B001265 1962-03-30 3198 144 Russell Senate Office Building http://begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator 202-224-2354 Mark 'd':4 'ak':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'begich':3,7,9 M 412326 Begich Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] 1564 N00029901 5339 Democrat 202-224-3004 AK Mark Begich 3.0 http://begich.senate.gov/public/ 412326 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 11:07:42 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...mayor to ensure a smooth hand-off. Mystrom said he understood it was standard procedure. Julie Hasquet, spokeswoman for Sen. Mark Begich, who was mayor from 2003 to 2009, said Begich did not take transition pay. The Democrats' press release called on Su 'su':50 'pay':6,43 'sen':27 '2003':34 '2009':36 'call':48 'hand':13 'issu':2 'juli':23 'mark':28 'said':16,37 'take':41 'empir':52 'ensur':9 'mayor':4,7,32 'press':46 'begich':29,38 'juneau':51 'releas':47 'smooth':11 'hasquet':24 'mystrom':15 'transit':42 'democrat':45 'hand-off':12 'procedur':22 'standard':21 'understood':18 'spokeswoman':25 6796996 true true daylife Juneau Empire http://www.juneauempire.com/ OK http://juneauempire.com/stories/112609/opi_529158005.shtml 412326 Person democrat Thu Nov 26 22:00:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Julie Hasquet, spokeswoman for Sen. Mark Begich, who was mayor from 2003 to 2009, said Begich did not take transition pay. The Democrats' press release ... 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Begich said the proposal needs to be tweaked through an amendment process that sho 'sen':26 'sho':50 'won':14 'bear':3 'care':18 'deal':35 'mark':27 'need':41 'news':52 'said':29,38 'amend':47 'debat':2 'indic':12 'medic':51 'senat':6,9 'today':53 'tweak':44 'begich':28,37 'health':1,17 'includ':21 'option':24 'propos':40 'public':23 'reform':19 'breaker':36 'process':48 'support':16 'centrist':8 'democrat':25 'deal-break':34 6770595 true true daylife Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ OK http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/171952.php 412326 Person democrat Mon Nov 23 11:25:10 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...centrist senators who have indicated they won't support health care reform that includes a public option, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich said it's not a deal-breaker. "I'm not going to let the bill live or die on that single item," he said. Democrats ne 'm':41 'go':43 'ne':58 'die':50 'let':45 'see':5 'sen':29 'won':17 'bill':7,47 'care':21 'deal':38 'item':54 'live':48 'mark':30 'news':61 'pass':8 'said':32,56 'daili':60 'indic':15 'senat':2,12 'singl':53 'alaska':1 'begich':31 'health':6,20 'includ':24 'option':27 'public':26 'reform':22 'breaker':39 'support':19 'anchorag':59 'centrist':11 'democrat':28,57 'deal-break':37 6751239 true true daylife Anchorage Daily News http://www.adn.com/ OK http://www.adn.com/life/health/story/1024033.html 412326 Person democrat Wed Nov 25 22:13:50 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Unlike a handful of centrist senators who have indicated they won't support health care reform that includes a public option, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich ... 'sen':23 'won':11 'care':15 'hand':3 'mark':24 'indic':9 'senat':6 'unlik':1 'begich':25 'health':14 'includ':18 'option':21 'public':20 'reform':16 'support':13 'centrist':5 'democrat':22 'miamiherald.com':26 6792933 true true google news MiamiHerald.com OK http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111902237.html 412326 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 22:18:14 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 (Associated Press) Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., second left, with Sens. Charles Schumer, DN.Y., Tom Harkin, D-Iowa., Mark Begich, ... 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MARK BEGICH, D-Alaska, after the Postal Service reversed a decision that would have discontinued the Santa's Mailbag program due to privac 'd':30 'e':11 'day':25 'due':48 'get':9 'sen':26 'yes':1 'mail':12 'mark':27 'meme':8 'miss':23 'need':5 'time':15,51 'anoth':6 'decis':38 'inbox':20 'never':22 'santa':44 'updat':13 'would':40 'alaska':31 'begich':28 'e-mail':10 'postal':34 'privac':50 'revers':36 'servic':35 'magazin':52 'mailbag':46 'program':47 'ridicul':7 'd-alaska':29 'swampland':17 'discontinu':42 6763596 true true daylife Time Magazine http://www.time.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timeblogs/swampland/~3/uLo32Mtkcvk/ 412326 Person democrat Mon Nov 23 11:25:10 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...of centrist senators who have indicated they won't support health care reform that includes a public option, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich said it's not a deal-breaker. "I'm not going to let the bill live or die on that single item," he said. Democrats ne 'm':44 'go':46 'ne':61 'die':53 'let':48 'say':3 'sen':32 'won':20 'bill':12,50 'care':11,24 'deal':41 'item':57 'live':51 'mark':33 'said':35,59 'battl':7 'indic':18 'miami':62 'point':8 'senat':2,15 'singl':56 'alaska':1 'begich':34 'health':10,23 'herald':63 'includ':27 'option':5,30 'public':4,29 'reform':25 'breaker':42 'support':22 'centrist':14 'democrat':31,60 'deal-break':40 6751240 true true daylife Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/ OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1347560.html 412326 Person democrat Tue Nov 24 22:18:14 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Unlike a handful of centrist senators who have indicated they won't support health care reform that includes a public option, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich ... 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'26':12 'bus':2,7 'get':41 'pig':43 'u.s':23 '2009':13 'fund':32 'knew':38 'larg':34 'mark':17 'poke':46 'post':9 'dirti':28 'elect':20 'roger':4,47 'senat':3,8,24 'sourc':36 'wrong':1,6 'begich':18 'editor':15 'novemb':11 'outsid':35 'campaign':29 'particular':27 6804238 false true google blog Roger that... http://rogermaynard.net/ OK http://rogermaynard.net/2009/11/26/wrong-bus-senator/ 412326 Person senate Wed Nov 25 22:13:49 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 With the U.S. Senate expected to begin vigorous debate on health care legislation after the Thanksgiving holiday, Sen. Mark Begich is focused on several proposals to ensure Alaskans can get quality, affordable health care. ... 'ak':6,51 '830':2,47 'get':41 'say':11 'sen':29 'u.s':14 'blog':7 'care':23,45 'ksdp':1,46 'mark':30 'sand':4,49 'begin':18 'debat':20 'ensur':38 'focus':33 'point':5,50 'press':9 'senat':15 'sever':35 'vigor':19 'afford':43 'archiv':8 'begich':31 'expect':16 'health':22,44 'legisl':24 'propos':36 'releas':10 'alaskan':39 'holiday':28 'qualiti':42 'thanksgiv':27 6792930 false true google blog KSDP 830 AM - Sand Point, AK http://apradio.org/ OK http://apradio.org/press-release-says-begich-focuses-on-fixes-to-health-care-bill-medicare-veterans-care-rural-hospitals-need-more-attention/ 412326 Person senator Wed Nov 25 11:12:48 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Alaska's U.S. Senator Mark Begich: A Man With a Past and is There a Smoking Gun? I am going to start off with saying you can judge a man's character by his past and the friends he keeps or kept. And when you look at both Senator ... 'go':32 'gun':29 'man':20,42 'say':37 'u.s':15 'judg':40 'keep':52 'kept':54 'life':5,66 'look':58 'mark':17 'past':23,47 'kwazi':4,65 'polit':10 'senat':16,61 'smoke':28 'start':34 'alaska':13 'analyz':6,67 'begich':18 'friend':50 'saniti':8,69 'charact':44 'control':12 6785903 false true google blog It's a Kwazy Life: Analyzing the Sanity... http://thomasalamb.blogspot.com/ OK http://thomasalamb.blogspot.com/2009/11/alaskas-us-senator-mark-begich-man-with.html 412326 Person senator Wed Nov 25 11:12:48 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 "We want to make sure that there is no federal funding of abortion," began Casey, but Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow quickly cut him off. "We do not have funding for abortion services in these bills," she said. ... Add to that the unk 'add':47 'cut':31 'pro':5,8 'unk':51 'bill':44 'fund':20,38 'life':6 'make':13 'said':46 'sure':14 'want':11 'abort':22,40 'began':23 'casey':3,24 'david':1,52 'debbi':28 'feder':19 'quick':30 'senat':27 'servic':41 'lindsay':2,53 'pro-lif':4 'michigan':26 'stabenow':29 'healthcar':9 'pro-healthcar':7 6785907 false true google blog David Lindsay http://davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/ OK http://davidaslindsay.blogspot.com/2009/11/casey-pro-life-pro-healthcare.html 412326 Person congress Fri Nov 27 22:05:58 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 If the Republicans controlled the senate instead, that position of privilege would belong to the 41st most liberal senator. Based on voteview's rankings of Senators in this Congress, Mark Begich, Bob Casey, and Mark Udall would be ... 'bob':40 '41st':24 'base':28 'good':5 'mark':38,43 'rank':32 'udal':44 'casey':41 'liber':26 'posit':17 'senat':8,14,27,34 'would':20,45 'begich':39 'belong':21 'control':12 'instead':15 'congress':37 'filibust':4 'individu':7 'privileg':19 'voteview':30 'donkeylici':1,47 'republican':11 6808313 false true google blog Donkeylicious http://www.donkeylicious.com/ OK http://www.donkeylicious.com/2009/11/is-filibuster-good-for-individual.html 412326 Person senate Wed Nov 25 11:12:48 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Some of my Lower 48 blogging friends are preparing to bring the new revelations about the illegality of Blackwater's secret operations to the attention of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, upon which Sen. Mark Begich sits. ... '48':14 'arm':39 'new':22 'sen':44 'sit':47 'u.s':37 'blog':15 'mark':45 'oper':31 'role':8 'upon':42 'bring':20 'doubl':6 'illeg':26 'lower':13 'obama':3 'revel':23 'senat':38 'alaska':2,49 'almost':5 'attent':34 'begich':46 'friend':16 'prepar':18 'secret':30 'servic':40 'blackwat':28 'committe':41 'progress':1,48 6785904 false true google blog Progressive Alaska http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/ OK http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2009/11/obama-will-almost-double-role-of.html 412326 Person senator Tue Nov 24 22:18:12 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Senator Claire McCaskill was kind enough to actually publish some of the names involved. Here are 11 of the 15 Bayh is claiming: 1. Evan Bayh, Indiana 2. Mark Begich, Alaska 3. Michael Bennet, Colorado 4. Kent Conrad, North Dakota (not ... 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'd':34 'big':41 'lot':45 'put':14 'sen':30 'anim':53 'bill':11 'book':28 'link':7 'mark':31 'said':29 'show':47 'size':23 'tell':49 'type':17 'month':3 'palin':26 'polit':52 'sarah':25 'steve':5 'style':18 'alaska':35 'begich':32 'regular':16 'd-alaska':33 'politico':9 'razzmatazz':51 'washington':2 6780910 false true google blog Political Animal http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ OK http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_11/021144.php 412326 Person senator Tue Nov 24 22:18:12 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 I'll close with a sincere Happy Thanksgiving wish to you and yours. We all have much to be thankful for. Have a wonderful holiday. Sincerely, Senator Mark Begich. News From Senator Begich, November 23, 2009 ... '23':46 'ak':6,53 'll':13 '830':2,49 '2009':47 'blog':7 'ksdp':1,48 'mark':39 'much':28 'news':9,41 'sand':4,51 'wish':20 'close':14 'happi':18 'point':5,52 'senat':11,38,43 'thank':31 'archiv':8 'begich':40,44 'novemb':45 'sincer':17,37 'wonder':35 'holiday':36 'thanksgiv':19 6780908 false true google blog KSDP 830 AM - Sand Point, AK http://apradio.org/ OK http://apradio.org/news-from-senator-begich-november-23-2009/ 412326 Person senator Tue Nov 24 22:18:12 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The Anchorage Daily News seemingly is staying on top of this investigation as to whether or not Senator Mark Begich withheld important financial information from the Anchorage Assembly while he was mayor of Anchorage. ... 'new':5,44 'top':17 'hide':2 'mark':27 'news':12 'seem':13 'stay':15 'daili':11 'mayor':40 'palin':8,47 'sarah':7,46 'senat':26 'begich':3,28 'import':30 'inform':32 'assembl':36 'financi':31 'whatcha':1 'whether':23 'anchorag':10,35,42 'investig':20 'withheld':29 'cornerston':6,45 6780909 false true google blog OUR NEW CORNERSTONE - SARAH PALIN http://marieacole.wordpress.com/ OK http://marieacole.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/whatcha-hiding-begich/