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Super PAC cash plays big role in Nebraska Senate race

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Ben Nelson, Political Action Committee, Nebraska, Lobbying, Wyoming, Politics, Usd, Bob Kerrey, United States, Club for Growth, Governor, Business and Finance, Don Stenberg, Senate, President, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Michael BeckeliWatch NewsFor the second time in two weeks, super PACs will play a major role in determining the outcome of a U.S. Senate primary ...

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Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson See Eye To Eye On Key Issue

Omaha World Herald | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Ben Nelson, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Gop, Nebraska, Chuck Hagel, Democrats, Republicans, Partisan Politics, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Nebraska's Ben Nelson and Chuck Hagel don't often see eye to eye, but both men warn of a strong antipathy within the Republican Party t...

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Nebraska Senate Candidate Slams Rivals

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Deb Fischer, Video, Jon Bruning, 2012 Election, In Case You Missed It Politics, Nebraska Senate Race, Elections 2012, Nebraska, 10 Things, Don Stenberg, Jon Bruning 2012, Politics News

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning released a negative ad Thursday accusing his Republican rivals for Senate of attacking him to distract from thei...

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Woman Can Go To Jail For Not Testifying In Her Own Rape Trial

AP | MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Rape Victim Jailed, Video, Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly, Nebraska Court, Nebraska Rape Trial, Nebraska, Sexual Abuse, Nebraska Rape, Sexual Abuse Trial, Crime News

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman can be sent to jail for refusing to testify against the man she has accused of sexual assault, the Nebraska Supreme Court...

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Homophobic Woman's Rant Goes Viral: Gay Men Molest Boys 'Because They Don't Have AIDS'

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Fairness Ordinance, Video, Nebraska Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Nebraska LGBT Rights, Lincoln Nebraska, Lincoln Fairness Ordinance, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Jane Skrovota, Nebraska, Slidepollajax, Civil Rights, Gay Voices News

UPDATE: The Lincoln Journal Star is reporting that Svoboda lives at an assisted-living facility in Lincoln and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. ...

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Sarah Palin Weighs In On GOP Primary

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Deb Fischer, Video, In Case You Missed It Politics, Nebraska Senate Race, Sarah Palin, Deb Fischer 2012, Elections 2012, Deb Fischer Nebraska Senate Race, Nebraska, 10 Things, Sarah Palin Deb Fischer, Politics News

Sarah Palin weighed in on Nebraska's GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, backing underdog state Sen. Deb Fischer. "We admire your conservativ...

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How Old Time Religion Motivates A Coach's Crusade And My Campaign Against It

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Religion and Politics, Christianity, Gay Rights, Nebraska, Football, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Video, Religion News
Clay Farris Naff

Just as Ron Brown believes that the Bible is an inerrant guide to life, I am convinced that he and his ilk are sadly deluded, and that their reactionary efforts to drag civilization back into the Dark Ages pose a danger to us all.

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New Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Permit Rejected by Nebraska Residents

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Transcanada, Nebraska, Biogems, Ogallala Aquifer, Keystone XL Pipeline, Video, Green News
Rocky Kistner

The Keystone XL pipeline has become a red-hot lightning rod for politicians pushing Big Oil's misinformation campaign of hugely inflated jobs numbers and their specious arguments about national security. The truth is this is about oil industry profits and political gamesmanship, pure and simple.

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GOP Lawmaker Axes Nugent Campaign Push

Omaha World-Herald | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Ted Nugent Obama, Ted Nugent, 2012 Election, Ted Nugent Secret Service, Mitt Romney 2012, Nebraska Politics, Ted Nugent Nra, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Gop, Nebraska, Politics News

Controversy over Ted Nugent's comments about the president has spilled over into a Nebraska legislative race. State Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln has...

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Iran Invasion Would Be a Disaster

Bob Kerrey | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Bob Kerrey Nebraska Senate, Bob Kerrey Nebraska, War With Iran, Nebraska Senate Race, Bob Kerrey, Iran, Nebraska, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Afghanistan War, Video, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Bob Kerrey

There's growing talk in Washington these days about invading Iran. It's not front and center -- yet. But there are folks in Washington building an under-the-radar case for an invasion right now, so I'm not waiting to speak out.

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Nebraska Football Coach Says It Would Be An 'Honor' To Be Fired For Anti-Gay Views

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Ron Brown Football Coach, College Sports, Ron Brown University of Nebraska, Bullying, Football, Anti-Gay Views, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College Football, Video, Gay Rights, University of Nebraska, Ron Brown Anti-Gay Coach, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Ron Brown, Nebraska, Slidepollajax, Gay Athletes, Gay Voices News

Nebraska Cornhuskers assistant coach Ron Brown has come under fire for publicly expressing sentiments some say are anti-gay, but he insists he'll cont...

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PHOTOS: In Nebraska, An Evening Under The Stars

CarsTravelFood | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Great Plains, Mullen, The Great American Road Trip, Nebraska Sandhills, Bird Watchers, Prairie Chickens, Nebraska, Slidewide, Travel News
CarsTravelFood

If you're already in Nebraska for the annual Sandhill Crane migration or if you simply appreciate wildlife in America and are looking for some place to go for a nice road trip, another interesting only-in-Nebraska event is that it's prairie chicken mating season.

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Nebraska Defies Order To Surrender Controversial Execution Drug

AP | MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Video, Execution, Jon Bruning, Sodium Thiopental, Nebraska Execution, Nebraska Death Penalty, Nebraska, Death Penalty, Lethal Injection, Politics News

OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska will not surrender its supply of a controversial execution drug to the Food and Drug Administration because it believes t...

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Midwest Tornadoes: How You Can Help

Posted 04.16.2012

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More than 120 tornadoes swept across Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska this weekend, killing at least five people, the Associated Press reports. ...

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Good News For Bob Kerrey In Nebraska Senate Campaign

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Bob Kerrey 2012, Video, Campaign Fundraising, 2012 Election, In Case You Missed It Politics, Nebraska Senate Race, Bob Kerrey, Elections 2012, Money in Politics, Political Fundraising, Nebraska, 10 Things, Politics News

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey's (D-Neb.) campaign announced Friday that he raised more than $900,000 since entering the race on Feb. 29. to fill the seat of ...

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Mandatory Voter ID Disenfranchises Poor, Students, Elderly

The Daily Nebraskan | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Politics, New Mexico, Illegal Immigration, Voter ID Laws, Nebraska, Voter Fraud, Poll Tax, Barack Obama, Voting, Voter ID, Voter Impersonation, College News
The Daily Nebraskan

Requiring photo ID cards to vote seems logical. Obviously, we want citizens at the polls to be legal and not misrepresent themselves. And mandating a photo ID is the best way to do this, right? Wrong.

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Kerrey Trailing Badly In Nebraska

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Bob Kerrey Nebraska Senate, Video, Ben Nelson, Election 2012 Blog, Jon Bruning, Bob Kerrey Nebraska, 2012 Election, Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Senate Race, Elections 2012, Nebraska, Jon Bruning 2012, Politics News

A new poll released by PPP on Tuesday dealt a major blow to former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), who has seen his favorability ratings in Nebraska plummet...

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Nebraska's Annual Sandhill Crane Migration

CarsTravelFood | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Anthropology, Science, Nebraska, Travel, Biology, Wildlife Migration, Cranes, Sandhill Cranes, Travel Tips, Events, Wildlife, Travel News
CarsTravelFood

You don't have to fly to another continent to see an epic migration in progress. There is one place in America that hosts what might be one of the last great wildlife migrations we can still witness.

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Supporting Cast Lifts Purdue Over Nebraska

AP | CLIFF BRUNT | Posted 05.09.2012

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BY CLIFF BRUNT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Purdue's first meeting with Nebraska was all about Robbie Hummel. The rem...

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Harry Reid Hits the Trifecta: Hello, Bob Kerrey; Farewell, Olympia Snowe; Goodbye, Senate GOP War Against Women

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Women's Issues, Elizabeth Warren, Majority PAC, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Gop War Against Women, Charles Schumer, Nebraska, Democratic Control of Congress, Bob Kerrey, Harry Reid, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

Things are falling into shape for Democrats to keep control of the Senate and regain control of the House.

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Review: Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: New Album, Nebraska, Tom Morello, Soul, Michelle Moore, Wrecking Ball, Gospel, Music News, Blues, Born in the USA, Country, World Tour, Clarence Clemons, Hip Hop, Entertainment News, Ron Aniello, Alan Lomax, Album Review, E Street Band, Rock and Roll, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

Wrecking Ball stands as Springsteen's best album release in almost thirty years. It's both wrenching and jubilant; looking back and looking forward; steeped in sorrow as well as celebratory and undaunted.

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Filmmaker Pays Tribute To Midwestern Punk Icon

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Video, Art, Hemophilia, Chris Snipes, Punk Rock, Lincoln Nebraska, Zines, Kickstarter, Documentary, Artists, Nebraska, Documentary Film, Documentary Filmmaker, Mott-Ly, Film, Arts News

Born in the face of obstacles that would bring a normal person to the point of giving up, Lee Tisdale, known affectionately as Mott-ly to friends, was...

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Nebraska Senate Race Narrows

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Bob Kerrey Nebraska Senate, Nebraska, Ben Nelson, Video, 10 Things, Nebraska Senate, In Case You Missed It Politics, Nebraska Senate Race, Politics News

Democrats in Nebraska have been scrambling for a candidate to replace retiring Sen. Ben Nelson, whose seat is likely to go Republican in 2012. The odd...

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'Walking Dead' Picks Up After The Barn Massacre

Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Premiere, TV Recaps, Amc, Zombies, Tony Moore, The Walking Dead, Nebraska, Tv Replay, Robert Kirkman, Reality-Free, TV News

To say the barn massacre was a pivotal moment in the lives of the survivors on "The Walking Dead" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on AMC) would be stating the obvio...

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Girls' Basketball Team Fouled For Wearing Pink Charity Uniforms

Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Burke High School Charity Game, Nebraska School Activities Association, Burke High School, Omaha, Nebraska, Video, Make a Wish Foundation Fundraiser, Make a Wish Foundation, Impact News

When the Burke High School girls' basketball team came out in pink uniforms Monday night, they hoped to score big for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. What...

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