B001066 1931-10-23 7021 316 Hart Senate Office Building http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1373 Jim 'r':4 'ky':5 'bun':3,7,9 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 M 300014 Bunning Jim_Bunning Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY] 3136 N00003437 9447 Republican 202-224-4343 Roman Catholic KY Jim Bunning 2.57575757575758 http://bunning.senate.gov/public/ 300014 Person congress Fri Nov 27 22:06:40 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., and his wife also are under the federal employee's plan, getting coverage from Blue Cross/Blue Shield. ... 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'r':11,31 'us':6 'bow':23 'bun':9 'jim':8 'sen':7 'next':16 'race':21 'step':14 'trey':29 'year':17 'decis':12 'polit':2,33 'prior':4 'state':28 'bailey':18 'consid':19 'report':3,34 'grayson':30 'southern':1,32 'secretari':26 6808367 true true google news Southern Political Report OK http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_1127_1136.aspx 300014 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 22:01:11 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Conway is seeking the Democratic nomination for the US Senate seat currently held by Republican Senator Jim Bunning. Allison Martin, a spokeswoman for ... 'us':17 'bun':26 'jim':25 'held':21 'seat':19 'seek':11 'chang':8 'court':1 'death':5 'nomin':14 'senat':18,24 'conway':9 'execut':3 'martin':28 'allison':27 'current':20 'penalti':6 'process':7 'democrat':13 'republican':23 'spokeswoman':30 'kentucky.com':32 6801736 true true google news Kentucky.com OK http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/story/1035605.html 300014 Person republican Thu Nov 26 22:01:10 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... Republicans — South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint and Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning — to put a hold on Ben Bernanke's re-nomination to head the Fed. ... 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Tue Nov 24 22:19:07 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In addition to Hatch, the letter was signed by Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, Oklahoma Sen. ... 'bun':28 'jim':27 'sen':18,22,26,30 'blog':33 'iowa':17 'jeff':23 'sign':15 'take':4 'task':7 'yall':31 'addit':9 'charl':19 'goper':3 'hatch':11 'polit':32 'letter':13 'wicker':1 'alabama':21 'session':24 'grassley':20 'kentucki':25 'oklahoma':29 'napolitano':5 6781055 true true google news Yall Politics (blog) OK http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/19796/ 300014 Person senator Mon Nov 23 22:46:13 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 In addition to Hatch, the letter was signed by Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning, Oklahoma Sen. ... 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'5th':12 'bun':27 'jim':26 'main':14 'send':19 'sign':10 'whas':28 'audit':6 'feder':4 'march':8 'mitch':23 'ralli':1 'senat':22 '11.com':29 'reserv':5 'sunday':15 'collect':16 'support':3 'demonstr':7 'downtown':2 'kentucki':21 'mcconnel':24 'signatur':17 'subscript':30 6763864 true true google news WHAS 11.com (subscription) OK http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Rally--71087642.html 300014 Person congress Fri Nov 27 11:10:29 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dr. Paul — an ophthalmologist and a son of the congressman, a Texas Republican and former presidential candidate — has become a serious challenger in the race to succeed Senator Jim Bunning. Capitalizing on a hearty distrust of ... 'dr':11 'bun':40 'jim':39 'son':17 'agit':10 'news':48 'paul':12 'race':35 'texa':22 'becom':29 'capit':41 'forum':50 'senat':4,38 'white':47 'candid':5,27 'former':25 'hearti':44 'pedigre':8 'serious':31 'succeed':37 'challeng':32 'distrust':45 'kentucki':2 'presidenti':26 'republican':23 'congressman':20 'ophthalmologist':14 6804271 false true google blog White News Now Forums http://www.whitenewsnow.com/forums/ OK http://www.whitenewsnow.com/forums/us-news/2209-kentucky-senate-candidate-pedigree-agitation.html 300014 Person sen\. Fri Nov 27 11:10:29 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Last week, the Finance Committee considered an amendment offered by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) that would have required the committee to post the full actual language of the proposed legislation online for at least 72 hours before holding ... 'r':27 '72':49 'ky':28 'bun':25 'jim':24 'sen':23 'blog':5 'full':38 'hold':52 'hour':50 'last':13 'post':36 'pull':9 'r-ki':26 'week':14 'wool':11 'amend':20 'least':48 'offer':21 'onlin':45 'would':30 'actual':39 'archiv':6 'consid':18 'financ':16 'legisl':44 'propos':43 'requir':32 'valley':4,56 'languag':40 'committe':17,34 6804270 false true google blog Down in the Valley http://downinthevalley.blogs.allotments-uk.com/ OK http://downinthevalley.blogs.allotments-uk.com/2009/11/27/who-is-pulling-the-wool-over-whose-eyes-is-it-the-0bama/ 300014 Person congress Thu Nov 26 22:01:08 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Dr. Rand Paul — an ophthalmologist and a son of the congressman, a Texas Republican and former presidential candidate — has become a serious challenger in the race to succeed Senator Jim Bunning. Capitalizing on a hearty distrust of ... 'dr':5 'bun':35 'jim':34 'son':4,12 'free':1,42 'paul':7 'race':30 'rand':6 'texa':17 'becom':24 'capit':36 'senat':33 'candid':22 'former':20 'hearti':39 'serious':26 'succeed':32 'challeng':27 'distrust':40 'kentucki':3 'presidenti':21 'republican':18 'congressman':15 'ophthalmologist':9 6801731 false true google blog FREE WILL http://freewillsf.blogspot.com/ OK http://freewillsf.blogspot.com/2009/11/kentucky-sun.html 300014 Person congress Thu Nov 26 22:01:09 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Though the Banking Committee is stocked with Political Class Rubber Stampers , I expect Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jim Bunning (R-KY) and Jim DeMint (R-SC) to probably ask some useful questions. Maybe Bernanke's reappointment will even get ... '3':9 'd':26 'r':31,37 'ky':32 'oh':27 'sc':38 'ask':41 'bun':29 'dec':8 'get':51 'jim':28,34 'tim':1,52 'use':43 'bank':12 'd-oh':25 'even':50 'mayb':45 'r-ki':30 'r-sc':36 'begin':7 'brown':24 'class':18 'polit':17 'stock':15 'white':2,53 'demint':35 'expect':22 'listen':3,54 'rubber':19 'though':10 'bernank':4,46 'probabl':40 'process':6 'sherrod':23 'stamper':20 'committe':13 'question':44 'reappoint':5,48 6801733 false true google blog Tim White Listens http://timwhitelistens.blogspot.com/ OK http://timwhitelistens.blogspot.com/2009/11/bernanke-reappointment-process-begins.html 300014 Person senate Thu Nov 26 11:08:37 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Those great humanitarians Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning will take care of (on behalf of AIG of course)those enthusiastic, duped voters who repeatedly send them to the Senate. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this ... 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're':18 'bun':24 'jim':23 'nba':40 'new':48 'run':15 'won':13 'agit':10 'buzz':50 'gain':29 'jodi':32,44 'meek':33,45 'draft':41 'elect':19 'senat':4,21,22 'candid':5 'inform':47 'junior':43 'remain':38 'financi':30 'pedigre':8 'struggl':27 'support':31 'wildcat':36 'kentucki':2,11,35,42,49 'newsroom':51 're-elect':17 'republican':12 6797028 false true google blog Buzz Newsroom http://buzznewsroom.com/ OK http://buzznewsroom.com/entertainment/in-kentucky-a-senate-candidate-with-a-pedigree-for-agitation/ 300014 Person republican Thu Nov 26 11:08:37 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The New York Times takes a look at Dr. Rand Paul's Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky today and finds him becoming a “serious challenger” in the race to succeed Jim Bunning (R-KY). ... (http://is.gd/53Rwl) 6 hours ago; Vicki Kenn '6':50 'r':45 'dr':17 'ky':46 'ago':52 'bun':43 'jim':42 'new':10 'u.s':25 'find':31 'hour':51 'kenn':54 'look':15 'paul':4,19 'r-ki':44 'race':39 'rand':3,18 'take':13 'time':12 'york':11 'becom':5,33 'is.gd':48 'senat':2,26 'today':29 'vicki':53 '/53rwl)':49 'senatus':55 'serious':7,35 'succeed':41 'challeng':8,36 'kentucki':1,28 'candidaci':22 'republican':21 'is.gd/53rwl':47 6797029 false true google blog SENATUS http://senatus.wordpress.com/ OK http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/kentucky-senate-rand-paul-becoming-a-serious-challenger/ 300014 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 11:08:37 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. Jim Bunning Sen. Richard G. Lugar Rep. Don Young Sen. Charles E. Grassley Sen. Robert F. Bennett Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers Sen. Orrin G. Hatch Sen. Richard C. Shelby Rep. Jerry Lewis Sen. James M. Inhofe Rep. Ron Paul ... 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