N000180 1941-05-17 9566 720 Hart Senate Office Building http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm 202-228-0012 Ben 'd':4 'ne':5 'ben':2,6,8 'sen':1 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300077 Nelson Ben_Nelson E. Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] 4124 N00005329 16519 Democrat 202-224-6551 Methodist NE Ben Ben Nelson 1.94936708860759 http://bennelson.senate.gov/ SenBenNelson 300077 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 11:24:31 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...senator says he will join Republicans in opposing a union lawyer's nomination to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Sen. Ben Nelson is the first Democrat to come out against the nomination of Craig Becker. His decision likely means that Democr 'ben':1,31 'gop':4 'say':10 'sen':30 'come':38 'join':3,13 'like':48 'mean':49 'serv':23 'board':29 'craig':44 'decis':47 'first':35 'labor':7,27 'nomin':21,42 'oppos':6,16 'relat':28 'senat':9 'union':18 'becker':45 'democr':51 'lawyer':19 'nation':26 'nelson':2,32 'nomine':8 'newsmax':52 'democrat':36 'republican':14 7537514 true true daylife NewsMax http://www.newsmax.com/ OK http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/nelson-becker-obama-labor/2010/02/08/id/349330 300077 Person senate Tue Feb 09 22:39:05 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...out who just voted "no" -- the Senator Scott Brown vote is not so surprising but Dems Senator Ben Nelson and Blanche Lincoln is sort of interesting: The nomination of Craig Becker to the NLRB has failed in the Senate on a vote of 52-33. Becker needed 60 '2':1 '52':58 '60':62 '-33':59 'ben':4,32 'dem':2,30 'fox':63 'new':11 'sen':3,7,12 'fail':50 'need':61 'news':64 'nlrb':48 'sort':38 'vote':18,24,56 'brown':14,23 'craig':44 'nomin':42 'scott':13,22 'senat':21,31,53 'becker':45,60 'blanch':8,35 'nelson':5,33 'lincoln':9,36 'surpris':28 'interest':40 7547184 true true daylife FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/ OK http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/blogs/Gretawire/~3/o_nP-iL67eQ/ 300077 Person sen\. Tue Feb 09 22:39:04 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sen. Ben. Nelson, D-Neb., talks to journalists before the weekly caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington Nov. 3, 2009.  (AP Photo/Harr '3':41 'd':25 'ap':43 'ben':1,22 'cbs':45 'may':13 'neb':26 'nov':40 'sen':21 '2009':42 'hill':37 'news':46 'talk':27 'week':32 'board':5 'd-neb':24 'labor':4 'oppos':3 'press':7 'right':9 'caucus':33 'materi':12 'nelson':2,23 'nomine':6 'reserv':10 'capitol':36 'publish':16 'luncheon':34 'broadcast':17 'rewritten':18 'journalist':29 'photo/harr':44 'washington':39 'redistribut':20 7547182 true true daylife CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/ OK http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/09/politics/main6189783.shtml 300077 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 22:18:43 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...Huffington Post In a move that will further irritate his Democratic critics, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced on Monday evening that he would not just oppose but also help filibuster President Barack Obama's nominee to a key labor relations agency In 'd':25 'ben':1,22 'key':5,48 'neb':26 'sen':21 'also':38 'even':30 'help':39 'move':13 'post':10 'agenc':51 'd-neb':24 'irrit':17 'labor':7,49 'obama':6,43 'oppos':36 'relat':50 'would':33 'barack':42 'critic':20 'monday':29 'nelson':2,23 'nomine':8,45 'presid':41 'announc':27 'democrat':19,53 'filibust':4,40 'huffington':9 'underground':54 7532308 true true daylife Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ OK http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4261533 300077 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 11:24:31 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 The Nebraska Democrat says he will join with Republicans to oppose the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board. Nelson is the first Democrat to come out against the nomination. His decision likely means that Democrats 'ben':2 'npr':50 'say':12 'sen':1 'come':39 'help':5 'join':15 'like':46 'mean':47 'serv':26 'board':32 'craig':23 'decis':45 'first':36 'labor':7,30 'nomin':21,43 'oppos':19 'relat':31 'becker':24 'nation':29 'nelson':3,33 'nomine':8 'thwart':6 'democrat':11,37,49 'nebraska':10 'republican':17 7537515 true true daylife NPR http://www.npr.org/ OK http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123519003&ft=1&f=1014 300077 Person democrat Mon Feb 08 11:11:12 -0600 2010 Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...supports the nomination. According to CQ Today, some Democrats may join Republicans in opposing the nomination, including Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who said he is concerned about Johnsen but has not decided how he will vote (Stern, CQ Today, 2/4). Repri 'd':30 'cq':14,48 '2/4':50 'ben':27 'may':18 'neb':31 'sen':26 'join':19 'news':53 'said':33 'vote':46 'd-neb':29 'decid':42 'medic':52 'nomin':11,24 'obama':7 'oppos':22 'repri':51 'senat':1 'stern':47 'today':15,49,54 'accord':12 'consid':3 'includ':25 'nelson':28 'nomine':8 'recess':4 'appoint':5 'concern':36 'johnsen':38 'support':9 'democrat':2,17 'republican':20 7529524 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/Ut_neDfVlzo/3xkt 300077 Person sen\. Sun Feb 07 22:27:27 -0600 2010 Sun Feb 07 00:00:00 -0600 2010 During the health care bill negotiations, Reid defended the obscenely expensive backroom deals given to Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Sen. Ben Nelson ... 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Scott Brown (R-Mass.) to the Senate may be the 41st vote that Republicans and Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska need to keep her ... 'r':8 'ben':23 'may':13 'sen':4,22 '41st':16 'keep':29 'mass':9 'need':27 'vote':17 'arriv':2 'brown':6 'scott':5 'senat':12 'nelson':24 'r-mass':7 'lifesit':31 'democrat':21 'nebraska':26 'republican':19 7526122 true true google news Lifesite OK http://www.lifenews.com/nat5965.html 300077 Person senate Sun Feb 07 22:27:27 -0600 2010 Fri Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ... the overhaul bill but that Reid omitted from the Senate version at the behest of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.). The main sponsors of the House bill are Reps. ... 'd':20 'ben':17 'neb':21 'rep':30 'sen':16 'bill':3,28 'hous':27 'main':23 'omit':7 'post':32 'reid':6 'd-neb':19 'senat':10 'behest':14 'nelson':18 'sponsor':24 'version':11 'overhaul':2 'washington':31 7526123 true true google news Washington Post OK http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1732910.html 300077 Person sen\. Tue Feb 09 22:38:58 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 They'd like Scott Brown to be vote # 60, but it's been doubtful that he wanted Becker's nomination to be the first hill he dies on. But last night, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska indicated he would join the filibuster, making Becker's ... 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'd':5 '33':52 '52':40,43 '-33':41 'ben':19 'gop':14 'sen':1 'call':11 'carl':2 'join':16 'mich':6 'news':58 'vote':38,44 'craig':34 'favor':47 'levin':3 'obama':31 'whine':7 'becker':35,49 'blanch':24 'd-mich':4 'defeat':29 'nelson':20 'nomine':33 'presid':30 'arkansa':27 'conserv':56 'lincoln':25 'opposit':55 'refocus':57 'democrat':18 'filibust':9 'nebraska':22 7547180 false true google blog Conservative Refocus News http://www.conservativerefocus.com/blog5.php OK http://www.conservativerefocus.com/blog5.php/2010/02/10/sen-carl-levin-d-mich-whines-about-filibuster-and-calls-an-american-political-senate-tradition-abuse 300077 Person sen\. Tue Feb 09 22:38:57 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Poor Ben Nelson; Allahpundit posted this story from Politico: Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and his wife were leaving dinner at a new pizza joint near their home in Omaha one night last week when a patron began complaining about Nelson's ... 'ben':13,23 'new':33 'one':41 'sen':22 'bush':10 'good':8 'home':38 'john':4 'last':43 'leav':29 'near':36 'poor':12 'post':16 'week':44 'wife':27 'began':48 'damag':7 'joint':35 'night':42 'obama':1 'omaha':40 'pizza':34 'refer':2 'serum':54 'stori':18 'verum':53 'bolton':5 'dinner':30 'nelson':14,24,51 'patron':47 'recess':11 'complain':49 'nebraska':21 'politico':20 'allahpundit':15 7547179 false true google blog Verum Serum http://www.verumserum.com/ OK http://www.verumserum.com/?p=12118 300077 Person republican Tue Feb 09 22:38:57 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Sen. Ben Nelson's pledge to filibuster the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board does not help the Obama administration's efforts to make political hay out of Republican obstructionism. ... 'ben':11 'gop':8 'hay':39 'sen':10 'blog':46 'feed':45 'help':30 'make':37 'news':44 'plan':5 'board':27 'craig':20 'demon':7 'labor':25 'nomin':18 'obama':3,32 'pledg':14 'polit':38 'relat':26 'becker':21 'effort':35 'nation':24 'nelson':1,12 'complic':2 'filibust':16 'administr':33 'republican':42 'obstruction':43 7547178 false true google blog News Feeds Blog http://www.newsfeedsblog.com/ OK http://www.newsfeedsblog.com/2010/02/09/nelson-complicates-obamas-plans-to-demonize-gop-as-obstructionists/ 300077 Person congress Tue Feb 09 22:38:57 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 And if there's anything more boring than reading Ben Nelson's wisdom in 140-character chunks, it's reading Ben Nelson's wisdom in 1000-word chunks. You can tell by my tone that I'm something of a Twitter skeptic (I have a running joke w 'm':42 'w':53 '140':20 'ben':15,26 'run':51 'tap':1,54 '1000':31 'bore':12 'joke':52 'read':14,25 'tell':36 'tone':39 'word':32 'anyth':10 'chunk':22,33 'archiv':2 'nelson':16,27 'someth':43 'wisdom':18,29 'charact':21 'skeptic':47 'twitter':46 'american':4 'prospect':5 7547177 false true google blog TAPPED http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped OK http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=02&year=2010&base_name=what_is_the_sound_of_one_congr 300077 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 22:38:57 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Ben Nelson is opposing Democrats' agenda... ...by joining the Republican filibuster machine against Obama's labor board nominee. Meh. So what. We knew he was nothing but a self-interested turncoat, dead set against worker's rights and ... 'ben':5,11 'bus':3,52 'meh':29 'set':44 'dead':43 'join':18 'knew':33 'noth':36 'rout':4,53 'self':40 'board':27 'labor':26 'obama':24 'oppos':8,14 'right':48 'rural':2,51 'agenda':10,16 'machin':22 'nelson':6,12 'nomine':28 'worker':46 'democrat':9,15 'filibust':21 'interest':41 'turncoat':42 'republican':20 'self-interest':39 7547176 false true google blog The Rural Bus Route http://theruralbusroute.com/ OK http://theruralbusroute.com/2010/02/ben-nelson-is-going-to-opposing.html 300077 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 22:38:57 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Embattled Democratic Senator Ben Nelson who sold out his vote for Obamacare is now scrambling to save his seat — 3 years from now. In an attempt to separate himself from this administration, Nelson said he will vote with Republicans to ... '3':26 'ben':10 'said':40 'save':23 'seat':25 'sold':13 'vote':16,43 'year':27 'everi':1 'senat':9 'separ':34 'nelson':11,39 'surber':6,48 'attempt':32 'embattl':7 'scrambl':21 'democrat':2,8 'obamacar':18 'administr':38 'republican':45 7547175 false true google blog Don Surber http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/ OK http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/9050 300077 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 22:38:57 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) is a staunch DLCer - an albatross around the collar of the Democratic Party who has helped scuttle any hope of real health care reform for months (if not years) to come. ... 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'8':10 'ben':16 '2010':11 'blog':54 'vote':30,33 'board':44,51 'craig':39 'labor':49 'nomin':37 'oppos':4,22 'relat':50 'senat':1,15 'today':12 'agenda':8 'becker':40 'clotur':24 'member':45 'motion':25 'nation':48 'nelson':2,17 'nomine':5 'person':7 'announc':18 'proceed':27 'februari':9 'nebraska':13 'pumabydesign001':52 7547173 false true google blog PUMABydesign001's Blog http://pumabydesign001.wordpress.com/ OK http://pumabydesign001.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/senator-nelson-will-oppose-nominee-with-personal-agenda/ 300077 Person democrat Tue Feb 09 22:39:04 -0600 2010 Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 -0600 2010 ...a move that will further irritate his Democratic critics, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced on Monday evening that he would not just oppose but also help filibuster President Barack Obama’s nominee to a key labor relations agency Apparently he has do 'd':19 'ben':1,16 'key':42 'neb':20 'sen':15 'also':32 'even':24 'help':33 'like':4 'move':7 'turn':51 'agenc':45 'appar':46 'd-neb':18 'irrit':11 'labor':43 'obama':37 'oppos':30 'relat':44 'would':27 'barack':36 'critic':14 'friend':3 'monday':23 'nelson':2,17 'nomine':39 'presid':35 'announc':21 'rochest':50 'democrat':13 'filibust':34 7547183 false true daylife Rochester Turning http://rochesterturning.com/ OK http://rochesterturning.com/2010/02/09/ben-nelson-friends-like-this/