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Yesterday | KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Citi Chief Stiffs KELO's Kennecke

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 .

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Related Topix: Public Relations, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Journalism, Sioux Falls Metro, Sioux Falls, SD, Banking, Financial Services, Citigroup

Thu Nov 05, 2009

ArgusLeader.com

Raasch: Reid trying to avoid Daschle's fate

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Republican, Nevada, Nevada Government

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Argus Leader

Thune: Stimulus made things worse

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Tim Johnson, Sioux Falls Metro, Sioux Falls, SD

Sun Nov 01, 2009

US News & World Report

Sen. Thune Says Horse Feathers to Global Warming Veganism

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

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Related Topix: Global Warming, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Life, Food, Vegan, Vegetarian, Beef, Meat

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Argus Leader

McGovern grandson pegged as possible Thune challenger

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.

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Related Topix: McGovern, PA, US News, US Politics, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, George McGovern, Al Gore

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KXMB-TV Bismarck

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

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.

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Related Topix: Stephanie Herseth, US Politics, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, South Dakota, Violent Crime

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Thune Concerned About Vaccine Distribution

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Stephanie Herseth, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tim Johnson

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Argus Leader

Letters: Rules will keep Net open

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

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, US Politics, Sam Brownback, US News, US Senate, Republican, Opinion

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Politico

Coburn tells GOP to hold the pork

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Oklahoma, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, 2008 Presidential Election, Saxby Chambliss

Sun Oct 25, 2009

BrandonInfo.com

Sen. Thune's office accepting spring internship applications

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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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Aberdeen, SD, Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Metro, Sioux Falls Metro, Sioux Falls, SD

Sat Oct 24, 2009

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

EDITED: SF Media Gives Thune Free Pass on Franken Amendment Vote

Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 10/22/2009 8:11 AM At 13:48 CDT today, I received the following request from KELO-TV: Cory, We'd like you to adjust the title of this blog entry: [URL] along with any other instances of this wording within the blog post.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Metro, Sioux Falls Metro, Sioux Falls, SD

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Fox News

Obama to Announce Troop Decision Before Runoff?

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.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Thu Oct 22, 2009

ArgusLeader.com

Sen. Thune: Closed-door meetings keep public shut out of health care reform process

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

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Think Progress

Thune Offers Weak And Hypocritical Argument For Voting Against Frankena s Anti-Rape Amendment

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 ...

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Examiner.com

Exclusive: Sen. Thune lays out Democrats' strategy to ram through Obamacare

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.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Hog House Blog

COLUMN: SHS backs obscure health care plan

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Stephanie Herseth, US Senate, Republican, Tim Johnson, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health

Washington Times

Budget tricks rife in health reform effort

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.

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Related Topix: US News, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Debbie Stabenow, Democrat

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Bloomberg

Conflicts Over U.S. Health Taxes, Public Option Grow With Odds of Passage

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.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Republican, Olympia Snowe

Fri Oct 16, 2009

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Nominee For TSA Head Apologiz...

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Washington, DC

Politico

Public-option backers fight on -- AMA launches TV campaign to support ...

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 ...

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, US News, US Politics, Arlen Specter, US Senate, Republican, Democrat, Max Baucus

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