#1 Question for Lee Terry: What DID You Do With That 2010 CRS Report About Pipeline Authority?

UPDATED October 7, 2011: After reading this article, we highly recommend reading the next article in this series, “NE Unicameral on TransCanada Pipeline: Twisting Words & Giving Away Sovereignty“, as there are a number of updates and additional information included in it (we have included some of those updates here) . It’s obvious that the… more

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NE Ruling Class and the Media – Lincoln Journal Star’s Don Walton

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other… more

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Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other… more

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NEGOP Tried to Capitalize on Grassroots Candidate Loss & CIR Reform Failure

Updated Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all… more

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Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups, particularly as relates to the “tea party movement”. Prior articles are linked here: 1, 2, 3. If the tea party movement in Nebraska was a living room, there would be [...]

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“Tea Party” People: See Anything Wrong With This Email?

A snapshot of an email received by GiN’s Norlyn and forwarded to me is included below for readers’ consideration. Norlyn’s included note… “Start here. Note the ‘From’, the speakers, and the ‘paid for by’. Does anyone else see a problem here? Anyone?”   Linda and I have the same questions. What say YOU?    

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More on GOP Senate Candidates: Don Stenberg

This article is part of a continuing series about candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson. Our first look at each candidate includes some general information and links to databases about campaign finances, voting records, and some news reports. Prior articles: Jon Bruning Announces Bid for Senate [...]

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Senator Deb Fischer Hat in Widening GOP Ring for Nebraska’s US Senate Seat

Immediately following the mid-term elections in November, speculation ended regarding whether the Governor Dave Heineman – Ben Nelson media sparring would result in a 2012 election showdown for one of Nebraska’s US Senate seats. By the end of election week, Nebraskans were then informed, just-re-elected Attorney General Jon Bruning had formed an exploratory committee. In [...]

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