L000035 1960-09-30 5901 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-1371 Blanche 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'blanch':2,6,8 'lincoln':3,7,9 F 300068 Lincoln Blanche_Lincoln Lambert Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] 2842 N00008092 10317 Democrat 202-224-4843 Episcopalian AR Blanche Lincoln 2.45945945945946 http://lincoln.senate.gov/ SenatorLincoln 300068 Person democrat Wed Nov 18 22:25:23 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, signaled Wednesday that they were open to supporting a motion to begin debate. Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas is the third Democrat who has not made a commitment to moving the bill ahea 'ben':15 'san':53 'sen':8,14,32 'ahea':51 'bill':50 'care':7 'jose':54 'made':44 'mari':9 'move':48 'news':56 'open':24 'begin':30 'debat':31 'senat':1 'third':39 'blanch':33 'commit':46 'health':6 'leader':2 'measur':4 'motion':28 'nelson':16 'signal':19 'submit':3 'arkansa':36 'lincoln':34 'mercuri':55 'support':26 'democrat':40 'landrieu':10 'nebraska':18 'louisiana':12 'wednesday':20 6734668 true true daylife The San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/ OK http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_13819008?source=rss 300068 Person congress Thu Nov 19 22:24:02 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...was struck by the simplicity of the sentiment expressed in the New York Times by Arkansas U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln as she wrestled with whether to vote for the health care "reform" bill before Congress. She's one of three Democrats who aren't convinced 'isn':1 'las':58 'new':24 'one':50 'sen':30 'u.s':29 'aren':55 'bill':45 'care':43 'hell':12 'like':8 'reid':6 'time':26 'vega':59 'vote':39 'york':25 'harri':5 'libel':10 'three':52 'blanch':31 'health':42 'nevada':9 'reform':44 'review':61 'slogan':4 'struck':14 'wrestl':35 'arkansa':28 'convinc':57 'express':21 'journal':62 'lincoln':32 'simplic':17 'whether':37 'congress':47 'democrat':53 'independ':7 'lvrj.com':63 'sentiment':20 'review-journ':60 6740107 true true daylife Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com http://www.lvrj.com/ OK http://www.lvrj.com/r?19=961&43=328584&44=70523477&32=4051&7=401574&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lvrj.com%2Fblogs%2Fsherm%2FIsnt_the_slogan_Harry_Reid_--_independent_like_Nevada_libelous_as_hell.html 300068 Person democrat Tue Nov 17 22:30:04 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...need to open debate on the measure later this week. Two of his fellow Democrats, Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, are proving tough sells as well, raising the prospect that one or even all three of them could scuttle th 'th':53 'one':44 'san':55 'sen':24 'two':19 'bill':6 'even':46 'jose':56 'mari':25 'need':9 'news':58 'open':11 'rais':40 'sell':37 'week':18 'well':39 'block':4 'could':3,51 'debat':12 'later':16 'prove':35 'senat':8 'three':1,48 'tough':36 'blanch':30 'fellow':22 'health':5 'measur':15 'scuttl':52 'arkansa':33 'lincoln':31 'mercuri':57 'democrat':2,23 'landrieu':26 'prospect':42 'louisiana':28 6723066 true true daylife The San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/ OK http://www.mercurynews.com/health/ci_13811111?source=rss 300068 Person democrat Tue Nov 17 22:30:04 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...rest on decisions made by a handful of moderate Democrats. None of those Democrats is feeling the heat as intensely as Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), who has become emblematic of the improbable distance that health-care reform has traveled, and how far i 'ark':32 'cbs':52 'far':50 'sen':29 'care':7,44 'feel':3,23 'hand':14 'heat':4,25 'made':11 'news':53 'none':18 'rest':8 'becom':35 'decis':10 'moder':16 'blanch':1,30 'health':6,43 'improb':39 'intens':27 'reform':45 'travel':47 'distanc':40 'lincoln':2,31 'democrat':17,21 'emblemat':36 'health-car':42 6723063 true true daylife CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/ OK http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsPolitics/~3/Z9q0atzYVY4/main5683483.shtml 300068 Person sen\. Tue Nov 17 22:30:04 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...in terms of the public option that's dominated the debate so far," the poll's director said. Arkansans are counting on Sen. Blanche Lincoln to keep her word concerning health care. In August, Lincoln told over 1,000 constituents at Russellville, "The go '1':44 'go':50 '000':45 'far':19 'sen':2,29 'care':38 'keep':4,33 'poll':21 'said':24 'term':8 'told':42 'word':6,35 'count':27 'debat':17 'domin':15 'august':40 'baxter':51 'blanch':30 'health':37 'option':12 'public':11 'concern':36 'lincoln':3,31,41 'arkansan':25 'bulletin':52 'constitu':46 'director':23 'russellvill':48 6723065 true true daylife Baxter Bulletin http://www.baxterbulletin.com/ OK http://baxterbulletin.com/article/20091117/OPINION01/911170309/1014/rss03 300068 Person democrat Mon Nov 16 22:11:53 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...of those Democrats is feeling the heat as intensely as Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), who has become emblematic of the improbable distance that health-care reform has traveled, and how far it still must go before becoming law. Her vote and that of two oth 'go':46 'ark':24 'far':42 'law':49 'oth':56 'sen':21 'two':55 'care':9,36 'feel':4,15 'heat':17 'must':45 'post':59 'vote':51 'becom':27,48 'debat':10 'senat':2 'still':44 'blanch':22 'health':8,35 'improb':31 'intens':19 'reform':37 'travel':39 'distanc':32 'lincoln':3,23 'pressur':5 'democrat':1,13 'emblemat':28 'health-car':7,34 'washington':58 6717649 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=a9c20a79af838dac870f89b25031c73d 300068 Person sen\. Tue Nov 17 22:30:04 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...his advice, who else will? ACTION: Ask Washington Post ombud Andy Alexander why the paper's November 17 profile of Sen. Blanche Lincoln, which focused on her position on healthcare reform, neglected to mention Lincoln's financial support from the heal '17':31 'ask':20 'els':17 'new':10 'sen':34 'andi':24 'fair':55 'heal':54 'post':22 'rule':11 'wapo':8 'advic':15 'focus':38 'money':7 'ombud':23 'paper':28 'posit':41 'action':19 'blanch':35 'follow':5 'novemb':30 'profil':32 'reform':44 'report':58 'alexand':25 'financi':50 'journal':13 'lincoln':36,48 'mention':47 'neglect':45 'support':51 'accuraci':56 'healthcar':2,43 'washington':21 6723064 true true daylife Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting http://www.fair.org/ OK http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3947 300068 Person senator Mon Nov 16 22:11:51 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The centrist Pine Tree State Senator may also provide moderate colleagues such as Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Mary Landrieu ... 'd':28 'r':23 'ark':29 'may':12 'sen':19 'also':13 'call':33 'keep':2 'main':24 'mari':30 'pine':8 'roll':32 'side':4 'snow':1 'tree':9 'd-ark':27 'guess':5 'moder':15 'senat':11 'state':10 'susan':20 'blanch':25 'collin':21 'provid':14 'r-main':22 'lincoln':26 'centrist':7 'colleagu':16 'landrieu':31 'subscript':34 6717646 true true google news Roll Call (subscription) OK http://www.rollcall.com/features/The_Closers/the_closers/40545-1.html 300068 Person democrat Mon Nov 16 22:11:51 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 There are whispers that Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter might “primary” Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln over her health care vote. ... 'lt':14 'war':7 'bill':16 'brew':8 'care':27 'vote':28 'might':18 'polit':30 'senat':21 'blanch':22 'halter':17 'health':26 'report':31 'arkansa':13,20 'lincoln':23 'primari':19 'uncivil':6 'whisper':11 'democrat':2 'governor':15 'southern':29 6717643 true true google news Southern Political Report OK http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_1116_1116.aspx 300068 Person democrat Mon Nov 16 22:11:51 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 So far, seven Republicans have said they want to seek the nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln next year. The party said in order to ... 'far':10 'gop':1 'sen':24 'set':2 'katv':35 'next':27 'poll':8 'rule':3 'said':14,31 'seek':18 'time':4 'want':16 'year':28 'nomin':20 'order':33 'parti':30 'senat':6 'seven':11 'straw':7 'blanch':25 'lincoln':26 'challeng':22 'democrat':23 'republican':12 6717642 true true google news KATV OK http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1109/678718.html 300068 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:24:02 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...to allowing the floor debate to begin in the vote Saturday: Nelson, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu and Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Nelson signaled a willingness to let debate proceed for now. Landrieu originally said she would declare her intentions T 'dem':2 'let':32 'sen':19,24 'mari':20 'reid':1 'said':39 'stay':3 'vote':15 'allow':7 'begin':12 'debat':10,33 'floor':9 'would':41 'blanch':25 'declar':42 'intent':44 'nelson':17,27 'origin':38 'signal':28 'arkansa':23 'lincoln':26 'proceed':34 'willing':30 'cautious':4 'landrieu':21,37 'optimist':5 'politico':47 'saturday':16 'louisiana':18 6740108 false true daylife The Politico http://www.politico.com/ OK http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29746.html 300068 Person republican Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) remain question marks as the Senate heads toward a Saturday vote on a procedural motion that would advance the healthcare bill. WIth all 40 Republicans solidly against the legislation, Reid needs the support ... '40':39 'ark':15 'ben':2 'sen':1 'bill':9,36 'head':22 'mark':18 'need':46 'news':49 'reid':45 'vote':10,26 'senat':7,21 'solid':41 'still':4 'would':32 'advanc':33 'blanch':13 'health':8 'legisl':44 'motion':30 'nelson':3 'remain':16 'toward':23 'lincoln':14 'support':48 'procedur':29 'question':17 'saturday':25 'uncommit':5 'healthcar':35 'republican':40 6740099 false true google blog News http://www.hillnews.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68645-sen-ben-nelson-still-uncommitted-on-senate-health-bill-vote 300068 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "One holdout appeared to be Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who faces a tough reelection fight next fall. On her way in to the briefing with Reid, Lincoln was asked how she will vote on the motion to proceed: 'We'll wait and see,' she .. 'll':52 'ask':41 'one':12 'see':55 'sen':17 'way':32 'care':5 'cost':11 'face':23 'fall':29 'game':2 'next':28 'note':58 'reid':38 'vote':45 'wait':53 'brief':36 'fight':27 'lower':10 'still':7 'tough':25 'worth':8 'appear':14 'blanch':18 'health':4 'motion':48 'number':1 'reform':6 'arkansa':21 'holdout':13 'lincoln':19,39 'proceed':50 'reelect':26 6740104 false true google blog The Note http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/ OK http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/11/numbers-game-is-health-care-reform-still-worth-the-lower-costs.html 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The interesting thing about Landrieu is that her fence-sitting on health reform isn't as clearly about political survival as it is for fellow Democrats like Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who faces a tough re-election battle next year. ... as new orlean 'go':6 're':44 'isn':21 'iss':1 'new':50 'sit':17 'way':3 'face':40,52 'fenc':16 'like':34 'next':47 'year':48 'battl':46 'clear':24 'elect':45 'polit':26 'south':53 'thing':9 'tough':42 'blanch':35 'fellow':32 'health':19 'orlean':51 'reform':20 'surviv':27 'arkansa':38 'lincoln':36 'democrat':33 'interest':8 'landrieu':5,11 're-elect':43 'fence-sit':15 6740098 false true google blog Facing South http://www.southernstudies.org/ OK http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/11/all-eyes-on-sen-landrieu-will-she-support-the-senate-health-bill.html 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 While Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) indicated that he would support Reid's effort to proceed to the health care debate, a couple of Democrats are still withholding support. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has "remained noncommittal," while Sen. ... 'd':17,46 'ar':47 'ne':18 'ben':14 'eye':2,54 'sen':13,42,52 'bill':11 'care':10,32 'd-ar':45 'd-ne':16 'reid':24 'coupl':35 'debat':33 'indic':19 'obama':4,56 'senat':8 'still':39 'would':22 'blanch':43 'effort':26 'health':9,31 'nelson':15 'remain':49 'analysi':5 'lincoln':44 'proceed':28 'support':23,41 'democrat':37 'withhold':40 'noncommitt':50 6740101 false true google blog ALL EYES ON OBAMA http://alleyesonabama.blogspot.com/ OK http://alleyesonabama.blogspot.com/2009/11/analysis-how-senate-health-care-bill.html 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 While Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) indicated that he would support Reid's effort to proceed to the health care debate, a couple of Democrats are still withholding support. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has “remained noncommittal,” while Sen. ... 'd':18,47 'ar':48 'ne':19 'ben':15 'sen':14,43,53 'bill':7 'care':6,33 'd-ar':46 'd-ne':17 'hous':12 'reid':25 'coupl':36 'debat':34 'indic':20 'senat':4 'stack':8 'still':40 'would':23 'blanch':44 'effort':27 'health':5,32 'nelson':16 'poster':56 'remain':50 'analysi':1 'lincoln':45 'proceed':29 'support':24,42 'democrat':38 'withhold':41 'newspoodl':54 'noncommitt':51 6740100 false true google blog newspoodle's posterous http://newspoodle.posterous.com/ OK http://newspoodle.posterous.com/analysis-how-the-senate-health-care-bill-stac 300068 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Jane Hamsher contrasts Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) "hold[ing] health care...hostage" while Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter "brings Olbermann clinics to Arkansas." Quite a contrast. 9. Finally, Jon Walker reports that, "{l}ike a mon '9':37 'd':17 'l':43 'ar':18 'fdl':3 'ike':44 'ing':20 'jon':39 'mon':46 'sen':13 'bill':27 'blue':1,47 'care':6,22 'd-ar':16 'hold':19 'jane':10 'page':50 'quit':34 'bring':29 'final':38 'front':49 'updat':7 'action':4 'blanch':14 'clinic':31 'halter':28 'health':5,21 'hostag':23 'report':41 'walker':40 'arkansa':33 'hamsher':11 'lieuten':25 'lincoln':15 '11/19/09':9 'contrast':12,36 'governor':26 'thursday':8 'olbermann':30 'commonwealth':2,48 6740103 false true google blog Blue Commonwealth - Front Page http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/user/NewarkDEplumber OK http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/diary/1594/fdl-action-health-care-update-thursday-111909 300068 Person senate Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Robin Carnahan's poll numbers might look identical to what they were in January, but the same cannot be said of Blanche Lincoln. A new poll released by Zogby (it was conducted for a conservative group) finds the Arkansas Senator edging ... 'edg':51 'new':35 'find':3,47 'look':17 'poll':2,14,36 'said':30 'stay':5 'diari':53 'group':46 'ident':18 'might':16 'robin':11 'senat':1,50 'stabl':6 'zogbi':39 'blanch':32 'cannot':28 'number':15 'releas':37 'arkansa':49 'conduct':42 'conserv':45 'januari':24 'lincoln':8,33 'struggl':9 'campaign':52 'carnahan':4,12 6740105 false true google blog Campaign Diaries http://campaigndiaries.com/ OK http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/11/19/carnahan-and-lincoln/ 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Also, Nelson, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) could find some reason to vote for cloture but vote against the bill itself (when their votes are not needed). Some Democrats are willing to ditch their deeply held ... 'd':10,17 'ar':18 'la':11 'sen':6,13 'also':4 'bill':31 'd-ar':16 'd-la':9 'find':20 'held':47 'mari':7 'need':38 'news':3 'vote':24,28,35 'will':42 'could':19 'ditch':44 'elect':2 'blanch':14 'clotur':26 'deepli':46 'nelson':5 'reason':22 'lincoln':15 'democrat':40 'landrieu':8 'electoral-vote.com':1,48 6740097 false true google blog Electoral-vote.com http://www.electoral-vote.com/ OK http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2009/Senate/Maps/Nov19-s.html 300068 Person sen\. Thu Nov 19 22:23:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Ben Nelson, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu and Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Landrieu originally said she would declare her intentions Thursday but now says she'll decide by Friday. Nelson has signaled a willingness to let debate proceed ... 'll':33 'ben':9 'let':43 'say':31 'sen':12,17 'mari':13 'reid':1 'said':22 'test':4 'vote':5 'debat':44 'decid':34 'obama':8,48 'watch':7,47 'would':24 'blanch':18 'declar':25 'friday':36 'intent':27 'nelson':10,37 'origin':21 'signal':39 'announc':2 'arkansa':16 'lincoln':19 'proceed':45 'willing':41 'landrieu':14,20 'saturday':3 'thursday':28 'louisiana':11 6740095 false true google blog I Watch Obama http://www.iwatchobama.com/ OK http://www.iwatchobama.com/other/reid-announces-saturday-test-vote/