L000035 1960-09-30 355 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] N00008092 9810 Democrat 202-224-4843 Episcopalian AR Blanche Lincoln 2.6 http://lincoln.senate.gov/ SenatorLincoln 300068 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 11:12:01 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Burris of Illinois, who has Obama's old seat, aren't running. Republicans also have in their sights Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas, a state John McCain won last fall; Chris Dodd in Connecticut, hampered by a mortgage controversy; Arlen Spe 'old':14 'run':18 'sen':26 'spe':48 'won':35 '2010':1 'also':20 'aren':16 'dodd':39 'fall':37 'fear':4 'hope':6 'john':33 'last':36 'seat':15 'arlen':47 'burri':7 'chris':38 'elect':2 'miami':49 'obama':12 'sight':24 'state':32 'blanch':27 'hamper':42 'herald':50 'mccain':34 'arkansa':30 'illinoi':9 'lincoln':28 'mortgag':45 'democrat':3,25 'republican':5,19 'connecticut':41 'controversi':46 6608570 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1321549.html 300068 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 11:12:02 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...a state senator from Conway, is among seven Republicans seeking the nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln. Amber Wilkerson Marchand, a spokeswoman for the committee, said the committee hasn't endorsed anyone in the primary and doesn't 'd.c':9 'gop':6 'sen':25 'set':3 'hasn':39 'said':36 'seek':19 'amber':28 'among':16 'anyon':42 'baker':1 'doesn':47 'group':7 'nomin':21 'senat':12 'seven':17 'state':11 'blanch':26 'conway':14 'endors':41 'nation':5 'lincoln':27 'primari':45 'challeng':23 'committe':35,38 'democrat':24 'fundrais':2 'marchand':30 'wilkerson':29 '4029tv.com':49 'republican':18 'spokeswoman':32 6608571 true true daylife 4029tv.com http://www.4029tv.com/ OK http://www.4029tv.com/politics/21541411/detail.html 300068 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 22:25:59 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...ROCK, Ark. -- A recent poll conducted by the University of Arkansas shows that Sen. Blanche Lincoln's approval rating is at its lowest level since she took office in 1999. Figures released Thursday show that just 43 percent of Arkansans polled approve o 'o':53 'u':7 '43':47 'ark':9,12 'new':6 'sen':24 '1999':40 'mark':3 'poll':10,15,51 'rate':29 'rock':11 'show':22,44 'sinc':35 'slip':4 'took':37 'figur':41 'level':34 'offic':38 'approv':2,28,52 'blanch':25 'lowest':33 'recent':14 'releas':42 'arkansa':21 'conduct':16 'lincoln':1,26 'percent':48 'univers':19 'arkansan':50 'thursday':43 '4029tv.com':54 6604373 true true daylife 4029tv.com http://www.4029tv.com/ OK http://www.4029tv.com/politics/21541426/detail.html 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 22:29:47 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...some of its 220 detainees to the U.S. for trials in civilian courts. Three Democrats - Jim Webb of Virginia and Arkansas' Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor - and independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut joined all 40 Senate Republicans in voting for the me '40':45 '220':14 'jim':26 'joe':39 'u.s':18 '9/11':9 'join':43 'mark':35 'vote':49 'webb':27 'block':5 'court':23 'miami':53 'pryor':36 'senat':1,46 'three':24 'trial':7,20 'blanch':32 'effort':3 'herald':54 'reject':2 'arkansa':31 'detaine':15 'lincoln':33 'suspect':10 'civilian':6,22 'democrat':25 'independ':38 'virginia':29 'lieberman':40 'republican':47 'connecticut':42 6593863 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1319172.html 300068 Person republican Thu Nov 05 22:29:47 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...a Republican filibuster of a public option," the email continued. The threat could be most immediately relevant to Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who's facing a tough re-election in 2010 and hasn't seemed enthusiastic about a public option. The only mem 'd':29 're':37 'ark':30 'mem':52 'sen':25 '2010':40 'face':33 'hasn':42 'hill':54 'seem':44 'could':19 'd-ark':28 'elect':38 'email':15 'group':2 'liber':1 'relev':23 'tough':35 'blanch':26 'immedi':22 'option':13,49 'public':12,48 'threat':18 'continu':16 'lincoln':27 'primari':6 'centrist':4 'filibust':9 're-elect':36 'threaten':3 'enthusiast':45 'republican':8 6593864 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/66609-liberal-groups-threatens-centrists-with-primaries 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:22:38 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...in only if private sector reforms failed. Other centrists in the Democratic caucus, such as Sens. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska; Blanche Lincoln, D-Arkansas; and Joe Lieberman, I-Connecticut, also are uncommitted. Lieberman said Sunday that he would vote to a 'd':28,33 'ben':25 'cnn':1 'joe':36 'sen':24 'also':41 'bill':4 'care':3 'fail':15 'full':7 'hous':8 'said':45 'vote':50 'wftv':53 'readi':5 'would':49 'blanch':30 'caucus':21 'health':2 'nelson':26 'privat':12 'reform':14 'sector':13 'sunday':46 'arkansa':34 'lincoln':31 'centrist':17 'democrat':20 'nebraska':29 'uncommit':43 'd-arkansa':32 'lieberman':37,44 'd-nebraska':27 'connecticut':40 'i-connecticut':38 6587671 true true daylife WFTV http://www.wftv.com/index.html OK http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/health.care/index.html?eref=ib_us 300068 Person sen\. Thu Nov 05 11:22:38 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...negotiations. Green and Conaway sponsored a resolution opposing the bill and it has garnered more than 250 backers. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., introduced an identical proposal. "We have serious concerns that legislation imposing a new royalty on loca 'd':30 '250':24 'ark':31 'new':44 'sen':26 'bill':17 'loca':47 'talk':7 'want':4 'd-ark':29 'green':9 'ident':34 'impos':42 'oppos':15 'radio':1 'backer':25 'blanch':27 'critic':3 'garner':21 'legisl':41 'nation':48 'negoti':8 'propos':35 'conaway':11 'concern':39 'journal':49 'lincoln':28 'resolut':14 'royalti':2,45 'serious':38 'sponsor':12 'introduc':32 6587672 true true daylife National Journal http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/ OK http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/11/radio-royalty-critics-want-in.php 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:22:38 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...60 votes it needs to pass" (Fram, 11/4). MoveOn is pressuring centrists as well, The Atlantic reports: "(I)t's hitting Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) with radio ads in their home states, plus direct-mail pieces pressuring those t 'd':35,41 '60':10 'ad':45 'ar':36 'la':42 'hit':30 'key':1 'sen':31 '11/4':17 'bill':9 'd-ar':34 'd-la':40 'fram':16 'home':48 'mail':53 'mari':38 'need':13 'news':59 'pass':15 'piec':54 'plus':50 'vote':11 'well':23 'medic':58 'moder':2 'radio':44 'shape':5 'state':49 'today':60 'atlant':25 'blanch':32 'direct':52 'health':7 'moveon':18 'report':26 'lincoln':33 'pressur':20,55 'centrist':21 'influenc':3 'landrieu':39 'overhaul':8 'direct-mail':51 6587670 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mnt/healthnews/~3/-qdFsS9EwEA/169910.php 300068 Person democrat Wed Nov 04 22:38:21 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...House and the Senate will change dramatically. Democrats like Sens. Byron Dorgan (N.D.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Mark Pryor (Ark.), Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Evan Bayh (Ind.), Kay Hagan (N.C.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.) will have to rethink th 'la':29 'th':44 'ark':23,26 'ben':37 'dem':4 'ind':32 'kay':33 'n.c':35 'n.d':17,20 'neb':39 'sen':14 '1993':1 'bayh':31 'evan':30 'hill':46 'hous':5 'kent':18 'like':13 'mari':27 'mark':21 'byron':15 'chang':10 'hagan':34 'pryor':22 'redux':2 'senat':8 'blanch':24 'conrad':19 'dorgan':16 'dramat':11 'nelson':38 'lincoln':25 'rethink':43 'confront':3 'democrat':12 'landrieu':28 6582666 true true daylife The Hill http://www.thehill.com/ OK http://thehill.com/component/content/article/73-columnists/66425-1993-redux-confronts-dems 300068 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:22:38 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...is not expected to pass without the support of moderates in the Democratic caucus, like Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who remain opposed to a public option. To get past that divide, those moderates are reportedly scheming to buil 'd':32 'ark':33 'cbs':53 'get':42 'joe':23 'buil':52 'care':6 'conn':27 'like':22 'news':54 'pass':12 'past':43 'push':3 'd-ark':31 'divid':45 'moder':1,17,47 'oppos':36 'blanch':29 'caucus':21 'expect':10 'health':5 'i-conn':25 'option':40 'public':39 'remain':35 'report':49 'scheme':50 'lincoln':30 'support':15 'trigger':7 'without':13 'democrat':2,20 'lieberman':24 6587673 true true daylife CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/ OK http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsTravelGuru/~3/lmUjpzxhd1U/entry5524556.shtml 300068 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 11:11:56 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 All 40 Republicans supported the amendment, along with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and four Democrats: Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) ... 'd':32,38,44,51 '40':12 'va':33 'ark':45,52 'fed':10 'jim':29 'joe':20 'sen':19,28,34,40,47 'conn':24 'd-va':31 'four':26 'keep':5 'mark':48 'wash':39 'webb':30 'along':17 'amend':3,16 'creep':53 'd-ark':43,50 'gitmo':6 'maria':35 'pryor':49 'blanch':41 'd-wash':37 'defeat':2 'i-conn':22 'sharia':54 'cantwel':36 'lincoln':42 'support':14 'democrat':1,27 'lieberman':21 'terrorist':7 'republican':13 6608565 false true google blog Creeping Sharia http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/ OK http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/democrats-defeat-amendment-to-keep-gitmo-terrorists-out-of-fed-courts/ 300068 Person senator Fri Nov 06 22:25:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Blanche Lincoln: The comment made about the fact that these [burn pits] were used because there's potential future business, is it the typical business of KBR and others for hazardous waste clean up? ... 'ill':3,43 'kbr':33 'pit':18 'use':20 'burn':17 'busi':26,31 'fact':14 'iraq':4 'made':11 'wast':38 'clean':39 'futur':25 'other':35 'senat':6 'typic':30 'blanch':7 'common':2,42 'hazard':37 'comment':10 'lincoln':8 'potenti':24 'snapshot':5 6604370 false true google blog The Common Ills http://thecommonills.blogspot.com/ OK http://thecommonills.blogspot.com/2009/11/iraq-snapshot_06.html 300068 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 22:25:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 While MoveOn isn't naming names at this point, Eric Kleefeld at TPM has a good guess: “While no specific Senator is mentioned, it should be noted that Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), who is up for re-election in 2010 and is currently ... 'd':43 'ar':44 're':50 'isn':13 'sen':39 'tpm':23 'war':9 '2010':53 'd-ar':42 'eric':20 'face':6 'good':26 'name':15,16 'note':37 'civil':8 'elect':51 'guess':27 'point':19 'senat':31 'blanch':40 'moveon':12 'specif':30 'current':56 'lincoln':41 'mention':33 'opinion':2,58 'weekend':1 'democrat':4 'kleefeld':21 're-elect':49 6604369 false true google blog The Opinionator http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/ OK http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/weekend-opinionator-are-democrats-too-facing-a-civil-war/ 300068 Person senate Fri Nov 06 22:25:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The National Journal item explained that, “In September, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., became chair of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Before taking control of the panel, Lincoln had been a vocal critic of ... 'd':19 'ark':20 'sen':15 'blog':2 'crop':6 'item':10 'take':32 'becam':21 'chair':22 'd-ark':18 'panel':36 'senat':25 'vocal':41 'archiv':3 'blanch':16 'climat':4 'critic':42 'legisl':5 'nation':8 'nutrit':27 'control':33 'explain':11 'journal':9 'lincoln':17,37 'septemb':14 'committe':30 'forestri':29 'agricultur':26 'farmpolicy.com':1,44 6604367 false true google blog FarmPolicy.com http://www.farmpolicy.com/ OK http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=1579 300068 Person sen\. Sat Nov 07 11:11:56 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The liberal group Progressive Change Campaign Committee had Research 2000 conduct a poll primarily attempting to show support for a public option but they also polled the Sen. Blanche Lincoln's reelection chances and found that things ... 'new':1 'sen':36 '2000':18 'also':33 'news':8,47 'poll':2,21,34 'show':3,25 'chanc':41 'chang':13 'found':43 'group':11 'liber':10 'still':5 'thing':45 'blanch':37 'option':30 'public':29 'vulner':6 'arkansa':7,46 'attempt':23 'conduct':19 'lincoln':4,38 'reelect':40 'support':26 'campaign':14 'committe':15 'progress':12 'research':17 'primarili':22 6608564 false true google blog Arkansas News http://arkansasnews.com/ OK http://arkansasnews.com/2009/11/06/new-poll-show-lincoln-still-vulnerable-5/ 300068 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 22:25:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Europe Moves to Allow Import of Three Varieties of Genetically Modified Corn, Risking Contamination (Civil Eats) http://bit.ly/2E8aqt Go 5 hours ago; Sen. Blanche Lincoln yesterday at Ag Negotiator nom hearing: (AUDIO) ... '5':32 'ag':40 'go':31 'ago':34 'eat':2,27,46 'nom':42 'sen':35 'blog':3 'corn':23 'hear':43 'hour':33 'move':6,13 'risk':24 'allow':8,15 'audio':44 'civil':1,26,45 'europ':5,12 'genet':21 'three':11,18 'archiv':4 'bit.ly':29 'blanch':36 'import':9,16 'modifi':22 'negoti':41 '/2e8aqt':30 'lincoln':37 'varieti':19 'contamin':25 'yesterday':38 'bit.ly/2e8aqt':28 6604371 false true google blog Civil Eats http://civileats.com/ OK http://civileats.com/2009/11/06/europe-moves-to-allow-import-of-three-varieties-of-genetically-modified-corn/ 300068 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:20:26 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Orthodoxy holds that interest groups maximize their influence by funneling resources into a handful of states, such as, say, Arkansas, where Sen. Blanche Lincoln is a key swing vote, rather than spreading themselves too thin. ... 'key':37 'say':29 'sen':32 'care':9 'hand':24 'hero':5 'hold':12 'rick':1 'thin':45 'vote':39 'daili':47 'debat':10 'group':15 'maxim':16 'polit':46 'scott':2 'state':26 'swing':38 'blanch':33 'funnel':20 'health':8 'rather':40 'spread':42 'unsung':3 'arkansa':30 'conserv':4 'lincoln':34 'resourc':21 'influenc':18 'interest':14 'orthodoxi':11 6598128 false true google blog Politics Daily http://www.politicsdaily.com/ OK http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/11/06/rick-scott-unsung-conservative-hero-of-the-health-care-debate/ 300068 Person senator Sat Nov 07 11:11:57 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln today expressed concern about the military's use of burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of medical and hazardous wastes. Experts believe that smoke from these burn pits jeopardizes the ... 'fm':3,49 'pit':25,44 'u.s':11 'use':22 'burn':24,43 'iraq':27 'kffb':1,47 'wast':36 '106.1':2,48 'medic':33 'onlin':6,52 'polit':9 'radio':5,7,51 'senat':12 'smoke':40 'today':15 'believ':38 'blanch':13 'dispos':31 'expert':37 'hazard':35 'arkansa':4,8,50 'concern':17 'express':16 'jeopard':45 'lincoln':14 'militari':20 'washington':10 'afghanistan':29 6608567 false true google blog KFFB 106.1 FM -- Arkansas Radio -- Online... http://www.kffb.com/blog/ OK http://www.kffb.com/blog/lincoln-burn-pits-pose-unnecessary-risk-for-our-troops-arkansas-serviceman-testifies-on-their-dangers/ 300068 Person senate Fri Nov 06 11:20:26 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The article noted that, “Senator Blanche Lincoln, head of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said she would vote for Siddiqui's nomination, and urged other senators to do the same.” (To listen to some of the remarks made by Chairwoman ... 'ag':6 'urg':30 'blog':2 'head':15 'made':44 'note':10 'said':21 'vote':24 'nomin':28 'senat':12,18,32 'trade':7 'would':23 'archiv':3 'articl':9 'blanch':13 'climat':4 'legisl':5 'listen':38 'remark':43 'lincoln':14 'committe':20 'siddiqui':26 'agricultur':19 'chairwoman':46 'farmpolicy.com':1,47 6598130 false true google blog FarmPolicy.com http://www.farmpolicy.com/ OK http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=1568 300068 Person congress Fri Nov 06 22:25:54 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Obama has met with Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark), who is concerned that Senate reform legislation would expand government influence and expose taxpayers to financial risk, and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who has expressed displeasure ... 'd':17,41 'ark':18 'ben':38 'met':11 'neb':42 'sen':13,37 'care':50 'meet':5 'risk':35 'step':2 'd-ark':16 'd-neb':40 'expos':31 'obama':9 'senat':23 'would':26 'blanch':14 'expand':27 'govern':28 'health':49 'legisl':25 'nelson':39 'presid':1 'reform':4,24,51 'taxpay':32 'concern':21 'express':45 'financi':34 'lincoln':15 'democrat':8 'influenc':29 'healthlin':48 'california':47 'displeasur':46 'congression':7 6604372 false true google blog California Healthline: Health Care Reform http://www.californiahealthline.org/Globals/Topics/Health-Care-Reform.aspx OK http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2009/11/5/obama-stepping-up-meetings-with-democrats-on-health-care-reform.aspx