H001049 1953-05-26 2911 521 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact 202-228-2563 Kay 'd':4 'nc':5 'kay':2,6,8 'sen':1 'hagan':3,7,9 F 412324 Hagan Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC] 1675 N00029617 7504 Democrat 202-224-6342 NC Kay Hagan 2.46666666666667 http://hagan.senate.gov 412324 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 22:03:25 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Kay Hagan: The rookie Democratic senator is probably thankful that she doesn't have to stand for re-election until 2014. Maybe things will be looking better ... 're':19 'kay':1 '2014':22 'look':27 'mayb':23 'news':29 'doesn':12 'elect':20 'hagan':2 'rooki':4 'senat':6 'stand':16 'thank':9 'thing':24 'better':28 'observ':30 'probabl':8 'democrat':5 're-elect':18 6801941 true true google news News & Observer OK http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/state/story/211696.html 412324 Person senate Fri Nov 27 22:09:57 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Let's hope that US Sen. Kay Hagan votes against party lines on the Senate's own version of a health care act. If she doesn't, I will work equally hard to ... 'us':12 'act':7,30 'kay':14 'let':8 'sen':13 'care':29 'hard':39 'hope':10 'line':19 'vote':16 'work':37 'choic':6 'daili':42 'doesn':33 'equal':38 'hagan':15 'parti':18 'senat':22 'health':5,28 'letter':1 'support':3 'version':25 'greenvill':41 'reflector':43 6808571 true true google news Greenville Daily Reflector OK http://www.reflector.com/opinion/letter-no-support-for-health-choices-act-980774.html 412324 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 11:12:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...after a written complaint from Tryon resident Alfred Haskell, who wrote that the voice on the call wanted us to influence Sen. Kay Hagan in a way that violates our beliefs. The calls and mailers have upset lawmakers and people like Haskell who support h 'h':51 'us':25 'kay':29 'sen':28 'way':33 'alfr':14 'blue':3 'call':23,39 'like':47 'time':56 'voic':20 'want':24 'cross':4 'hagan':30 'peopl':46 'resid':13 'tryon':12 'upset':43 'wrote':17 'belief':37 'haskel':15,48 'lawmak':44 'mailer':41 'offici':1 'violat':35 'citizen':55 'robocal':6 'scrutin':2 'support':50 'written':9 'ashevill':53 'influenc':27 'complaint':10 'citizen-tim':54 6797184 true true daylife The Asheville Citizen-Times http://citizen-times.com/ OK http://www.citizen-times.com/article/2009911260312 412324 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 22:03:24 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... by policyholders” to have customers send a pre-printed postcard to Sen. Kay Hagan (DN.C.) urging her to oppose current health care reform legislation. ... 'kay':26 'pre':21 'sen':25 'urg':29 'anti':10 'blue':7 'care':35 'dn.c':28 'seek':4 'send':18 'hagan':27 'lobbi':12 'north':1 'oppos':32 'print':22 'custom':17 'health':34 'legisl':3,37 'reform':11,36 'current':33 'inquiri':5 'carolina':2 'postcard':23 'pre-print':20 'policyhold':14 'anti-reform':9 'ifawebnews.com':38 6801939 true true google news IFAwebnews.com OK http://ifawebnews.com/2009/11/26/north-carolina-legislators-seek-inquiry-into-blues-anti-reform-lobbying/ 412324 Person democrat Wed Nov 25 22:17:40 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Democrat Kay Hagan supports the measure, while Republican Richard Burr -- with every member of his party -- opposes it. Their split reflects the divided ... 'kay':5 'burr':13 'news':28 'divid':26 'everi':15 'hagan':6 'oppos':20 'parti':19 'polit':2 'split':23 'measur':9 'member':16 'record':29 'editori':1 'reflect':24 'richard':12 'support':7 'democrat':4 'opportun':3 'greensboro':27 'republican':11 6793528 true true google news Greensboro News & Record OK http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/24/article/editorial_political_opportunities 412324 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 11:17:27 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...after a written complaint from Tryon resident Alfred Haskell, who wrote that the voice on the call "wanted us to influence Sen. Kay Hagan in a way that violates our beliefs." The Attorney General's Office said for a robocall to be legal, it must clearly 'nc':6 'us':27 'get':5 'kay':31 'sen':30 'way':35 'alfr':16 'blue':1 'call':3,25 'must':53 'said':45 'voic':22 'want':26 'clear':54 'cross':2 'hagan':32 'legal':51 'notic':8 'offic':44 'resid':15 'tryon':14 'wrote':19 'belief':39 'haskel':17 'lawmak':7 'mailer':4 'violat':37 'general':42 'robocal':48 'written':11 'attorney':41 'democrat':55 'influenc':29 'complaint':12 'underground':56 6786203 true true daylife Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/ OK http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4160181 412324 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 11:17:27 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...a written complaint from Tryon resident Alfred Haskell, who wrote that the voice on the call "wanted us to influence Sen. Kay Hagan in a way that violates our beliefs."The Attorney General's Office said for a robocall to be legal, it must clearly identi 'nc':6 'us':26 'get':5 'kay':30 'sen':29 'way':34 'alfr':15 'blue':1 'call':3,24 'must':52 'said':44 'voic':21 'want':25 'clear':53 'cross':2 'hagan':31 'legal':50 'notic':8 'offic':43 'resid':14 'tryon':13 'wrote':18 'belief':38 'haskel':16 'identi':54 'lawmak':7 'mailer':4 'violat':36 'general':41 'newsday':55 'robocal':47 'written':10 'attorney':40 'influenc':28 'complaint':11 6786202 true true daylife Newsday http://www.newsday.com/ OK http://www.newsday.com/business/blue-cross-calls-mailers-get-nc-lawmakers-notice-1.1621280 412324 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:17:40 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 You remember earlier this month when Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC (BCBSNC) sent out a ton of postage-paid cards urging people to send them to Sen. Kay Hagan ... 'nc':12 'kay':30 'sen':29 'ton':17 'urg':23 'blue':7,9 'card':22 'loaf':33 'paid':21 'send':26 'sent':14 'cross':8 'hagan':31 'month':5 'peopl':24 'bcbsnc':13 'postag':20 'rememb':2 'shield':10 'creativ':32 'earlier':3 'postage-paid':19 6793520 true true google news Creative Loafing OK http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/perdue_looking_into_abc_board_member_salaries/78862/ 412324 Person republican Wed Nov 25 22:17:40 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 One of those votes was North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan from Greensboro. For the record, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr and every other Republican in the ... 'kay':12 'one':4 'sen':11,21 'burr':23 'vote':7 'everi':25 'hagan':13 'north':9,19 'hammer':3 'record':18 'richard':22 'carolina':10,20 'greensboro':15,31 'republican':27 'rhinotimes.com':30 6793525 true true google news RhinoTimes.com Greensboro OK http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-i-2009-11-26-202081.112113_Under_the_Hammer.html 412324 Person democrat Wed Nov 25 22:17:40 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 To see why, think back to last year's big win by Democrat Kay Hagan over Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole. 1. Dole had a lackluster record in the Senate and ... '1':28 'big':17 'kay':21 'see':9 'sen':25 'win':18 'back':12 'burr':7 'dole':27,29 'heat':5 'last':14 'news':39 'take':3 'year':15 'hagan':22 'senat':36 'think':11 'record':33,40 'troubl':2 'democrat':1,20 'lacklust':32 'elizabeth':26 'greensboro':38 'republican':24 6793527 true true google news Greensboro News & Record OK http://www.news-record.com/blog/54431/entry/76453 412324 Person sen\. Fri Nov 27 22:09:55 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Shortly after, those customers received a mailer from BCBS urging them to write to Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) and ask her to oppose health care reform. That drew outrage from some BCBS customers, who marked up the insurer's postage-paid form ... 'd':30 'nc':31 'ask':33 'hot':4 'kay':27 'raw':11,57 'sen':26 'urg':21 'bcbs':20,45 'blue':1 'care':38 'd-nc':29 'drew':41 'form':56 'mark':48 'paid':55 'cross':2 'hagan':28 'insur':51 'north':7 'oppos':36 'short':12 'stori':58 'water':5 'write':24 'custom':15,46 'health':37 'letter':9 'mailer':18 'outrag':42 'postag':54 'receiv':16 'reform':39 'campaign':10 'carolina':8 'postage-paid':53 6808566 false true google blog Raw Story http://rawstory.com/2009/ OK http://rawstory.com/2009/11/blue-cross-north-carolina-campaign/ 412324 Person senator Fri Nov 27 22:09:55 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The state's Insurance Commissioner has begun an inquiry into a mailer sent recently by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina -- and first revealed last month by TPMmuckraker -- that urged customers to lobby Senator Kay Hagan (D-N. ... 'd':50 'n':51 'nc':4 'd-n':49 'kay':47 'urg':42 'anti':9 'blue':27,29 'grow':2 'last':37 'sent':24 'begun':18 'cross':28 'first':35 'hagan':48 'insur':6,15 'lobbi':45 'month':38 'north':32 'senat':46 'state':13 'custom':43 'health':5 'mailer':23 'recent':25 'reform':10 'reveal':36 'shield':30 'inquiri':20 'backlash':1 'campaign':11 'carolina':33 'commission':16 'tpmmuckrak':40,52 'anti-reform':8 6808567 false true google blog TPMMuckraker http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/citing_email_flap_mckalip_says_hell_withdraw_from.php?ref=n OK http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/backlash_grows_against_nc_health_insurers_anti-ref.php 412324 Person senator Fri Nov 27 22:09:55 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 News & Observer reports that Piedmont Biofuels Industrial will receive a grant for clean energy research and development, U.S. Senator Kay Hagan said. Piedmont will use the money to develop biodiesel production processes that reduce ... 'get':3 'kay':29 'u.s':27 'use':34 'news':10 'said':31 'clean':22 'grant':4,20 'hagan':30 'money':36 'reduc':43 'senat':28 'energi':6,23 'invest':47 'observ':11 'receiv':18 'report':12 'biofuel':2,15 'develop':26,38 'ethanol':46 'process':41 'product':40 'industri':16 'piedmont':1,14,32 'research':7,24 'biodiesel':8,39,44 6808568 false true google blog Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing http://www.biodieselinvesting.com/ OK http://www.biodieselinvesting.com/biodiesel-archives/2009/11/27/piedmont-biofuels-get-grant-for-energy-research/ 412324 Person senator Fri Nov 27 22:09:55 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 27 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The automated call alerted voters to a forthcoming mailer with a prepaid card to Senator Kay Hagan. The card asks Hagan to oppose the creation of a government-run health insurance plan, also called the public option which would compete ... 'ask':30 'kay':26 'run':40 'also':44 'blue':3,5 'call':13,45 'card':23,29 'news':54 'plan':43 'wake':52 'alert':14 'autom':12 'cross':4 'hagan':27,31 'insur':42 'north':8 'oppos':33 'senat':25 'voter':15 'would':50 'compet':51 'counti':53 'govern':39 'health':41 'lawmak':1 'mailer':19 'option':48 'public':47 'shield':6 'prepaid':22 'carolina':9 'creation':35 'forthcom':18 'mync.com':55 'question':2 'government-run':38 6808569 false true google blog Wake County News - MyNC.com http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/ OK http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news/story/44968/lawmakers-question-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-north-carolinas-health-reform- 412324 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:17:39 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 BCBS robocall.png North Carolina legislators wrote a letter requesting a criminal investigation of the robocalls, which urged North Carolinians to call Sen. Kay Hagan and demand that she vote against the "public option. ... 'kay':34 'pay':7 'sen':33 'urg':28 'bcbs':12 'blog':47 'blue':9 'call':32 'care':3 'vote':40 'work':6 'cross':10 'hagan':35 'north':14,29 'wrote':17 'consum':45 'crimin':22 'demand':37 'dollar':4 'health':2 'legisl':16 'letter':19 'option':44 'public':43 'request':20 'robocal':11,26 'carolina':15 'investig':23 'watchdog':46 'carolinian':30 'robocall.png':13 6793517 false true google blog Consumer Watchdog Blog http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/feed/blog/ OK http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/patients/articles/?storyId=31374 412324 Person sen\. Fri Nov 27 11:13:51 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... insurance commissioner to examine the mailers and follow-up automated "robo-calls" requesting that Blue Cross customers urge U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) to oppose the creation of a public option to compete with private insurers. ... 'c':44 'd':42 'h':5 'n':43 'o':6 'r':2 'u':3,7 'ask':12 'd-n':41 'kay':39 'sen':38 'u.s':37 'urg':36 'blue':16,33 'call':30 'robo':29 'autom':27 'cross':34 'hagan':40 'insur':17,57 'north':9 'oppos':46 'probe':14 'articl':60 'compet':54 'custom':35 'examin':20 'follow':25 'lawmak':11 'mailer':22 'option':52 'privat':56 'public':51 'request':31 'carolina':10 'creation':48 'robo-cal':28 'truthout':58 'follow-up':24 'commission':18 6804392 false true google blog Truthout - All Articles http://www.truthout.org/articles/feed OK http://www.truthout.org/topstories/112509sg02 412324 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 11:12:27 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Even Kay Hagan, then a state senator from Greensboro, told the D.C. Dems no — the first time. They came up with a better offer the second time, including promises of substantial campaign cash and independent expenditures against Dole. ... 'nc':10 'd.c':22 'dem':23 'kay':12 '2008':8 'came':29 'cash':43 'dole':48 'even':11 'hood':1 'hope':4 'time':27,37 'told':20 'first':26 'hagan':13 'offer':34 'senat':17 'state':16 'better':33 'column':2 'includ':38 'promis':39 'replay':6 'second':36 'campaign':42 'democrat':3 'independ':45 'salisburi':9 'substanti':41 'expenditur':46 'greensboro':19 'salisburypost.com':49 6797182 false true google blog SalisburyPost.com http://www.salisburypost.com/ OK http://www.salisburypost.com/Opinion/112509-edit-hood-col 412324 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 11:12:27 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Cooper's Consumer Protection Division began investigating the so-called "robocalls" after a written complaint from Tryon resident Alfred Haskell, who wrote that the voice on the call "wanted us to influence Sen. Kay Hagan in a way that . 'us':40 'kay':44 'roy':3 'sen':43 'way':48 'alfr':29 'blog':51 'blue':7 'call':20,38 'voic':35 'want':39 'began':15 'cross':8 'divis':14 'hagan':45 'resid':28 'tryon':27 'wrote':32 'bluenc':9,50 'consum':12 'cooper':4,10 'haskel':30 'so-cal':18 'general':2 'protect':13 'robocal':21 'written':24 'attorney':1 'influenc':42 'investig':6,16 'complaint':25 6797183 false true google blog BlueNC blogs http://www.bluenc.com/blog OK http://www.bluenc.com/attorney-general-roy-cooper-investigating-blue-cross 412324 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:17:39 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 You remember earlier this month when Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C. (BCBSNC) sent out a ton of postage-paid cards urging people to send them to Sen. Kay Hagan and urge her to oppose health care reform? And no one can forget all those ... 'kay':38 'n.c':1,20 'one':50 'sen':37 'ton':25 'urg':31,41 'blue':3,15,17 'call':7 'card':30 'care':46 'paid':29 'robo':6 'send':34 'sent':22 'cross':4,16 'hagan':39 'month':13 'oppos':44 'peopl':32 'bcbsnc':21 'forget':52 'health':45 'postag':28 'reform':47 'rememb':10 'shield':18 'earlier':11 'theclog':8,55 'investig':2 'robo-cal':5 'postage-paid':27 6793518 false true google blog theCLog http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/theclog/ OK http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/theclog/2009/11/25/n-c-investigating-blue-cross-robo-calls/ 412324 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:17:39 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ... insurance commissioner to examine the mailers and follow-up automated "robo-calls" requesting that Blue Cross customers urge U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) to oppose the creation of a public option to compete with private insurers. ... 'c':39 'd':37 'n':38 'ask':4 'd-n':36 'iss':1 'kay':34 'n.c':2 'sen':33 'u.s':32 'urg':31 'blue':8,28 'call':25 'face':53 'robo':24 'autom':22 'cross':9,29 'hagan':35 'insur':12,52 'oppos':41 'probe':6 'south':54 'compet':49 'custom':30 'examin':15 'follow':20 'lawmak':3 'mailer':17 'option':47 'privat':51 'public':46 'request':26 'advocaci':10 'creation':43 'robo-cal':23 'follow-up':19 'commission':13 6793516 false true google blog Facing South http://www.southernstudies.org/ OK http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/11/nc-lawmakers-ask-for-probe-of-blue-cross-advocacy-against-public-option.html