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Upset in GOP Nebraska Senate Primary
… Deb Fischer wasn't expected to be a player in the Nebraska Republican senate primary. But yesterday Fischer ..... shot at the open seat being left vacant by retiring Sen . Ben Nelson . Nebraska is a must-win for Republicans if they are to acquire …
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Focus of primary races shifts to top state races
OMAHA, Neb . (AP ..... improbable Nebraska primary victory ..... people of Nebraska is simple ..... change." In Nebraska , the contrast ..... Democratic Sen . Ben Nelson . It pits ..... Valentine, Neb ., and spent ..... play well in Nebraska , which has ..... Democratic Sen . Ben Nelson 's decision …
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Major Garrett says Romney isn't in the clear yetSuper Tuesday will be the real test for Mitt Romney, say Garrett.
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Romney-BoatedOn Sunday former House Speaker and Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich said he'd been "Romney-boated" by negative advertising in Iowa. This was a reference to a 2004 TV ad campaign by a group called the "Swiftboat Veterans for Truth" that destroyed then presidential candidate John Kerry. Howie asked the callers if they thought that Newt had been Romney-Boated.
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Debt Deal Goes Down
The debt-limit deal announced on Sunday night is expected to attract more than 60 votes in the Senate, but its outlook in the House is much more cloudy. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will need Democratic votes to clear the bill through the lower chamber. How many remains unclear. A total of 216 lawmakers must vote in favor of the package for it to clear the House, and Boehner will need to rely on members from both parties. Howie wondered who got rolled in this deal.
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Melting Obamacare Part 1
If House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) gets his way, Obamacare may die due to lack of funding. The House has already voted to repeal the measure and a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. Nevertheless, Democrats are determined to see it fully implemented. Howie asked if Obamacare will exist in 2013?
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Charley wraps up the weekendIt was a very busy weekend in Washington and Charley gets you up to date on the DREAM Act and how it failed in the Senate and how Don't Ask Don't Tell ended up passing.
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Joe Manchin Still Taking Shots at White House
… Democratic leaders are having trouble just keeping moderates on board — Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Ben Nelson (D- Neb .) also have expressed skepticism that Democrats are willing to cut enough spending to satisfy voters and make a …
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Some Senate Dems Also Don't Like Individual Mandate
Senator Ben Nelson is one of four senate Dems who are uncomfortable with the individual mandate. He prefers market based approaches, as does rookie …
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Mission Accomplished for Hateful Libs
… Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Jon Tester of Montana, Max Baucus of Montana, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska voted against bringing the bill to the floor; Republican Sens. Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, and Robert Bennett …
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Truth Twister
… and defends the Nebraska Medicare deal ..... deal made for Nebraska in order to get Ben Nelson 's vote for health ..... is you met with Senator Ben Nelson and gave the Nebraska deal. In Massachusetts ..... furious about the Nebraska deal. I think …
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Unreconciled
Ben Nelson says no. Sen . Ben Nelson (D- Neb .) said Monday he would vote against a reconciliation package that included changes to healthcare reform and student lending legislation …
