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Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 11/04/2009 6:35 AM I've ridden KELO rather hard the last couple months for occasionally seeming to favor Senator John Thune , big-town convenience over small-town basic services , wealthy big-name candidates , Big Stone II , and Senator Thune .

WASHINGTON - Harry Reid has read the book on the 2004 election defeat of the last Senate Democratic leader, Tom Daschle.

South Dakota has lost 5,800 private-sector jobs since Congress passed a $787 billion stimulus bill in February, evidence the massive spending bill has not lived up to expectations, Sen.

Nothing gets a cattle-state senator riled up more than elites promoting vegetarianism in the name of public policy.

As South Dakota Democrats scan the horizon for a challenger to Sen. John Thune next year, one name starting to appear has a familiar ring to it.

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: GOULDING VERDICT Jury convicts man of murder RAPID CITY, S.D. A jury rejected Robert Goulding's argument of an assisted suicide and convicted him of first-degree murder after about 30 minutes of deliberation Thursday.

Senator John Thune isn't holding out much hope that H1N1 vaccines will be widely available in South Dakota anytime soon.

Imagine if your Internet service provider decided not to allow you access to the iTunes music Web site or the Wall Street Journal online.

Tom Coburn's tirade about the hypocrisy of using deficits to decry Democratic health care plans while voting for pumped-up appropriations bills was seconded by several senators.

U.S. Senator John Thune is currently seeking college students to serve as interns in his Washington, D.C. office as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls.

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says it's "possible" the president could reach a decision on troop levels before the Afghanistan runoff election, despite earlier suggestions from the White House that the administration wanted to wait until after the runoff to announce its new strategy.

Closed-door meetings to craft healthcare legislation go against one of President Obama's key campaign promises, Sen.

Earlier this month, Sen. Al Franken proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill to withhold defense contracts from companies which "restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.a The amendment stemmed from a incident where Halliburton/KBR employee Jamie Leigh Jones was ...

On a conference call with bloggers this morning, Sen. John Thune was asked a number of questions about the health care debate and the chances of the Democrats getting a public option in the final bill.

Tired of the health care debate yet? If so, too bad as it's likely to dominate Capitol Hill news throughout the end of the year.

Advocates of health care reform are relying on budget manipulations to stick with President Obama's pledge to overhaul the system without adding to the deficit, critics on and off Capitol Hill say.

Democratic lawmakers, fresh from one of their biggest legislative victories in the health-care debate, must now navigate fault lines in their own party over how to remake the U.S. medical system.

When this latest South Dakota Honor flight leaves Washington DC tomorrow evening, they should have an easier time going through airport security than those on the state's first Honor Flight back in May.

Public-option backers fight on -- AMA launches TV campaign to support doc-fix bill -- Comes up in Senate as early as Monday, in prelude to The Main Event -- Rahm, Ax, Valerie hit Sunday shows Main Content Public-option backers fight on -- AMA launches TV campaign to support doc-fix bill -- Comes up in Senate as early as Monday, in prelude to The ...