T000250 1961-01-07 6709 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] 3056 N00004572 8435 Republican 202-224-2321 SD John Thune 5.54838709677419 http://thune.senate.gov/ JohnThune 400546 Person sen\. Fri Nov 27 11:19:37 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...- Sen. John Thune never has shied away from criticizing President Obama's policies, but he supports the president's expected announcement Tuesday that more U.S. troops will head to Afghanistan. "What he's trying to do in Afghanistan is the correct appro 'sen':5 'shi':10 'tri':38 'u.s':29 'away':11 'back':2 'head':32 'john':6 'surg':4 'appro':46 'argus':47 'never':8 'obama':15 'thune':1,7 'troop':30 'afghan':3 'critic':13 'expect':24 'leader':48 'polici':17 'presid':14,22 'announc':25 'correct':45 'support':20 'tuesday':26 'afghanistan':34,42 6804626 true true daylife Argus Leader http://www.argusleader.com/ OK http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091127/NEWS/911270302/1001/rss01 400546 Person democrat Wed Nov 25 22:23:03 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Gore. At 26, he was communications director in the successful effort to reelect South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson over Republican John Thune. Two years later, Pfeiffer fought against Thune again, this time in the losing bid to reelect top Democrat Tom Dasch '26':10 'bid':43 'sen':23 'tim':24 'tom':48 'top':46 'two':30 'cool':2 'fire':7 'gore':8 'john':28 'line':5 'lose':42 'post':52 'stay':1 'time':39 'year':31 'dasch':49 'later':32 'south':21 'thune':29,36 'dakota':22 'effort':18 'fought':34 'johnson':25 'reelect':20,45 'success':17 'communic':13 'democrat':47 'director':14 'pfeiffer':33 'republican':27 'washington':51 6794096 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=cd5546af0d688c14a24dacbd115abbed 400546 Person democrat Wed Nov 25 11:23:37 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...South Dakota's senators are demonstrating a divide on the health bill: Democrat Tim Johnson supports it and Republican John Thune opposes it. "The two senators disagree on cost and principle. Johnson said the bill will cut the federal budget deficit $13 '13':49 'cut':44 'tim':21 'two':32 'bill':7,19,42 'cost':36 'john':27 'news':51 'said':40 'debat':4 'divid':15 'feder':46 'medic':50 'oppos':29 'senat':1,11,33 'shape':3 'south':8 'thune':28 'today':52 'budget':47 'dakota':9 'health':5,18 'person':2 'reform':6 'deficit':48 'disagre':34 'johnson':22,39 'support':23 'democrat':20 'demonstr':13 'principl':38 'republican':26 6786537 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172129.php 400546 Person senator Tue Nov 24 22:27:07 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 John Thune said Monday. Thune and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., held a summit with businesses leaders in Sioux Falls to discuss ways such regional businesses ... 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'lot':16 'blog':31 'john':4 'make':14 'mean':3 'sens':18 'voic':24 'clear':21 'palin':20 'parti':29 'sarah':19 'think':12 'thune':5 'exampl':7 'someon':9 'realclearpolit':30 6782580 true true google news RealClearPolitics (blog) OK http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/24/fiorina-walks-a-tightrope-in-senate-bid/ 400546 Person senator Tue Nov 24 22:27:07 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... South Dakota's John Thune. In recent days, the Rushmore State's junior senator has been the subject of a New York Times column and a CNN profile making ... 'cnn':32 'day':13 'new':26 'hill':36 'john':9 'make':34 'rise':5 'star':4 'time':28 'york':27 'black':35 'senat':19 'south':6 'state':16 'thune':1,10 'column':29 'dakota':7 'junior':18 'profil':33 'recent':12 'pioneer':37 'rushmor':15 'subject':23 'presidenti':3 6782577 true true google news Black Hills Pioneer OK http://www.bhpioneer.com/articles/2009/11/24/opinion/doc4b0c1d58423b6163297577.txt 400546 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:27:07 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sen. John Thune, RS.D., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., recently introduced the Veterinary Services Investment Act to address the veterinary service shortages ... 'd':13 'ag':28 'act':21 'sen':5 'john':6 'mich':14 'rs.d':8 'week':29 'debbi':10 'rural':3 'thune':7 'd-mich':12 'invest':20 'recent':15 'servic':19,26 'address':23 'program':1 'shortag':27 'encourag':2 'introduc':16 'stabenow':11 'veterinari':18,25 'veterinarian':4 6782582 true true google news AG Week OK http://www.agweek.com/articles/?id=7430&article_id=10219&property_id=46 400546 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:27:07 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 James Inhofe, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, Georgia Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, ... 'sen':12,16,20,24 'blog':32 'jame':8 'john':13 'take':4 'task':7 'yall':30 'david':21 'goper':3 'inhof':9 'polit':31 'roger':17 'saxbi':25 'south':10 'thune':14 'dakota':11 'johnni':28 'vitter':22 'wicker':1,18 'georgia':23 'isakson':29 'chambliss':26 'louisiana':19 'napolitano':5 'mississippi':15 6782579 true true google news Yall Politics (blog) OK http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/19796/ 400546 Person senator Tue Nov 24 11:20:42 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...live outside the U.S. and provide vast opportunity for small- and middle-sized companies to grow through exports, Sen. John Thune said Monday. Thune and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., held a summit with businesses leaders in Sioux Falls to discuss ways su 'd':37 'su':51 'ami':34 'sen':26,33 'u.s':10 'way':50 'busi':43 'fall':47 'grow':23 'held':39 'help':4 'john':27 'live':7 'minn':38 'said':29 'size':20 'vast':13 'argus':52 'middl':19 'senat':1 'sioux':46 'small':16 'thune':28,31 'd-minn':36 'dakota':6 'export':2,25 'leader':44,53 'monday':30 'outsid':8 'provid':12 'summit':41 'compani':21 'discuss':49 'middle-s':18 'opportun':14 'klobuchar':35 6771319 true true daylife Argus Leader http://www.argusleader.com/ OK http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091124/NEWS/911240311/1001/rss01 400546 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 22:27:07 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota's senators are demonstrating a divide on the health bill: Democrat Tim Johnson supports it and Republican John Thune ... 'tim':18 'bill':16 'fall':2 'john':24 'news':28 'argus':3 'divid':12 'senat':8 'sioux':1 'south':5 'thune':25 'dakota':6 'health':15,27 'kaiser':26 'leader':4 'johnson':19 'support':20 'democrat':17 'demonstr':10 'republican':23 6782575 true true google news Kaiser Health News OK http://www.mcknights.com/senate-to-debate-healthcare-bill-elder-abuse-gains-attention/article/158388/ 400546 Person senator Fri Nov 27 22:14:53 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator John Thune. Senator John Thune. Speaker Newt Gingrich. Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Viva Silvio. Viva Silvio. PdL Italia. PdL Italia · governoberlusconi.it. Gaius Julius Caesar ... 'get':3,42 'gov':22,25 'let':1,40 'pdl':32,34 'tim':23,26 'john':11,14 'newt':17,20 'viva':28,30 'gaius':37 'right':5,44 'senat':10,13 'thune':12,15 'caesar':39 'couric':9 'italia':33,35 'julius':38 'silvio':29,31 'huckabe':6 'speaker':16,19 'gingrich':18,21 'pawlenti':24,27 'interview':7 'governoberlusconi.it':36 6808888 false true google blog Let's Get It Right http://carlosechevarria.blogspot.com/ OK http://carlosechevarria.blogspot.com/2009/11/huckabee-interviewed-by-couric.html 400546 Person sen\. Fri Nov 27 11:19:31 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 TheNewAmerican.com During consideration of the omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 1105), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funding in the bill to reinstitute a Federal Communications Commission rule ... '1':4 'd':21 'r':19 '111':3 'h.r':13 'r-s':18 'sen':15 'use':28 '1105':14 'bill':12,33 'fund':30 'john':16 'rule':40 'amend':24 'feder':37 'index':2 'offer':22 'plick':42 'thune':17 'recent':41 'commiss':39 'freedom':1 'omnibus':10 'appropri':11 'communic':38 'consider':7 'prohibit':26 'reinstitut':35 'myplick.com':44 'thenewamerican.com':5 6804625 false true google blog Recent plicks from myplick.com http://www.myplick.com/ OK http://www.myplick.com/view/ax034bpe-PR/Freedom-Index-111-1 400546 Person sen\. Fri Nov 27 11:19:31 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 SD Sen. John Thune reacts to expectations that Barack Obama will propose adding another 35K troops in Afghanistan. "What he's trying to do in Afghanistan is the correct approach. When you say, 'This is the strategy,' and (military ... '12':2,47 'ad':19 'sd':7 '35k':21 'gop':1,46 'say':39 'sen':8 'tri':28 'john':9 'anoth':20 'obama':16 'react':11 'thune':3,10 'troop':22 'barack':15 'expect':13 'propos':18 'correct':5,35 'approach':6,36 'militari':45 'strategi':43 'afghanistan':24,32 6804624 false true google blog GOP 12 http://www.gop12.com/ OK http://www.gop12.com/2009/11/thune-correct-approach.html 400546 Person senator Thu Nov 26 11:17:56 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator John Thune. Senator John Thune. Speaker Newt Gingrich. Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Viva Silvio. Viva Silvio. PdL Italia. PdL Italia · governoberlusconi.it. Gaius Julius Caesar ... 'get':3,44 'gov':24,27 'let':1,42 'pdl':34,36 'tim':25,28 'john':13,16 'newt':19,22 'viva':30,32 'divin':10 'gaius':39 'right':5,46 'senat':12,15 'thune':14,17 'caesar':41 'italia':35,37 'julius':40 'provid':11 'silvio':31,33 'america':8 'speaker':18,21 'gingrich':20,23 'pawlenti':26,29 'thanksgiv':6 'governoberlusconi.it':38 6797402 false true google blog Let's Get It Right http://carlosechevarria.blogspot.com/ OK http://carlosechevarria.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-for-americas-divine.html 400546 Person republican Thu Nov 26 22:07:54 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Earlier this year, Sen. John Thune's (R-SD) “concealed carry” gun amendment failed to receive the 60 votes it needed to pass. Republican Senators Dick Lugar (R-IN) and George Voinovich (R-OH) opposed the measure. ... 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Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, joined by a bipartisan group of fellow senators, today called on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) to hold a hearing on controversial new breast screening recommendat 'r':19 'ak':6,56 '830':2,52 'd.c':13 'new':47 'say':11 'sen':15 'u.s':14 'blog':7 'call':30 'educ':35 'hear':44 'help':40 'hold':42 'join':21 'ksdp':1,51 'lisa':16 'sand':4,54 'group':25 'labor':36 'point':5,55 'press':9 'senat':28,33 'today':29 'alaska':20 'archiv':8 'breast':48 'fellow':27 'health':34 'releas':10 'screen':49 'pension':38 'committe':39 'r-alaska':18 'murkowski':17 'bipartisan':24 'washington':12 'controversi':46 'recommendat':50 6794094 false true google blog KSDP 830 AM - Sand Point, AK http://apradio.org/ OK http://apradio.org/press-release-says-murkowski-leads-bipartisan-effort-calling-for-senate-hearing-on-breast-cancer-screening-recommendations/ 400546 Person republican Thu Nov 26 11:17:56 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Earlier this year, Sen. John Thune's (R-SD) “concealed carry” gun amendment failed to receive the 60 votes it needed to pass. Republican Senators Dick Lugar (R-IN) and George Voinovich (R-OH) opposed the measure. ... 'r':20,41,47 '60':30 'oh':48 'sd':21 'gun':24 'rnc':11 'sen':15 'dick':38 'fail':26 'john':16 'need':33 'pass':35 'r-in':40 'r-oh':46 'r-sd':19 'vote':31 'work':8 'year':14 'amend':25 'carri':23 'georg':44 'lugar':39 'oppos':49 'senat':37 'think':4 'thune':17 'awesom':3 'measur':51 'receiv':28 'weasel':1,52 'zipper':2,53 'conceal':22 'earlier':12 'progress':5 'voinovich':45 'republican':36 6797401 false true google blog Weasel Zippers http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/ OK http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2009/11/awesome-think-progress-does-the-work-for-the-rncapplies-rnc-purity-test-to-current-rnc-lawmakers40-f.html 400546 Person senator Wed Nov 25 22:22:57 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 David Brooks: John Thune for president - … or at least the GOP nomination. By Denise Ross The John Thune in 2012 movement has officially begun. In case there was any doubt before, New York Times c... 1 week ago ... '1':45 'c':44 'ago':47 'gop':20 'new':41 '2012':29 'case':35 'john':12,26 'reid':6 'ross':24 'time':43 'week':46 'york':42 'begun':33 'brook':11 'david':10 'denis':23 'doubt':39 'forum':3,50 'harri':5 'least':18 'nomin':21 'senat':4 'taxat':7 'thune':13,27 'offici':32 'presid':15 'decorum':2,49 'movement':30 'voluntari':9 6794093 false true google blog The Decorum Forum http://decorumforum.blogspot.com/ OK http://decorumforum.blogspot.com/2009/11/senator-harry-reid-taxation-is.html 400546 Person senator Wed Nov 25 22:22:57 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator John Thune. Senator John Thune. Speaker Newt Gingrich. Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Viva Silvio. Viva Silvio. PdL Italia. PdL Italia · governoberlusconi.it. Gaius Julius Caesar ... 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