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Ben Nelson

Type: Person

Name: Ben Nelson (Earl Benjamin Nelson)

Title: U.S. Senator from Nebraska

Organization: U.S. Senate

Date of Birth: 17/05/1941

Place of Birth: McCook, Nebraska

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Ben Nelson

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Harry Reid

Obama wants side deals out of bill

President Tags:Barack Obama ,Health Care Reform ,Harry Reid ,Ben Nelson ,Bill Nelson ,Text Size-+resetPresident Obama wants Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to eliminate any earmark or provision that would favor 'a single state or district.' ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Politico]

Entities: Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Claire McCaskill

Ben Nelson Is Funnier Than Even The Funniest Black Comedians

You commies are always so upset with terrible Sen. Ben Nelson that you miss the whole friggin’ point of his existence: Ben Nelson shits humor. Think of the two funniest things ever, now. That’s right: Ben Nelson was the comedian behind both the knock-knock ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Wonkette]

Entities: Ben Nelson, Claire McCaskill, Eric Massa, University of Missouri, Sexual harassment

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 Documents

Bart Stupak

Bart Stupak Factually Wrong on HCR Bill and Abortion

This is not news in and of itself. Stupak claims the Senate bill directly subsidizes abortions. It does not. What is worth noting now is that MSNBC’s First Read blog has done a thorough fact-check and debunked Stupak’s claims : Last November, ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by The Moderate Voice]

Entities: Bart Stupak, Abortion, Ben Nelson, George Stephanopoulos

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

John McCain

Now we all get Cornhusker kickbacks

Skipping through the Candy Land of the health care bill, one is tempted to hum a few bars of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart."What a deal. For deal-makers, that is. Not so much for American taxpayers, who have been misled into thinking that the sweetheart ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Baltimore Sun]

Entities: Ben Nelson, Medicaid, John McCain, Taxes, Health Care

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 7 Documents

Jim Bunning

Senate passes jobless benefits extension, renews tax cuts

WASHINGTON After months of wrangling, the Senate on Wednesday approved a $138 billion spending bill that would extend jobless benefits, help the states pay for Medicaid and extend a bundle of tax measures designed to stimulate the economy. The measure ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Denver Post]

Entities: Taxes, Jim Bunning, Ben Nelson, Christopher Bond, George Voinovich

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 3 Documents

Nancy Pelosi

Pelosi: 'We're going to get started'

Nancy Pelosi: ‘We’re going to get started’Tags:Health Care ,Democrats ,House ,Reconciliation ,By PATRICK O'CONNOR & CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | 3/11/10 12:01 AM ESTText Size-+resetNancy Pelosi is walking her team through major components of the final health ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Nancy Pelosi, Health Care, George Miller, Kent Conrad

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 3 Documents

Ben Nelson

Kathleen Parker: Health care bill still 'fat'

Skipping through the Candy Land of the health care bill, one is tempted to hum a few bars of 'Let Me Call You Sweetheart.' What a deal. For deal-makers, that is. Not so much for American taxpayers, who have been misled into thinking that the sweetheart ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Orlando Sentinel]

Entities: Kathleen Parker, Health Care, Ben Nelson

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Six Democrats Side With Banks, Ask For ‘Alternative’ To Landmark Student Lending Reform

One of the greatest hardships facing America’s college students is student debt; the average student in the class of 2008 graduated with $23,000 of debt, “a figure 25 percent higher than what their older brothers and sisters owed when they graduated ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Think Progress]

Entities: Tom Harkin, Ben Nelson, Education

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

Sen. Nelson: âI Donât Support Closing Guantanamo Bayâ At This Point

In this image reviewed by the U.S. Military, a razor-wired fence is shown above the Camp Delta 2 and 3 base sign, in this June 25, 2005 file photo taken at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Haraz Ghanbari, File)(CNSNews.com) -- Senator Ben Nelson ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by CNS News]

Entities: Ben Nelson, Guantanamo (Cuba), Guantánamo Bay

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 2 Documents

Dems: No thanks to new 'gang of 14' (Politico)

Dems: No thanks to new 'gang of 14'Tags:Senate ,Republicans ,John McCain ,Democrats ,Lindsey Graham ,Ben Nelson ,By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN & CHRIS FRATES | 3/10/10 4:03 AM ESTText Size-+resetThe Gang of 14 might be reforming to finish up work on health care ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Massachusetts Senate, Lindsey Graham, Ben Nelson, Republican Party (US)

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

Running To The Right Won’t Work

Jay Cost at Real Clear Politics might just have the most absurd headline I’ve seen all month: “ It's Time for Moderate House Democrats to Stand Up to Obama .” I’m more conservative than most in the progressive blogosphere, and yet even I think this ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by MyDD]

Entities: Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Republican Party (US), Pro-Life, Ben Nelson

First Reported Mar 10 2010 - Updated Mar 10 2010 - 1 Documents

A policy change on abortion, but how radical?

President Barack Obama (Reuters)Doctors challenge abortion guidelinesFears Kansas ruling may spur abortion violenceObama prods Congress to pass health bill quicklyDropping govt-run plan might get bill through SenateHistoric health care bill clears Senate ... [Published Mar 10 2010 by 3 News]

Entities: Abortion, Bart Stupak, Barack Obama, Ben Nelson, Kristen Day

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Blogs

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Five reasons not to get excited about the publi... [Salon: War Room - 5 hours ago] The word went out Friday morning -- the public option was alive again! "The votes and the leadership are there in the Senate, and the public option will live or ...
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Senate Votes To Extend Unemployment Benefit Eli... [Crooks and Liars - 9 hours ago] Well, the Senate Dems passed this yesterday. But the bill only applies to the eligibility period. It extends the deadlines for the unemployed to receive extensions, ...

Audio/Video

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Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson on His Fiscal Res... [Senator Ben Nelson - YouTube Channel - Mar 09 2010]
Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson Reacts to Obama's... [Senator Ben Nelson - YouTube Channel - Jan 28 2010]
Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson Speaks About Unfu... [Senator Ben Nelson - YouTube Channel - Jan 26 2010]
Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson Statement After F... [Senator Ben Nelson - YouTube Channel - Dec 24 2009]
Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson Press Conference ... [Senator Ben Nelson - YouTube Channel - Dec 21 2009]