Word: nebraskas
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...suffer the same fate as Daschle, he must balance his role as a partisan with the fact that he represents a state that Bush won, albeit narrowly. Reid also can't ignore that other Democratic Senators from Bush states--such as Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Bill Nelson of Florida--will be up for re-election in 2006 and don't want to be picked off either. Democratic Senators say Reid plans to choose his fights carefully, perhaps letting a compromise on tort reform go through, for example, but battling fiercely if Bush tries...
...Stephen R. Kappes, head of the clandestine service, and his chief deputy went the way of John E. McLaughlin, the agency’s deputy director, and several other top officials. Now even some Republicans seem to think things may be getting out of hand. Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, recently worried that, “If we find ourselves without a senior group of CIA hands, that would certainly not enhance American security and might undermine our security...
Like McCain, Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, another 2008 prospect, has a maverick streak, illustrated by his willingness to chide the Bush Administration for being "cavalier" in dealing with allies. But Hagel could be more acceptable to conservatives than McCain. He backed all of Bush's tax cuts and helped lead the Senate opposition to the Kyoto global-warming treaty...
...Colorado ? 6 Arkansas ? 5 West Virginia ?15 North Carolina ?15 Georgia ?13 Virginia ?11 Tennessee ?11 Indiana ? 9 Alabama ? 9 Louisiana ? 8 Kentucky ? 8 South Carolina ? 7 Oklahoma ? 6 Kansas ? 6 Mississippi ? 5 Nebraska ? 5 Utah ? 4 Idaho ? 3 Alaska ? 3 Montana ? 3 North Dakota ? 3 South Dakota ? 3 Wyoming ?20 Ohio ?27 Florida ? 5 Nevada Close calls
John selected it, and I don’t know where he got it, I never really asked. When I worked for Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, we called [his PAC] BACKPAC, for Building America’s Conscience of Kids. Senator Kerrey initially wanted to all it SIXPAC, but we decided against that and laughed, saying, ‘No, it would probably be inappropriate.’ You try to come up with something catchy. Where John came up with New American Optimists, I don’t know. John’s a very optimistic...