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Occupy Lyons

“(Hassebrook is) more liberal than Ben Nelson on the issues of health care, tax cuts, agriculture policy, and environmental regulation – an Occupy Wall Street sympathizer who has more in common with Barack Obama than …

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In setback for Democrats, Sen. Ben Nelson to retire | Washington …

Ben Nelson of Nebraska told his supporters Tuesday he plans to retire rather than seek a third term, a significant setback for Democratic efforts to maintain control of the chamber next year. The 70-year-old conservative …

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Fischer says she's the proven GOP Senate conservative

State Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine said Wednesday she’s the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate with “a proven conservative. … Deb Fischer of Valentine, Republican Senate candidate and state senator. (Courtesy …

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Daily Kos: Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Another stimulus …

If your diary covers an election or elected official, use election tags, which are generally the state abbreviation followed by the office. CA -01 is the first district House seat. CA -Sen covers both senate races . NY-GOV covers the …

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Poll: Stenberg Gaining On Bruning in … – The Church Report

Nebraska’s Senate Race: Ben Nelson Democrat. Jon Bruning, AG (1) Pat Flynn, investment adviser, ’08 Sen. cand. (1) Don Stenberg, st. Treasurer, frmr. AG, ’00 Sen. nom., ’96, ’06 Sen. cand. (1) Larry Marvin, USAF vet, ’08 …

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Sen. Ben Nelson To Retire | Mediaite

Sen. Ben Nelson (D- Neb.), who is finishing out his second term, is expected to announce his retirement as early as today, according to POLITICO’s John Bresnehan. Nelson, 70, has already been stuck in the crossfire of a …

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Ben Nelson Exit Shifts Nebraska Senate Seat to Likely GOP : Roll …

Republicans are in a strong position to win the open Nebraska Senate seat thanks to Sen. Ben Nelson s decision to retire, so Roll Call Politics is moving its rating from Tossup to Likely Republican.

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Political Animal – Ben Nelson to retire

Democratic leaders from the White House and Capitol Hill pleaded with Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), asking him to run for re-election for one main reason: the party is desperate to keep its Senate majority and it has no one …

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Former Dem Governor Could Seek Ben Nelson's … – WeMustChange

Ben Nelson , who currently holds the seat up for re-election this year, said last month he would not seek re-election. Kerrey said, at the very least he plans to spend more time in Nebraska. Attempts to reach Kerrey by phone …

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Nebraska Watchdog: Bruning's Bittersweet Poll Numbers | The Real …

Joe Jordan: Nebraska Watchdog, 9/21/2011. If timing is everything the latest poll in the GOP Senate race appears to be bittersweet at best for Jon Bruning . According to the poll Bruning leads the GOP Senate race but is a long …

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Get Our Free “Raccoon Tycoon” Bumper Sticker | The Real Jon …

The real Jon Bruning rails against the unemployed as “scavenging raccoons” but as attorney general he has spent so much time making millions on corporate boards and running his businesses that he couldn’t be bothered to …

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LJS: Democrats Question Bruning's Ethics | The Real Jon Bruning

Nebraska’s Democratic Party on Monday raised questions about Attorney General Jon Bruning’s ethical behavior and a possible conflict of interest in his purchase of a vacation home in partnership with two Nelnet executives. …

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Politico: Bruning's Twitter Account Hacked | The Real Jon Bruning

Share. David Catanese: Politico, 10/27/2011. What happens when a Senate candidate’s Twitter account gets hacked? In Jon Bruning’s case, this: @JonBruning Keeping it clean: Protesters cope with sanitation – ow.ly/7b2qJ …

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New Nebraska Network: Jon Bruning: The Flawed Frontrunner | The …

In mid-July the Washington Post ran an online article declaring it “ Jon Bruning’s Time” in Nebraska’s Senate race. The article built its case on Bruning’s wide lead in polling and fundraising domination over opponents in the …

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Nebraska Watchdog: Bruning $100K … – The Real Jon Bruning

The attorney general’s office’s public awarding of a $100000 grant Monday to an offshoot of the Nebraska Farm Bureau has some questioning whether the money is more of a political gift, but Jon Bruning says it was a …

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NNN: Jon Bruning Exploits Public Service For Private Gain (Again …

Once again, Jon Bruning is in the news for all of the wrong reasons. The latest controversy surrounding the Attorney General and Republican Senate hopeful was the award of a $100000 contribution from his office to the …

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New Nebraska Network – The Real Jon Bruning

Earlier this year, Omaha businessman Doug Wilwerding made a $2500 contribution to Jon Bruning’s Senate campaign. However, on Thursday, the same Doug Wilwerding – a longtime contributor to Congressman Lee Terry, …

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Jon Bruning's Botched Executions: Another Record of …

April 16, 2008 – Attorney General Jon Bruning hails the decision, and says he will help the legislature craft a law allowing lethal injections to proceed. “We now have a road map for selecting a new method of execution for our …

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Who is The Real Jon Bruning?

Welcome to our new website designed to shine a spotlight on the real Jon Bruning : Who is the real Jon Bruning ? The real Jon Bruning claims to hate out of control spending. His solution? Cut Social Security and Medicare, …

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What We Learned: Newt, For Real – Hotline On Call

Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., can breathe a little easier this weekend. With wealthy auto dealer Bob Thomas poised to jump into the GOP primary in the Indiana Senate race , conservative voters looking to retire the six-term …

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Democrats criticize Johann's payroll tax stance (AUDIO)

Rogers said that Republican U.S. Senate candidates Jon Bruning, Don Stenberg and Deb Fischer should call on their fellow Republican to support the extension. It is estimate a million Nebraskans would be affected by the …

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Democrats Love Corzine :: Washington County Republican Party

Your comment will be placed in moderation! Election Countdown. 2012 General Election: in 327 days, 14 hours, 47 minutes, 0 seconds. Polls. Who is your pick for Nebraska U.S. Senate in 2012? Jon Bruning; Deb Fischer …

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The Obama Economy. :: Washington County Republican Party

Election Countdown. 2012 General Election: in 329 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes, 26 seconds. Polls. Who is your pick for Nebraska U.S. Senate in 2012? Jon Bruning; Deb Fischer ; Don Stenberg; Pat Flynn; Dave Heineman …

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Heidi Heitkamp polling well in #NorthDakota Senate Race « Foley …

Democrats are now turning downright bullish about their prospects in North Dakota, at least according to a poll commissioned by the DSCC that shows former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp with a 47 to 42 percent lead …

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Election 2012: Huge Attack Ad Buy Targets Dems, GOP Infighting In …

As the 2012 presidential election heats up, both parties are pushing hard in congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. While Republicans … JDZSB: One of the problems why Washington is unable to manage …

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2012 to be a trying year for DGA / List of Top 5 Gubernatorial Race …

5. West Virginia: Inc.Earl Ray Tomblin (D) vs. Bill Maloney (R). 4. New Hamshire: John Lynch (D) vs. Ovide Lamontagne (R)*. 3. Washington OPEN Jay Inslee (D) vs. Rob McKenna (R). 2. Montana OPEN Steve Bullock (D) vs. …

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Absolutely, Absolutely

Ben Nelson did a press call yesterday and the focus was obviously on whether or not he will run for re-election to the U.S. Senate. But also, whether Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s decision on whether or not to run will …

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Jon Bruning First to Go on the Air Against Ben Nelson

Attorney General Jon Bruning (R-Neb.) went on the air this week with an advertisement hitting Sen. Ben Nelson (D).

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Possible Primary (and Headache) in Nebraska's Senate Race …

Over the past several months, state Treasurer Don Stenberg, DeMint’s endorsed candidate, struggled with fundraising, Attorney General Jon Bruning has confronted ethical issues, and state Sen. Deb Fischer failed to raise the …

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Heineman Keeps Senate Bid at Bay

Downplaying talk that the current GOP candidates—Attorney General Jon Bruning, State Treasurer Don Stenberg, and State Senator Deb Fischer —can’t win, Heineman says Nelson would lose to any of them. Heineman says …

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Gov. Heineman says he's listening, but not getting in US Senate …

Heineman also said that the focus should be on the announced Republicans in the field: Attorney General Jon Bruning, Treasurer Don Stenberg, State Senator Deb Fischer and businessman Pat Flynn. Heineman asserted …

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Game of chicken between Dave and Ben

We tend to agree with those who think Deb Fischer would probably drop out at that point. Just a guess, but that is our guess. Now the other two candidates are just a bit different. Many had figured that Bruning’s real desire was …

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New Nebraska Network:: Jon Bruning: Good To His Friends, Bad For …

Last week, NNN noted Attorney General Jon Bruning’s hasty and self-serving defense of David Sokol in April as one of the earliest and most telling signs of the troubles on the road ahead for his Senate campaign. Truthfully …

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HOH's One-Minute Recess: Jon Bruning Gets Hacked : Roll Call News

Shortly before 2 p.m. today, Nebraska Attorney General — and a 2012 challenger to Sen. Ben Nelson (D) — Jon Bruning s Twitter feed went all crazy-like.

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Jon Bruning for Senate – Two-day “Principles Matter Tour” Kicks Off …

LINCOLN – U.S. Senate candidate Attorney General Jon Bruning officially kicked-off his Senate campaign with a statewide “Principles Matter Tour” on April 13, 2011. Bruning visited with supporters in five Nebraska cities …

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Lincoln Journal Star: Buoyed by poll, Nelson … – The Real Jon Bruning

CONTRIBUTE · ← NNN: My Message To Jon Bruning : Bring It On … He trailed both Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and State Treasurer Don Stenberg in polling last June. In the Hickman poll, results showed Nelson …

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Jon Bruning for Senate – “Who Won November: Bruning”

Ben Nelson’s own numbers, from the Democratic Hickman Analytics, he is up just 2 points against Republican Attorney General Jon Bruning . And this is after the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has devoted …

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Internal Poll Shows Ben Nelson Besting GOP Foes – Scoople …

Ben Nelson (D-Neb) trailing his opponents, the Senator released his own internal survey today that shows him with a slight lead over his GOP challengers. Nelson leads Attorney General Jon Bruning 47 percent to 45 percent …

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Polling for dollars

We had a Twitter discussion — as much as one can have in 140 characters or less — with editorial cartoonist @NealObermeyer about the significance of the polling and what it shows for Senator Ben Nelson , etc. Obermeyer’s …

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Ben Nelson is history

If this polling is accurate, then Ben Nelson can start writing his concession speech: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) would start his 2012 reelection race in a weak position if Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning wins the primary, …