips On Regulatory Reform After Buffett Provision Removed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats were surprised on Monday evening when Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) did an abrupt about-face and became the only Democrat to help filibuster legi...

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Friday Talking Points [129] -- Incrementalism Wins Big

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're going to begin today with the news that a popular New Jersey beach is considering allowing women to sunbathe topless. And then move right on to...

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The Health Care Bill and Women's Health: Wins, Losses, and Challenges

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Family Planning, Stupak, Nelson, Maternal Care, Immigrants, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Reform, Gender-Rating-in-Health-Care, Politics News

Some of the provisions in the newly signed health care bill are of particular importance to women. Below is an initial summary of the wins, losses, and remaining challenges for women's health and rights.

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What is the Stupak Hole? What is an LWG?

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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I don't agree with Stupak's position on abortion, but I have real respect for the fact that he stood up, and more importantly, the way he stood up.

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The F Word: Learning From Health Care Reform

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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So this is what I learned from the last weekend of the health care reform debate. First, lay a coffin at a White House fence and you're subject to arrest.

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Bart Stupak and His Merry Band of Eleven Anti-Choicers Want to Run Your Life

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Abortion, Contraception, Nelson, Health Reform, Stupak, Hyde, Politics News

Like a petulant child, Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) is all over radio and television stomping his feet on health care reform. I think Bart Stupak needs a time out.

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Nelson Restrictions Most Likely Outcome of Reconciliation Process

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Abortion, Women's Rights, Politics, Obama, Nelson, Choice, Healthcare, Politics News

As health reform seems to be approaching final passage, anti-choice advocates are ratcheting up pressure to completely eliminate coverage of abortion care.

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Nelson: Obama Will 'Have To Scale Back Agenda'

The Hill | Michael O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama will have to scale back his domestic agenda after finishing work on healthcare, one Democratic senator said Monday. Sen. Bill ...

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Ben Nelson Ad To Defend Health Care Vote

Lincoln Journal Star | Don Walton | Posted 05.25.2011

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As a fresh poll measured the political cost of Sen. Ben Nelson's health reform vote, he prepared Tuesday to take his case directly to Nebraskans durin...

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Roy Sekoff Talks To Ed Show's Ed Schultz About The Latest Example Of Why We Need a Public Option

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Health insurance giant Aetna is planning to force up to 650,000 clients to drop their coverage in 2010 as the company seeks to meet profit expectation...

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Ben Nelson: Medicaid Deal Should Be Extended To All States

AP | TIMBERLY ROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

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OMAHA, Neb. — Sen. Ben Nelson said Thursday he has asked Democratic leadership to extend to all states the extra Medicaid funding promised to Ne...

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Sen. Nelson: Abortion Compromise 'Not Sufficient'

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A year in the making, sweeping health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama hung in the balance Thursday as conservativ...

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Ben Nelson Says He Doesn't Enjoy The Spotlight

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), the last health care holdout in the Senate Democratic caucus, said Sunday that he does not enjoy being the center of attenti...

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Ben Nelson: I Might Not Back Health Care Bill In Next Step

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurd...

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Ben Nelson Now Says Health Care Reform Was 'Mistake'

Fremont Tribune | Chris Zavadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Ben Nelson said Tuesday it was a mistake for the Obama Administration to take on massive health care reforms in 2009, and suggested efforts would...

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Stupak-Pitts Vs. Bubble Boy

Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Abortion, Pitts, Women, Amendement, Nelson, Planned Parenthood, Hatch, Stupak, Politics News

More than one in every three women will have had an abortion by the age 45. If the Stupak amendment becomes law, it one day may not even be our choice to pay for an abortion with our own insurance.

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