T000250 1961-01-07 493 Russell Senate Office Building http://thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email 202-228-5429 John 'r':4 'sd':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,8 'thune':3,7,9 M 400546 Thune John_Thune Sen. John Thune [R, SD] N00004572 8078 Republican 202-224-2321 SD John Thune 5.55172413793103 http://thune.senate.gov/ JohnThune 400546 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 11:15:00 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Harry Reid is woefully unpopular in Nevada. Six Republicans are competing for the chance to topple him the way GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota did to then-Democratic leader Tom Daschle in 2004. The GOP is going after three Democratic-held seats fill 'go':46 'gop':26,44 'sen':27 'six':14 'tom':39 'way':25 '2004':42 '2010':1 'fear':4 'fill':53 'held':51 'hope':6 'john':28 'reid':8 'seat':52 'chanc':20 'elect':2 'harri':7 'miami':54 'south':31 'three':48 'thune':29 'toppl':22 'compet':17 'dakota':32 'daschl':40 'herald':55 'leader':38 'nevada':13 'democrat':3,37,50 'woefulli':10 'unpopular':11 'republican':5,15 'then-democrat':35 'democratic-held':49 6608694 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1321549.html 400546 Person republican Fri Nov 06 11:24:06 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...who have never been there before marvel at the tranquility of the park, the peacefulness of the park." Republican Sen. John Thune is among the dignitaries expected to attend Saturday's event. Along with the ceremony, the traveling South Dakota Fallen He 'sen':25 'hero':5 'john':26 'park':1,18,23 'peac':20 'along':38 'among':29 'argus':48 'event':37 'honor':3 'never':8 'south':44 'thune':27 'attend':34 'dakota':45 'expect':32 'fallen':4,46 'leader':49 'marvel':12 'travel':43 'ceremoni':41 'saturday':35 'sculptur':2 'tranquil':15 'dignitari':31 'republican':24 6598280 true true daylife Argus Leader http://www.argusleader.com/ OK http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091106/NEWS/911060335/1001/rss01 400546 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 11:25:41 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...John Thune said Wednesday a climate change bill working its way through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is bad for South Dakota. The South Dakota Republican, a vocal critic of energy legislation backed by Democrats, told reporters in a 'bad':25 'way':15 'back':39 'bill':4,12 'john':5 'said':7 'told':42 'work':13,22 'argus':46 'blast':2 'chang':11 'senat':18 'south':27,30 'thune':1,6 'vocal':34 'climat':3,10 'critic':35 'dakota':28,31 'energi':37 'leader':47 'legisl':38 'public':21 'report':43 'environ':19 'committe':23 'democrat':41 'wednesday':8 'republican':32 6587836 true true daylife Argus Leader http://www.argusleader.com/ OK http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091105/NEWS/911050341/1001/rss01 400546 Person republican Mon Nov 02 22:26:40 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...proposed amendment to end the TARP program at the end of the year, backed by Republican Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah. Co-sponsor Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., argued that some $300 billion has been unused or returned, and the money should be used to reduce the d 'd':40,60 'r':38 'co':32 '300':44 'aid':6 'bay':62 'bob':27 'end':13,19 'r-s':37 'sen':26,34 'use':56 'argu':41 'back':23 'bill':2 'home':7 'john':35 'tarp':15 'unus':48 'utah':30 'year':22 'amend':11 'buyer':8 'money':53 'onlin':63 'reduc':58 'tampa':61 'thune':36 'would':3 'credit':9 'econom':1 'extend':4 'propos':10 'return':50 'bennett':28 'billion':45 'jobless':5 'program':16 'sponsor':33 'co-sponsor':31 'republican':25 6564159 true true daylife Tampa Bay Online http://news.tbo.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tbo/politics/~3/bLePvvXr4Ko/ 400546 Person republican Tue Nov 03 11:18:10 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...proposed amendment to end the TARP program at the end of the year, backed by Republican Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah. Co-sponsor Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., argued that some $300 billion has been unused or returned, and the money should be used to reduce the d 'd':37,57 'r':35 'co':29 '300':41 'bob':24 'end':10,16 'r-s':34 'sen':23,31 'use':53 'argu':38 'back':20 'john':32 'look':2 'star':59 'tarp':12 'unus':45 'utah':27 'year':19 'amend':8 'money':50 'reduc':55 'senat':1 'thune':33 'extend':4 'propos':7 'return':47 'benefit':6 'bennett':25 'billion':42 'jobless':5 'program':13 'sponsor':30 'co-sponsor':28 'republican':22 'indianapoli':58 6568040 true true daylife Indianapolis Star http://www.indystar.com/ OK http://www.indystar.com/article/20091103/BUSINESS/911030374/1003/BUSINESS 400546 Person democrat Mon Nov 02 22:26:40 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...vote, Republicans are taking every opportunity to blast the Democrats for not allowing votes on all of their amendments. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) just took to the floor in wonder that his proposal to end the Wall Street bailout won’t be considered. Th 'd':37 'r':35 'th':58 'end':3,49 'r-s':34 'sen':31 'urg':2 'won':54 'john':32 'part':7 'take':15 'tarp':5 'took':39 'vote':12,25 'wall':51 'allow':24 'amend':30 'blast':19 'everi':16 'floor':42 'thune':1,33 'consid':57 'extens':11 'propos':47 'street':52 'wonder':44 'bailout':53 'benefit':10 'democrat':21 'independ':61 'opportun':17 'unemploy':9 'republican':13 'washington':60 6564160 true true daylife The Washington Independent http://washingtonindependent.com/ OK http://washingtonindependent.com/66168/thune-urges-end-of-tarp-as-part-of-unemployment-benefits-extension 400546 Person congress Wed Oct 28 11:21:11 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...a spokesman for Mitt Romney, said the former Massachusetts governor has no plans to weigh in for Hoffman or Scozzafava. The same for former governor Mike Huckabee (Ark.), Sen. John Thune (S.D.) and Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.), according to spokesmen for each 'ark':37 'big':1 'gop':2 'ind':46 'n.y':7 'rep':43 's.d':41 'sen':38 'john':39 'mike':35,44 'mitt':13 'name':3 'penc':45 'plan':22 'post':54 'race':9 'said':15 'thune':40 'weigh':4,24 'accord':47 'former':17,33 'romney':14 'hoffman':27 'huckabe':36 'governor':19,34 'spokesman':11 'spokesmen':49 'scozzafava':29 'washington':53 'congression':8 'massachusett':18 6513951 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=c421bfb6b231585a283ba2e13504c66e 400546 Person sen\. Wed Oct 28 11:21:11 -0500 2009 Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...more of an interesting idea than an real-life scenario. All of that means that if you have your heart set on a candidacy by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) -- the Fix's favorite 2012 dark horse -- or some other aspiring national pol, there's no need to despai 'd':39 'r':37 'fix':41 'pol':52 'r-s':36 'sen':33 'set':28 '2012':5,44 'dark':45 'hors':46 'idea':11 'john':34 'life':16 'mean':21 'need':56 'post':61 'real':15 'room':2 'aspir':50 'heart':27 'thune':35 'despai':58 'nation':51 'favorit':43 'interest':10 'real-lif':14 'scenario':17 'underdog':6 'candidaci':31 'washington':60 6513950 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4f23fd24385cfe955e32393b6632e0ea 400546 Person democrat Mon Oct 26 11:14:34 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...tag was not offset with spending cuts elsewhere. They were banking on Republican votes, said Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Thune (S.D.). I talked to some Democrats who said they were assuming they were going to get 10 of ours so they could l 'l':48 '10':42 'go':39 'cut':11 'get':41 's.d':26 'tag':5 'bank':15 'call':50 'john':24 'reid':4 'rile':3 'roll':49 'said':19,33 'talk':28 'vote':18 'assum':36 'could':47 'spend':10 'thune':25 'demand':2 'offset':8 'polici':21 'chairman':23 'committe':22 'democrat':31 'elsewher':12 'republican':1,17,20 6493889 true true daylife Roll Call http://www.rollcall.com/ OK http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_46/news/39864-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 400546 Person congress Wed Oct 28 22:32:01 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...makes the potential for another financial meltdown even more probable. Congress should consider proposals from Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), and from Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) to end the TARP program. Liberal Democrats lost th 'd':26 'r':24,31,39 'th':49 'end':42 'jeb':36 'r-s':23 'rep':35 'sen':20 'even':12 'john':21,28 'lost':48 'make':5 'tarp':44 'texa':32,40 'anoth':9 'enemi':1 'liber':46 'state':4 'thune':22 'consid':17 'cornyn':29 'propos':18 'r-texa':30,38 'financi':10 'foundat':52 'hensarl':37 'heritag':51 'potenti':7 'probabl':14 'program':45 'congress':15 'democrat':47 'meltdown':11 6520130 true true daylife The Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/ OK http://www.heritage.org//Press/Commentary/ed102709b.cfm 400546 Person republican Sat Nov 07 11:14:53 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Earlier this year, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said he recognized the need for the mandate. Mitt Romney and Bill Frist said the same thing. Six current Republican Senators - Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Bob Bennett (Utah), Mike Crapo (Idaho), ... 'd':13 'r':11 'bob':38 'r-s':10 'sen':7 'six':31 'anim':45 'bill':25 'john':8 'mike':41 'mitt':22 'need':18 'said':14,27 'tenn':37 'utah':40 'year':6 'crapo':42 'frist':26 'idaho':43 'lamar':35 'month':3 'polit':44 'senat':34 'thing':30 'thune':9 'mandat':21 'recogn':16 'romney':23 'alexand':36 'bennett':39 'current':32 'earlier':4 'republican':33 'washington':2 6608689 false true google blog Political Animal http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ OK http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_11/020854.php 400546 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 22:28:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who attends Bible studies at the C Street house, also endorsed Moran and has helped with fundraisers for Moran along with DeMint and Coburn. Another C Street resident, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., helped with fund ... 'c':6,24,43 'd':17 'r':15,50 'nev':51 'r-s':14 'sen':11,46 'also':27 'bibl':20 'fund':54 'help':32,52 'hous':26 'john':12,47 'along':37 'anoth':42 'helga':3 'moran':29,36 'r-nev':49 'resid':45 'south':9,55 'studi':21 'thune':13 'attend':19 'coburn':41 'dacola':10,56 'demint':39 'endors':28 'ensign':48 'street':7,25,44 'tidbit':1 'scandal':8 'fundrais':34 6604522 false true google blog South DaCola http://www.southdacola.com/blog/ OK http://www.southdacola.com/blog/2009/11/tidbits-from-helga-%E2%80%A2-more-on-c-street-scandals/ 400546 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 11:14:53 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 _____ Sen. John Thune (R-SD). Argue if you will about the list. I'm still moderately upset that I didn't include Tim Pawlenty and was questioned in my second class about the relative weakness of the list of Democratic candidates. ... 'm':26 'r':16 'hq':2,55 'sd':17 'day':7 'fhq':3 'fun':5 'sen':12 'tim':35 'argu':18 'back':11 'came':10 'didn':32 'john':13 'list':24,50 'mitt':8 'r-sd':15 'weak':47 'class':43 'moder':28 'relat':46 'still':27 'thune':14 'upset':29 'candid':53 'friday':4 'includ':34 'romney':9 'second':42 'democrat':52 'pawlenti':36 'question':39 'frontload':1,54 6608690 false true google blog Frontloading HQ http://frontloading.blogspot.com/ OK http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2009/11/fhq-friday-fun-day-mitt-romney-came.html 400546 Person republican Thu Nov 05 22:33:01 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senate Republican Policy Chairman John Thune (R-SD) “said Thursday that his caucus probably won't be offering a comprehensive alternative health care bill like his House GOP counterparts have,” POLITICO reports. ... 'r':16 'sd':17 'gop':37 'won':24 'bill':33 'care':32 'hous':36 'john':13 'like':34 'plan':5 'r-sd':15 'said':18 'offer':27 'senat':8,9 'thune':14 'altern':30 'caucus':22 'expect':6 'health':4,31 'polici':11 'report':41 'probabl':23 'senatus':42 'chairman':12 'politico':40 'thursday':19 'comprehens':2,29 'republican':3,10 'counterpart':38 6594029 false true google blog SENATUS http://senatus.wordpress.com/ OK http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/no-comprehensive-republican-health-plan-expected-in-senate/ 400546 Person senator Thu Nov 05 22:33:01 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Replace Big Stone II Output with Home Wind Turbines - Senator John Thune is on the radio grousing that his friends at Heartland and the other utilities have killed thousands of jobs by cancelling Big Stone II.... Hog House Blog ... 'ii':13,45 'big':11,43 'hog':46 'job':40 'blog':48 'home':16 'hous':47 'john':20 'kill':37 'util':35 'wind':17 'great':2,50 'grous':26 'plain':3,51 'radio':25 'senat':19 'stone':12,44 'thune':21 'cancel':42 'friend':29 'inflat':9 'observ':4,52 'output':14 'replac':10 'turbin':18 'thousand':38 'heartland':31 6594027 false true google blog The Great Plains Observer http://thegreatplainsobserver.blogspot.com/ OK http://thegreatplainsobserver.blogspot.com/2009/11/hows-that-for-inflation.html 400546 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:24:01 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ConservativeNC.com - Connecting the North Carolina Conservative Movement. 'pay':9 'sen':1 'use':5 'fund':7 'john':2 'tarp':6 'north':16 'thune':3 'nation':12 'propos':4 'connect':14 'conserv':18 'carolina':17 'movement':19 'conservativenc.com':13,20 6598278 false true google blog ConservativeNC.com http://www.conservativenc.com/ OK http://www.conservativenc.com/index.php/conservativenc-voices/Sen.-John-Thune-Proposes-Using-TARP-funds-to-pay-down-the-national-debt.html 400546 Person senator Fri Nov 06 22:28:45 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Replace Big Stone II Output with Home Wind Turbines - Senator John Thune is on the radio grousing that his friends at Heartland and the other utilities have killed thousands of jobs by cancelling Big Stone II.... Hog House Blog ... 'ii':9,41 'big':7,39 'hog':42 'job':36 'oop':5 'blog':44 'home':12 'hous':43 'john':16 'kill':33 'util':31 'wind':13 'great':2,46 'grous':22 'plain':3,47 'radio':21 'senat':15 'stone':8,40 'thune':17 'cancel':38 'friend':25 'observ':4,48 'output':10 'replac':6 'turbin':14 'thousand':34 'heartland':27 6604523 false true google blog The Great Plains Observer http://thegreatplainsobserver.blogspot.com/ OK http://thegreatplainsobserver.blogspot.com/2009/11/oops.html 400546 Person republican Thu Nov 05 11:25:35 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. John Thune said Wednesday a climate change bill working its way through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is bad for South Dakota. The South Dakota Republican, a vocal critic of energy legislation backed by ... 'bad':32 'cap':3 'sen':11 'tax':5 'war':50 'way':22 'back':46 'bill':19 'hous':9 'john':12 'said':14 'work':20,29 'chang':18 'senat':2,25 'south':34,37,48 'thune':1,13 'vocal':41 'climat':17 'colleg':51 'critic':42 'dakota':35,38,49 'energi':44 'legisl':45 'measur':6 'public':28 'environ':26 'version':10 'committe':30 'wednesday':15 'republican':39 6587834 false true google blog South Dakota War College http://dakotawarcollege.com/ OK http://dakotawarcollege.com/archives/10749 400546 Person senator Thu Nov 05 11:25:35 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Here's an important snippet that South Dakota's AWOL Senator John Thune should grasp if he plans to continue embracing foreign oil and rejecting 5000 new clean energy jobs in South Dakota: On a conference call, supporters said Graham is ... 'job':38 'new':35 'oil':31 'sen':8 '5000':34 'awol':18 'blue':2,51 'busi':5 'call':45 'john':20 'plan':26 'said':47 'clean':36 'grasp':23 'senat':19 'south':3,15,40 'thune':21 'confer':44 'dakota':16,41 'embrac':29 'energi':37 'graham':48 'import':12 'leader':6 'reject':33 'badland':1,50 'continu':28 'foreign':30 'snippet':13 'support':7,46 'carolina':4 6587835 false true google blog Badlands Blue http://badlandsblue.blogspot.com/ OK http://badlandsblue.blogspot.com/2009/11/south-carolina-business-leaders-support.html 400546 Person congress Thu Nov 05 22:33:01 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Subsequent questions focused on how voters would feel about Sen. Burr opposing the legislation. (He and 29 other Republicans voted against the measure.) The poll also implied that the defense industry was buying congressional opposition to the bill at the 'q':9,52 '29':27 'buy':43 'sen':20 'also':36 'bill':48 'burr':21 'feel':18 'jenn':8,51 'poll':7,35 'push':6 'rape':3 'vote':30 'focus':13 'impli':37 'oppos':22 'voter':16 'would':17 'defens':40 'legisl':24 'measur':33 'public':10,53 'opposit':45 'subsequ':11 'industri':41 'question':12 'republican':1,29 'congression':44 6594028 false true google blog Jenn Q. Public http://www.jennqpublic.com/ OK http://www.jennqpublic.com/republicans-for-rape-now-with-push-polls/