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7 hrs ago | Arizona Daily Star

Sen. Schumer: Failure not an option

WASHINGTON a ' Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Charles Schumer, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, Senator Ben Nelson, Nebraska

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Neb. man accused of sex assaults on underage girls

A 19-year-old North Platte man accused of sexually assaulting three underage girls faces up to 150 years in prison if convicted.

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Related Topix: Nebraska

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Some of Neb. lawmakers' funds shielded from cuts

As Nebraska lawmakers slash government-agency budgets, which could reduce services and lead to layoffs this year and next, they may be sparing their own arm of government similar consequences.

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Related Topix: Nebraska

Sat Nov 21, 2009

NY Daily News

Confident they have 60 votes to push forward plan

Democrats in the Senate say they have the votes to pass the first crucial health care reform vote Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Nebraska

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Neb. professor honored as 1 of best in country

A Nebraska professor has been honored as 1 of the best undergraduate professors in the country.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, University of Nebraska Kearney

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Iowa unemployment moves higher, Nebraska's rate levels off

Unemployment in Iowa showed a slight increase to 6.7 percent in October, compared to the previous month's 6.6 percent.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa Government

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Star Tribune

Survey suggests improving but weak Plains economy

Business appears to be slowly improving in rural areas of 11 Midwest and Plains states, but the economy there remains weak, according to a new survey of bankers.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Creighton University, Illinois, Nebraska

Myrtle Beach Online

Nelson says he won't block Senate debate on health care

Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democratic senators wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he would vote to move the bill forward.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, US Politics, US News, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, Louisiana, Louisiana Government, Blanche Lincoln

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Final Vote on Nebraska Budget Cuts Expected

Lawmakers are nearly done working on a large package of tax cuts to close a $334 million state budget gap.

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Ventura County Star

Stem-cell debate unlikely to fade after Neb. vote

The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W. Bush.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Nebraska, George Bush, W., Barack Obama

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KETV

Death Penalty Opponents Vow Lengthy Battle 1hr

Death penalty opponents have vowed lengthy legal battles if the state adopts a three-drug cocktail to carry out death sentences.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Nebraska, California, California Government

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Nebraska Test: More Teens Could Buy Tobacco Products

Authorities say the rate of tobacco sales to underage youths has risen. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says it conducts tests with the help of teenage volunteers, the Nebraska State Patrol and Omaha Police.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Family, Teenagers

KAKE

Neb. Company Says It's Recovered Recalled Beef

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 A Nebraska company says it has recovered the 90 pounds of ground beef listed in a federal recall report because of possible E. coli contamination.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture, US News

KPLR-11

Former Mo. lawmaker Baker to serve as regional health director in Obama administration

Former Missouri lawmaker Judy Baker has a new job in President Barack Obama's administration.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri Government, Missouri, Barack Obama, Nebraska

Tue Nov 17, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Audit: Nebraska agency broke notification law

Auditors say the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services broke the law by not telling lawmakers of plans to shut down a program for people with acute mental illnesses.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Nebraska

Star Tribune

USDA says Nebraska corn harvest nearly half done

Another relatively warm and dry week in Nebraska let farmers make up some harvest time.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science

Mon Nov 16, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Botched Ohio execution doesn't change Neb. plans

Ohio's decision last week to scrap its three-drug lethal-injection protocol following a botched execution is not causing Nebraska officials to reconsider using a similar three-drug protocol to replace electrocution.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Death Penalty

KOLN-TV Lincoln

Neb. Lawmakers Clarify Deal Leading to Cloning Law

State lawmakers who brokered a compromise between abortion opponents and University of Nebraska researchers on embryonic stem cell research say the deal does not prohibit either side from lobbying the Board of Regents.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research

Sun Nov 15, 2009

KHGI

Former Neb. running back Collins sentenced to life

Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins has no remorse for the death of a suspected drug dealer.

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Related Topix: Nebraska

Sat Nov 14, 2009

ABC News - Brian Ross

Neb. Meatpacker Sued Over Handling of Layoffs

Three women who once worked at a Nebraska meatpacking company have sued their former employer, saying it violated a federal law aimed at protecting workers during mass layoffs or plant closings.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Economics News, Bankruptcy

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