washingtonpost.com - NebraskaNebraskaLott Criticizes Rumsfeld- May 6, 2005 The former Senate majority leader joined a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing the Pentagon chief's failure to call for more troops in Iraq and to properly equip troops.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4794-2004Dec16.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... Bush's Address Wins Over Few, if Any, Democrats- May 6, 2005 President Bush devoted a fifth of last night's televised address to his call to change Social Security, but he appeared to win few, if any, Democrats to his side, and even some key Republicans said they still want more details about his plans.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59269-2005Feb3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... Mike Johanns: A Farm-Raised USDA Choice- May 6, 2005 Bush's nominee to head the Department of Agriculture is a man who, by all accounts, is risk-averse and knows his beef and corn as leader of one of the nation's largest agricultural states.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53510-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... In Heartland, a Social Security Battlefield- May 6, 2005 Nebraska, four other states and dozens of congressional districts are being targeted by the White House, Democrats and interest groups engaged in the Social Security debate.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_nation/states/ne Add Sunshine, Be Stirred- May 6, 2005 SANTA MONICAIt's hard to love a convertible in wind and rain, hard to enjoy it in a land of sodden hills ready to tumble with the next downpour.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10232-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Century-Old Disservice Gets Honorable Revision- May 6, 2005 The offense that led the Army to dishonorably discharge Henry Vinton Plummer seems trivial now. At a desolate post on the Nebraska plains, Plummer, an officer, violated regulations by fraternizing with enlisted men.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12392-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... Hill Serves Up Bipartisanship- May 6, 2005 As they do every four years, congressional leaders played polite, quiet hosts to the president Thursday, letting him address the nation from the Capitol steps, then feeding him lunch in the lavish old House chambers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24910-2005Jan20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Brokerage Leaves Coalition- May 6, 2005 A large Midwest brokerage withdrew from a business coalition that backs President Bush's Social Security proposals after the AFL-CIO staged protests at the firm's offices and attacked it on the Internet.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17563-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... A Nod and A Wink From Bright Eyes- May 6, 2005 At the tender age of 24, Bright Eyes ringleader Conor Oberst has the reputation of an artist twice his age, with more than a few so-called critics racing to anoint the Nebraska native the latest in a long line of new Dylans.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36829-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Republicans Float Ideas For Social Security- May 6, 2005 A handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing alternatives to Bush's plan to change Social Security, broadening the debate over the administration's top domestic priority and hoping to soften Democratic opposition.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10396-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/n... |