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"Our troops are in harm's way and above all else they need a commander in chief who is personally committed to supporting them and willing to commit the resources needed to do the job that I know they can do in Afghanistan.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday voted 23-12 to pass the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, which would extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal government workers.

Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are meeting this afternoon to consider legislation that would extend domestic benefits to the partners of gay federal employees.

Title: Benjamin Sasse Named President of Midland Lutheran College ELCA NEWS SERVICE >November 12, 2009 Benjamin Sasse Named President of Midland Lutheran College 09-255-FI CHICAGO -- The board of trustees at Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Neb., elected Dr.

Midland Lutheran College's new president wants to boost the school's 716-student enrollment by as many as 400 students.

President Obama's health care plan crossed a major hurdle in Washington this weekend.. And it's become an even hotter topic across the Nation.

Nebraska Democrats have long known that the prospect of getting their candidates into one of the state's three House seats is a tough slog.

Nebraska Democrats have long known that the prospect of getting their candidates into 1 of the state's three House seats is a tough slog.

Date: November 6, 2009 Diane Gonzolas, Citizen Information Center, 441-7831 Kris Humphrey, City Engineering Services, 441-7592 Mike Mascoe, Lower Platte South NRD, 476-2729 Kelly Bartling, UNL, 472-2059 Traffic Camera The east leg of the elevated roadway near the Devaney Center opened this morning, about nine months ahead of schedule.

CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251 million.

Another Democrat has entered the race for Nebraska Secretary of State. Fremont attorney Janet Stewart, 60, says she is in the process of putting a campaign together, talking to friends and potential supporters.

So often in Washington, the findings of a major commission are released, discussed, and then tossed aside.

Nebraska's political leaders are praising China's move to lift its ban on U.S. pork imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.

Quarterly campaign finance filings show how incumbents and their challengers are fairing in Nebraska's 1st and 3rd congressional districts.

Congressmen Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., , Tom Price, R-Ga., and Joe Wilson, R-S.C., joined the College Republicans in Mount Vernon's Post Hall on Tuesday night.

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry today voted against H.R. 3548, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009.

Congressman Jeff Fortenberry cosponsored a bill that would give Congress and the American public 72 hours to review legislation online before it is considered on the House Floor.

An extension of unemployment benefits for up to sixteen weeks discriminates against jobless people in Nebraska according to 1st District Congressman Jeff Fortenberry.

The House on Thursday approved a massive overhaul of the country's college aid system that would increase Pell grants for needy students and eliminate federal subsidies to private lenders.

The House voted 240-179 Tuesday in favor of "a resolution of disapproval" regarding Rep.