“Nebraska” on The Daily Caller

Deb Fischer, who emerged from obscurity earlier this week to win the Republican nomination for Nebraska Senate, already holds a large lead over her Democratic opponent, according to a new poll. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state’s U.S. Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and control of one part of Capitol Hill. (more)

Nebraska’s GOP Senate primary frontrunner Jon Bruning supported Attorney General Eric Holder’s nomination and confirmation back in 2009. Bruning, Nebraska’s current attorney general, was one of a group of Republican state attorneys general who pushed to get Holder confirmed at the beginning of the Obama administration. (more)

Just 12 days before a bitter primary pitting Washington power players against each other, former Sen. Rick Santorum endorsed Republican Nebraska Senate candidate Jon Bruning on Thursday. (more)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey is reconsidering his decision not to run for Nebraska’s open U.S. Senate seat this year, a Democratic campaign consultant who has worked with Kerrey said Monday. (more)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former Sen. Bob Kerrey on Tuesday rejected a comeback run for Senate, dashing Democrats’ hopes of holding a coveted Nebraska seat and leaving the party to scramble for a race all but guaranteed to go Republicans’ way. (more)

While President Barack Obama touted the “Buffett Rule” at his State of the Union address, even inviting Warren Buffett’s secretary as his guest, the billionaire pro-tax advocate’s home state of Nebraska was hard at work trying to cut taxes and, in particular, finish off the last vestiges of the state’s death tax. (more)

Nebraska athletics director Tom Osborne fondly remembers college football’s 1971 version of the “Game of the Century,” when the Cornhuskers knocked off Oklahoma 35-31 on their way to the national championship. (more)

FreedomWorks PAC officially weighed in on the Nebraska Senate race Wednesday, endorsing Republican Don Stenberg. In 2012, Stenberg will be challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson. (more)

Washington (CNN) – The Tea Party Express is hyping, what it calls, “exclusive news”: that the group has placed another name on its list of political targets. (more)

It’s not yet even February, but lawmakers are already dumping an armload of bad ideas onto their respective state governments. The sheer ridiculousness of a few proposed laws has resulted in some legislators quickly abandoning their efforts with a shrug and an excuse. “Haha! J-K. I didn’t really think it would actually GO anywhere.” (more)

Nebraska Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson said Wednesday during a conference call with Nebraska reporters that he intends to get rid of the aisle in the Senate that divides members by party affiliation. (more)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Navy might want to bring a dry dock. (more)

BELLEVUE, Neb. — A Bellevue boy, 13, along with three middle school-aged friends, went on a joyride early Sunday morning in a woman’s SUV. A short chase ensued, with speeds that exceeded 100 mph, police said. (more)

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 11. Please feel free to contact us with any specific line-up questions or general thoughts on the rankings. (more)

NOVEMBER 15–Following an argument with her boyfriend, a knife-wielding Nebraska woman allegedly attempted to cut off a tattoo of her name from the man’s neck, cops charge. (more)

Wide Receivers (more)

Last week was a good one for picks – 12 wins, 4 losses. So this week will likely be far worse. (more)

For decades I’ve advised students to let the facts speak for themselves, while avoiding the indulgence of shouting at the facts. In other words, we should take in all the available, reliable information; process it; and let the emerging mosaic tell its story—whether the picture pleases or not. The human (and partisan) tendency to twist facts into pretzels in order to produce a desired result must be avoided at all costs.
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Saying “I’m very comfortable where I am,” Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) indicated Tuesday he will not switch to the Republican Party — or become an independent. (more)