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Health Reform Hinges on Votes From Abortion Foes

(March 9) -- The arcane rules that govern debate as Congress finishes health care reform soon will meet the simple rule of majority math. House Democratic leaders, resigned to the fact that no Republicans are likely to vote for a major overhaul of the nation's health insurance system, will be focused on getting to the...

Schwarzenegger Wants Nebraska's Health Care Deal

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 6) – Look at it as sibling rivalry between states. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this morning urged the California congressional delegation to vote against the federal health care reform legislation unless the state receives the same kind of sweetheart deal Sen. Ben Nelson squeezed out for...

Nelson Says He'll Now Support Health Care Bill

(Dec. 19) -- Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced Saturday in the Capitol that he will vote for health care reform -- and Nelson's announcement virtually assures passage of the Democrats' sweeping health care reform bill. "I believe this legislation will stand the test of time and will be noted as one of the major reforms of...

Should Democrats Be Grateful to Joe Lieberman?

(Dec. 17) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman might be the most hated man in Washington right now, but he's not without his defenders. Some even say he's done President Obama a favor by insisting that the Senate health care reform bill include no public option. Liberals are enraged because the Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent...

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Hagel, Nelson See Peril In Partisan Rigidity

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 toward any who stray from the party line and work with Democrats.

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05/24/12 Dome Repairs Are Center of Fight Source: Roll Call - Washington DC Last year's intrachamber battles over spending for Congressional operations focused on the Capitol Police and Government Accountability Office budgets; this year's fight could be over restoring the aging Capitol Dome. Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, told Roll Call in separate interviews that they were looking for ways to fund the second phase of the Capitol Dome restoration project in their fiscal 2013 spending bill.
05/22/12 Offutt gets $128 million for new headquarters Source: Omaha World-Herald - Omaha NE The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved another $128 million for construction of the new U.S. Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base.
05/21/12 Bonita economic group urges turnout at slot machines... Source: Naples Daily News - Naples FL A Bonita Springs economic development group is trying to round up residents to make a strong showing at a public hearing Tuesday in Fort Myers that would set a November countywide referendum on allowing slot machines at pari-mutuel sites.
05/20/12 Survival of the fittest Source: The Coloradoan - Fort Collins CO Ben Nelson was all alone when he crossed the finish line.
05/18/12 Johanns, Nelson to speak at aviation rally Source: ABC - NTV 13 / KHGI/KWNB LINCOLN, Neb. U.S. Sens. Mike Johanns and Ben Nelson are scheduled to appear together at an aviation rally in Lincoln.