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Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

Originally published August 3, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 1 Comment

Nebraskans: Our Representatives in Congress Just Waived Their White Flags on the Constitution

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, all of Nebraska’s representatives in Congress sent up white flags of surrender… Flag 1: Upholding and defending the Constitution Flag 2: Ensuring federal spending will escalate another $2.5 trillion Note: Considering the margins by which “the debt deal” passed, if you’re not in Nebraska, at least some of […]

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

Originally published June 28, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 8, 2014. 3 Comments

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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