Blanche Lincoln

Democrat  •  4 Terms  •  Sworn In 1993
Last Term 2005 - 2010 View All

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12/29/10
Derivatives Hole in Financial Regulation Still Needs to be Plugged

...revise this wording to exempt non-financial firms from this language as well. Even the derivatives regulation's author Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) supported this clarification, but it was blocked by her Democratic colleagues in the Senate. It is possib

Source: The Atlantic
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12/29/10
Derivatives Hole in Financial Regulation Still Needs to be Plugged

Even the derivatives regulation's author Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) supported this clarification, but it was blocked by her Democratic colleagues in the ...

Source: The Atlantic
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12/29/10
Shifts in power dominated Ark. politics in 2010

Two-term Democratic US Sen. Blanche Lincoln saw her approval numbers sink in the state as she geared up her re-election bid, especially as Republicans tied ...

Source: NECN
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12/28/10
Companies Exempt From Derivatives Rules May Yet Get Hit

Five days after that marathon session, the author of the derivatives rules, Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, wrote a letter to fellow lawmakers ...

Source: New York Times
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12/28/10
Out with the old, in with the new in the Senate in the 112th Congress

Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Specter and Russ Feingold (Wis.) lost their respective bids for reelection, while Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Judd Gregg (RN. ...

Source: The Hill
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12/28/10
Political landscape for agriculture has changed in recent weeks

Outgoing chair Sen. Blanche Lincoln from Arkansas was defeated in her re-election attempt and the leadership will pass to Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow. ...

Source: Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide
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12/28/10
Dear Mr. Apples and Oranges

...farm sector. My hope is that this letter might relieve that boredom.” An email in response to a summer column that featured Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the then-embattled chair of the Senate Ag Committee and the now-defeated Dem senator from Arkansas, began

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12/27/10
Looking at the Top News Events from Around Ashley County in 2010

In addition, incumbent US Senator Blanche Lincoln lost to Republican challenger John Boozman. Republicans also elected Mark Darr as lieutenant governor, ...

Source: Ashley COunty Ledger
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12/27/10
RE: Blanche Lincoln

Blanche Lincoln Facebook Attack – A Democratic “Blue Dog” Senator from Arkansas became a favorite punching bag for the gay community on the social ...

Source: SouthFloridaGayNews.com
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12/27/10
Capital Rivals: US Chamber of Commerce vs. SEIU

... $3.2 million in support of Bill Halter, a Democratic primary challenger who lost to US Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) after forcing her into a runoff. ...

Source: Center for Responsive Politics
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12/27/10
Washington Report: Senate Blocks Obama's Nomination of Craig Becker

All Republicans and two Democrats, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas voted no. Sen. Nelson (D-NE) said “Mr. Becker's ...

Source: NACS Online
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12/27/10
2010 top Arkansas political stories: Health care and tidal waves

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, a fixture in Arkansas politics since 1992, was ousted in a landslide. The two-term Democratic Senator was at the center of controversy ...

Source: The City Wire
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12/27/10
Sen. Blanche Lincoln's Farewell Address

Mr. President, I am glad to be here with my colleagues to express my gratitude for the incredible, ...

Source: The Hill (blog)
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12/26/10
RE: Blanche Lincoln

On paper, that means there are now 61 votes for repeal (counting Blanche Lincoln, the Arkansas Democrat who says she missed last week's cloture vote because ...

Source: Salon
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12/25/10
Lame-Duck Congress Inspiring

A strong children's feeding program, pushed hard by Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln, became the senator's eloquent swan song. Newly passed food safety ...

Source: Fort Smith Times Record
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12/25/10
Top 10 political moments of 2010

Sen. Blanche Lincoln held off a challenge from her left in Arkansas to secure the Democratic nomination. Then there was South Carolina, which gave the GOP a ...

Source: KXRM
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12/24/10
Top Stories of 2010

Two time incumbent Senator Blanche Lincoln falls to GOP rival Congressman John Boozman. State senator Joyce Elliott lost to Tim Griffin in the second ...

Source: Today's THV
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12/24/10
Pryor Puts Teamwork As Priority

Outgoing Sen. Blanche Lincoln, in her farewell address earlier this month, urged her colleagues to work together in the future to solve the nation's ...

Source: Fort Smith Times Record
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12/22/10
Ag committees will have new faces, flavor

In the Senate, the only member leaving the agriculture committee is chairwoman Blanche Lincoln. The New chairwoman is Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. ...

Source: Agri News
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12/21/10
Merry made

David Vitter a pass for his "serious sins;" Arkansas voters giving Sen. Blanche Lincoln the heave-ho for supporting much of the Obama agenda; and so what if ...

Source: KTBS
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12/21/10
The Note: White House Ready For A Victory Lap

The bill passed 65-31 with the help of five Senators who aren't returning in 2011, Democrats Evan Bayh (IN), Blanche Lincoln (AR), Russ Feingold, ...

Source: ABC News (blog)
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12/21/10
RE: Blanche Lincoln

Just speculating, but a lot of people who wanted the estate tax to go away had Sen. Lincoln's ear. The new tax cuts were a huge windfall for billionaires ...

Source: Arkansas Times (blog)
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12/21/10
Senate Farewells Sound Familiar Warning: Partisanship Is Ruining Us

Fighting tears throughout much of her speech, two-term Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas said Americans are "frustrated with our lack of ...

Source: Politics Daily
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12/20/10
Tiny but powerful: The estate tax lobby

1, repeal champions rallied around an approach advanced by Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), who counts the Waltons as constituents, and Republican ...

Source: Fortune
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12/20/10
RE: Blanche Lincoln

1, repeal champions rallied around an approach advanced by Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), who counts the Waltons as constituents, and Republican ...

Source: Fortune
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12/20/10
Political Winds

Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan will become the next chairperson of the Senate Agriculture Committee, replacing Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, ...

Source: Ethanol Producer Magazine
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12/20/10
If You're Looking for a Good Time in Lame-Duck DC

[*Note: Sen. Inhofe's last named misspelled in early version of this post. Apologies, and thanks to JM for the catch.]

Source: The Atlantic (blog)
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12/20/10
Chairing the Solution

D., and Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., both praised by Haer for their efforts in promoting and pushing for biodiesel, were defeated in the November elections ...

Source: Biodiesel Magazine
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12/20/10
RE: Blanche Lincoln

One such effort from 2010 that should be replicated was the primary challenge to incumbent Senator and prominent Blue Dog Democrat Blanche Lincoln. ...

Source: Huffington Post (blog)
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12/20/10
Tiny but powerful: The estate tax lobby

1, repeal champions rallied around an approach advanced by Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), who counts the Waltons as constituents, and Republican ...

Source: CNNMoney
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Official website: http://lincoln.senate.gov/
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355 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-224-4843
Fax: 202-228-1371

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