N000180 1941-05-17 8007 720 Hart Senate Office Building http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.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] 3512 N00005329 12591 Democrat 202-224-6551 Methodist NE Ben Ben Nelson 2.57894736842105 http://bennelson.senate.gov/ SenBenNelson 300077 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Interestingly, in Nebraska, the group is running an ad lambasting Sen. Mike Johanns, but has no kind words for Ben Nelson, who also decided to allow debate. 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'ben':16 'sen':15 'two':12 'care':29 'cell':2 'dave':7 'mind':13 'move':23 'opin':8 'star':33 'stem':1 'vote':21 'ahead':24 'debat':5,30 'decis':19 'domin':4 'liber':6 'senat':27 'health':28 'nelson':17 'comment':9 'journal':32 'lincoln':31 'research':3 6782296 true true google news Lincoln Journal Star OK http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/article_e96ba40a-d88e-11de-a38f-001cc4c03286.html 300077 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The move was seen as a sop to Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson, an industry backer who had yet to offer his support for Reid's motion to proceed and who is a ... 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Tue Nov 24 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 SEN. BEN NELSON, D-NEB.: If the public option is wrong, if the class act is still in it, if there are a whole host of other items that are the same as they ... 'd':17 'act':28 'ben':14 'neb':18 'nyc':12 'sen':13 '9/11':8 'care':6 'host':38 'item':41 'class':27 'd-neb':16 'panel':3 'still':30 'trial':10 'whole':37 'wrong':24 'foxnew':48 'health':5 'nelson':15 'option':22 'public':21 'report':2 'special':1 'terrorist':9 6782292 true true google news FOXNews OK http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576629,00.html 300077 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 22:25:51 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Supporters of reform are angry and frustrated over the hesitation of moderate Democrats like Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. ... 'ben':26 'one':5 'sen':20 'like':19 'angri':10 'anoth':3 'close':4 'hesit':15 'moder':17 'blanch':21 'nelson':27 'reform':1,8 'surviv':2 'arkansa':24 'lincoln':22 'support':6 'democrat':18 'frustrat':12 'nebraska':29 'miamiherald.com':30 6782289 true true google news MiamiHerald.com OK http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/1348773.html 300077 Person senator Fri Nov 27 11:17:43 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) recently said that, as he is not a constitutional scholar, he could not say whether it is constitutional or not to require an individual mandate to purchase health insurance. Nelson's statement is problematic ... 'd':13 'ne':14 'ben':10 'law':4 'say':28 'd-ne':12 'said':16 'could':26 'insur':43 'media':2,50 'senat':9 'health':42 'mandat':39 'nelson':11,44 'pajama':1,49 'recent':15 'requir':36 'complex':8 'purchas':41 'scholar':24 'tyranni':6 'whether':29 'individu':38 'constitut':3,23,32 'problemat':48 'statement':46 6804561 false true google blog Pajamas Media http://pajamasmedia.com/ OK http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/constitutional-laws-tyranny-of-complexity/ 300077 Person democrat Fri Nov 27 22:13:05 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Well, we can at least now add one more Democrat (and the only other one besides Sen. Ben Nelson [D-NE]) to the anti-abortion cause: Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. According to LifeNews.com, he said on Tuesday that he will try to remove ... 'd':32 'ne':33 'add':18 'ben':29 'bob':41 'one':19,26 'sen':28,40 'tri':55 'anti':37 'caus':39 'd-ne':31 'said':49 'well':12 'abort':38 'angri':3,60 'besid':27 'casey':6,10,42 'least':16 'remov':57 'accord':45 'cathol':4,61 'nelson':5,30 'sincer':1,58 'tuesday':51 'democrat':21 'anti-abort':36 'lifenews.com':47 'pennsylvania':44 6808840 false true google blog Sincerely, An Angry Catholic http://saacdelacroix.blogspot.com/ OK http://saacdelacroix.blogspot.com/2009/11/nelson-casey-or-not-is-casey-reliable.html 300077 Person democrat Fri Nov 27 22:13:05 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Meanwhile, The New York Times reported that "Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, has offered up an interesting explanation for his vote to move forward with debate of major health care legislation: he stopped his fellow Democrats ... 'ben':18 'new':12 'bill':9 'care':40 'mani':3 'move':33 'news':50 'stop':43 'time':14 'vote':31 'york':13 'amend':4 'debat':36 'major':38 'offer':24 'senat':1,17 'expect':2 'explan':28 'fellow':45 'health':7,39,49 'kaiser':48 'legisl':41 'massiv':6 'nelson':19 'reform':8 'report':15 'forward':34 'democrat':20,46 'interest':27 'meanwhil':10 'nebraska':22 6808841 false true google blog All Kaiser Health News http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/ OK http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2009/November/27/health-reform-debate-preview.aspx 300077 Person democrat Fri Nov 27 11:17:43 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Nebraska Senator Will Vote to Start Health Debate Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats,... Abortion roils tense health debate Anti-abortion coalition claims health care reforms open a back door. ... 'ben':20 'one':24 'anti':35 'back':44 'buzz':9,46 'care':40 'door':45 'open':42 'plan':4 'roil':30 'tens':31 'test':5 'vote':14 'abort':1,29,36 'claim':38 'debat':18,33 'senat':8,12,19 'start':16 'three':26 'waver':27 'coalit':37 'health':3,17,32,39 'nelson':21 'reform':41 'democrat':28 'nebraska':11,23 'newsroom':10,47 'anti-abort':34 'pennsylvania':7 6804560 false true google blog Buzz Newsroom http://buzznewsroom.com/ OK http://buzznewsroom.com/entertainment/abortion-in-health-plan-tests-a-pennsylvania-senator/ 300077 Person senator Thu Nov 26 11:16:12 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Clearly, Senator Ben Nelson is prepared to filibuster to death any bill that does not deal with abortion the way he believes it should be dealt with, and he clearly believes the Reid bill is unacceptable on abortion as written. ... 'ben':7 'way':24 'bill':16,38 'blog':46 'deal':20 'reid':37 'show':4 'abort':22,42 'clear':5,34 'dealt':30 'death':14 'secur':2 'senat':6 'believ':26,35 'nelson':8 'prepar':10 'social':1 'written':44 'filibust':12 'institut':3 'unaccept':40 'socialsecurityinstitute.com':45 6797346 false true google blog socialsecurityinstitute.com > Blog http://socialsecurityinstitute.com/blog_post OK http://socialsecurityinstitute.com/blog_post/show/368 300077 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 22:06:11 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, has offered up an interesting explanation for his vote to move forward with debate of major health care legislation: he stopped his fellow Democrats from playing parliamentary hardball that he ... 'ben':3 'care':25 'move':18 'play':33 'stop':28 'vote':16 'debat':21 'major':23 'offer':9 'senat':2 'explan':13 'fellow':30 'health':24 'legisl':26 'nelson':4 'forward':19 'hardbal':35 'democrat':5,31 'interest':12 'nebraska':7 'hullabaloo':1,38 'parliamentari':34 6802178 false true google blog Hullabaloo http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/ OK http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/nelson-reconciles-by-digby-maybe-im.html 300077 Person senator Thu Nov 26 11:16:12 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Ben Nelson, writing in a Nebraska newspaper, says he voted to open floor debate on the health care legislation to prevent a parliamentary tactic known as reconciliation. 'ben':1,11 'say':18 'blog':9 'care':6,28 'open':22 'vote':7,20 'debat':24 'floor':23 'known':35 'senat':10 'write':13 'health':5,27 'legisl':29 'nelson':2,12 'tactic':34 'explain':3 'newspap':17 'prevent':31 'nebraska':16 'prescript':8,38 'reconcili':37 'parliamentari':33 6797345 false true google blog Prescriptions http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/ OK http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/ben-nelson-explains-his-health-care-vote/ 300077 Person congress Thu Nov 26 22:06:10 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Congress acted in 2001 by passing important adoption incentives in the form of tax credits which are set to expire after December 31, 2010. Tell a Friend Save · submit 'McCook Daily Gazette: Column: Sen. Ben Nelson: Helping make ... '31':31 'act':10 'ben':43 'sen':8,42 'set':26 'tax':22 '2001':12 '2010':32 'form':20 'help':45 'make':46 'news':3,48 'pass':14 'save':36 'tell':33 'adopt':2,16 'daili':5,39 'expir':28 'column':7,41 'credit':23 'decemb':30 'friend':35 'gazett':6,40 'import':15 'incent':17 'mccook':4,38 'nelson':44 'submit':37 'congress':9 'adoption.com':1,47 6802175 false true google blog Adoption.com News http://news.adoption.com/ OK http://news.adoption.com/news/AdoptionProfessionals/mccook-daily-gazette-column-sen-ben-nelson-helping-make-adoption-affordable 300077 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 11:16:12 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 SEN. BEN NELSON (D-NE): “If That's Not Possible, I Will Oppose The Second Cloture Motion--Needing 60 Votes--To End Debate, And Oppose The Final Bill.” (Sen. Nelson, “Nelson: Nebraskans' Views Must Be Heard In Health Care Debate,” Press ... 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