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

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


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...

Ryan Grim

Senate Dems Close In On Reform: Details Of Health Care Bill Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Read the bill (PDF). Senate Democrats have posted the legislation on their web site. --------- Senate Democrats made a big step toward comprehensive...

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

Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


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

Friday Talking Points [96] -- The Impressiveness of Alan Grayson

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.03.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

First, let's get rid of the distractions this week. Chicago will not be getting the Olympics in 2016, even after President Obama went over to Copenha...

Ben Nelson Runs His Own Health Care Ads To Combat Critics

AP | MARGERY A. GIBBS | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat who has been under fire for being a less-than-enthusiastic backer of the Obama administr...

Sen. Nelson Will Vote For Sotomayor

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska says he'll support Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confir...

Jeff Muskus

Nelson Plans To Tell Obama To Slow Down On Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics


Sen. Ben Nelson hopes to offer President Obama some friendly health care advice when he and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) meet at the White House today...

Senator Ben Nelson Is Angry (Second in a Series)

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


Lawrence Lessig

A new report that claims Nelson received $2 million from insurance and health care interests leads the public to wonder whether it is the merits or the money that is driving his decisions.

New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.