http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ne-news/ en-us Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:33:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040332/posts The agreement between Attorney General Jon Bruning and the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission seems to be missing an important provision. The signed document should have included a stipulation that Bruning cease and desist from further grandstanding in NEOC cases. Bruning’s behavior in the controversy won acclaim from immigration hardliners — and an appearance on the Lou Dobbs show on CNN — but it has thrown a monkey wrench into actual governing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development suspended its contract with Nebraska in April because of inadequate performance on cases of housing discrimination. While Bruning was milking the... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040332/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:33:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039448/posts An official from the aptly-named group By Any Means Necessary is quoted today in the Omaha World-Herald, on why her group is trying to disrupt the signature-gathering efforts of Ward Connerly, who is leading an effort in Nebraska (and Colorado and Arizona) to pass a ballot initiative that would ban preferences based on race, ethnicity, and sex: "The key to defeating the initiative is to keep it off the ballot in the first place. That's the only way we're going to win.” The Left, as you know, favors democracy, power to the people, and nondiscrimination, except when it doesn’t. The Corner on National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039448/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:45:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036627/posts What is an "Obamacon?" The phrase surfaced in January to describe British conservatives entranced by Barack Obama. On March 13 the American Spectator broadened the term to cover all "conservative supporters" of the Democratic presidential candidate. Their ranks, though growing, feature few famous people. But looming on the horizon are two big potential Obamacons: Colin Powell and Chuck Hagel. Neither Powell, first-term secretary of state for George W. Bush, nor Hagel, retiring after two terms as a U.S. senator from Nebraska, has endorsed Obama. Hagel probably never will. Powell probably will enter Obama's camp at a time of his own... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036627/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:03:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032449/posts Barack Obama has already made history in this campaign, but what if he does it one more time by picking a Republican as his V.P.? Salon.com reports about the buzz surrounding GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska as a potential choice for Obama. Hagel admittedly is a long shot for the job. Just imagine the symbolism: Obama could truly hit home the message that he’s serious about changing the way Washington works by running with a Republican. And there’s no better Republican for him to run with than Chuck Hagel. Hagel is retiring at the end of his term. He... CNNPolitics.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032449/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031428/posts The media, now focusing on the general election, have taken to naming likely vice presidential candidates and frequently include a surprising choice on Sen. Barack Obama's list. Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel found his way onto that list after repeatedly clashing with the Bush administration and fellow Republicans over the Iraq War, the No Child Left Behind law and the prescription-drug plan under Medicare. Hagel, who is not running for re-election, spoke to a crowd of about 150 at the libertarian-minded Cato Institute Thursday to promote his book, "America: Our Next Chapter." He said he isn't saying yes to the... KC Infozone http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031428/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:23:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030611/posts I received a gift in the mail today - an honorary certificate along with a citizenship card for Boys Town. I am now an official Honorary Citizen of the famous Nebraska village which was started by Father Flanagan over 90 years ago. Boys Town is one of the charitable organizations that my wife and I have donated to through the years. I first became aware of it, probably like most people, through the 1938 MGM movie starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney. My citation reads as follows: "In appreciation of Assistance Rendered Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Presents Mr. Greg Crosby... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030611/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:34:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029761/posts A possible tornado has struck the Litle (spelling from site?) Sioux Scout Camp in Iowa. Very large response is being reported by media. Large number of injuries. NWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029761/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:39:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028084/posts A California group is running a radio ad that uses Barack Obama’s former minister and Nebraska’s only black state senator to take aim at affirmative action in the state. The ad, which includes a clip of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright saying “God damn America,’’ says Wright and Nebraska Sen. Ernie Chambers believe in race preferences, but most Nebraskans don’t... The American Civil Rights Initiative, which is sponsoring the ad, is pushing measures in several states, including Nebraska, that oppose affirmative action, which the group says gives preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. The... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028084/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:06:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027788/posts NEW YORK LAMBS OF CHRIST PRESS RELEASE Contact: Mary E. Quinn  Please pray for A just outcome Our founder, Father Norman U. Weslin, O.S.  will appear in Sarpy County Court House , 1210 Golden Gate Dr., Room 3  Papillion Nebraska at 1 p.m. Central Time for a bench trial.  His crime: Entering the security vestibule of notorious late term abortionist, LeRoy Carhart’s Nebraska killing center to pray with and counsel pregnant mothers in April.  Charges are trespass, refusal to leave when told, counseling pregnant women and telling employees that he will find them better jobs than participating in the killing... Missionaries to the UNBORN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027788/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 04:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026428/posts PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0354 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK EXPECTED FROM THE EASTERN HALF OF THE PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS...STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL OVER A LARGE PART OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE MUCH OF IOWA CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WESTERN AND NORTHERN MISSOURI CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA... Storm Prediction Center (NOAA) - Norman Ok http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026428/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:47:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026197/posts SPIEGEL: Senator Hagel, your friend and Republican presidential candidate John McCain says that the United States Army has a moral obligation to stay in Iraq. Is he right? Hagel: We have responsibilities, no doubt about it. We invaded Iraq, we are occupying Iraq and we have made Iraq dependent on us. By our actions we have done terrible damage to our own country and undermined our interests in the world. SPIEGEL: What are the consequences? Hagel: Our first moral obligation is to our own people whom we keep sending back to Iraq again and again. Four-thousand US soldiers have given... Der Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026197/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:01:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024612/posts 5/16-18. Likely voters. MoE 4.1% (No trend lines) All CD1 CD2 CD3 McCain (R) 49 44 48 57 Obama (D) 40 43 43 33 In Nebraska, two electors are chosen via the statewide vote, while the other three are given to the winner of each congressional district. Republicans can no longer take all five of Nebraska's EVs for granted. Survey USA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024612/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:35:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023787/posts Come November, voters will decide on more than half a million federal, state and local officeholders and ballot initiatives. Ninety-nine percent of these decisions will matter less than will the five civil rights initiatives that might be on the ballots in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Missouri. If the initiatives qualify for those states' ballots, all probably will pass. But the initiatives must surmount ferocious opposition from defenders of racial preferences, such as the politicians who administer and benefit from Missouri's racial spoils system. The crux of the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative (MoCRI) would amend that state's constitution to say:... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023787/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 00:20:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023088/posts WASHINGTON - Sens. John McCain and Chuck Hagel have long been friends. Fellow Republicans and Vietnam War veterans, their Senate offices are just across the hall from each other. But at least during the presidential primary, Hagel's wife, Lilibet, is helping McCain's likely Democratic rival, Barack Obama. According to Federal Election Commission records, Mrs. Hagel donated twice to Obama's campaign in February for a total contribution of $500. The contributions were first reported by the Washington Post The contribution came a month before Sen. Hagel, a sharp GOP critic of the war in Iraq, appeared on ABC's "This Week" and... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023088/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 17:45:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023066/posts Public Severe Weather Outlook ZCZC SPCPWOSPC ALL WOUS40 KWNS 291438 IAZ000-NEZ000-SDZ000-292245- PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0938 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE WESTERN IOWA EASTERN HALF OF NEBRASKA FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ELSEWHERE...ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK FROM WESTERN... National Weather Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023066/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 17:12:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023051/posts PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0938 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE WESTERN IOWA EASTERN HALF OF NEBRASKA FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ELSEWHERE...ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK FROM WESTERN KANSAS TO SOUTHERN WI. VERY WARM...MOIST AND BUOYANT AIRMASS IS SPREADING NORTHWARD... NWS Storm Prediction Center - Norman OK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023051/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 16:49:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019559/posts (Political Animal) HAGEL HEARTS OBAMA....Chuck Hagel (R–Neb.) sure does seem to like the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Not too surprising given their personal relationship, I suppose, but I wonder how many other Republicans secretly agree with him? More than few, I'll bet. cBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019559/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 06:00:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019528/posts In the race to become Nebraska’s next United States Senator, Mike Johanns (R) leads Scott Kleeb (D) by fifteen percentage points. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Johanns earning 55% of the vote while Kleeb attracts support from 40%. The two men are seeking to replace Republican Senator Chuck Hagel who decided against seeking re-election. Johanns is supported by 78% of Republicans, Kleeb by 72% of Democrats, and unaffiliated voters are evenly divided. Johanns is viewed favorably by 65% of the state’s voters, including 27% who have a Very Favorable opinion of the Republican candidate. Kleeb... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019528/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 03:29:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018032/posts Chuck Hagel as Barack Obama’s running mate? Obama could “make this gauzy idea of consensus politics concrete” by choosing Nebraska’s Republican senator or independent New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to fill his vice presidential slot, David Ignatius wrote in the Washington Post last week.“Hagel would be an especially interesting choice for Obama,” he wrote. “As a decorated Vietnam veteran, he would add some national security heft to the ticket.”In addition, Hagel was “an early and courageous GOP critic of the Iraq war,” Ignatius wrote. “At the same time, although Hagel agrees with Obama on the need for withdrawal from Iraq,... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018032/posts#comment Mon, 19 May 2008 13:05:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017700/posts Confronting Lion Was Breathtaking Experience. “I was walking this trail I had made, hunting for mushrooms, when I came across a deer carcass which hadn't been there before,” said Ron Olson... “I kind of looked around and didn't see anything. When I turned around, just to my left, there stood a mountain lion.” The lion sighting was officially confirmed Friday by officials from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. It is the state's first confirmed sighting in four years. About 90 minutes after they set up the camera, four shots were taken of the mountain lion eating on the carcass.... P&D http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017700/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 17:43:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017677/posts In the race to become Nebraska’s next United States Senator, Mike Johanns (R) leads Scott Kleeb (D) by fifteen percentage points. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Johanns earning 55% of the vote while Kleeb attracts support from 40%. The two men are seeking to replace Republican Senator Chuck Hagel who decided against seeking re-election. Johanns is supported by 78% of Republicans, Kleeb by 72% of Democrats, and unaffiliated voters are evenly divided. Johanns is viewed favorably by 65% of the state’s voters, including 27% who have a Very Favorable opinion of the Republican candidate. Kleeb... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017677/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 16:36:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016037/posts Democrat Scott Kleeb, a Yale-educated ranch hand turned history teacher, easily won Tuesday's Nebraska Senate primary over industrialist Tony Raimondo. Kleeb, 32, will face former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns in the November contest to replace Republican Chuck Hagel, who isn't seeking re-election. The 57-year-old Johanns, also a former Nebraska governor, has already raised more than $2 million, to about $400,000 for Kleeb. Kleeb said Tuesday the victory showed a willingness among Nebraskans to recommit to the future and a new brand of politics. "Politics at its best gets people involved for their own reason, not only for their candidate,... The Grand Island Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016037/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 22:21:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015722/posts Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Monday defended his refusal to prosecute housing discrimination cases on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” again couching his stance in the nationwide debate over illegal immigration. “In Nebraska, like every other state, our taxpayers have had enough, and they don’t want to see their state attorney represent illegal immigrants,” Bruning said on the show, which Dobbs has often used as a platform to protest illegal immigration. “My office isn’t going to be the free lawyer for illegal immigrants,” Bruning said. The attorney general has been in the spotlight recently for refusing to prosecute cases of... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015722/posts#comment Wed, 14 May 2008 11:37:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014369/posts This year’s long and contentious Democratic presidential battle will end with Barack Obama and a healed party, former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart said Saturday night. In fact, he suggested, it actually may be the Republican Party that splinters before the November election. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain “seems to have a free ride” for now, Hart said in a Lincoln interview. “But there’s a real struggle for the soul of the Republican Party under way.” That clash pits a party tied to the religious right, personal social issues, neoconservative foreign policy and libertarian taxpayers against a traditional GOP that... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014369/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 12:29:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010738/posts A lesson of Vietnam that applies to Iraq is “the deeper you bog down in a morass, the more difficult it is to get out,” Sen. Chuck Hagel said Friday. “The more troops you put in, saying you need another six months or another year, a surge, five more combat brigades.” All of that runs counter to the reality that “we’re going to have to unwind,” Hagel said. “No foreign policy, no war policy can be sustained without the support of the American people,” he said. “Most of them say (Iraq) was a mistake and we want out.” Hagel’s remarks... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010738/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 17:09:22 GMT