Nelson rejects ads’ take on bill, Medicare

A group seeking to influence Sen. Ben Nelson on health care legislation might want to figure out which state he represents.
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Couple slips though security to crash state dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) - Crashing a state dinner at the White House apparently takes a security breakdown as well as some kind of nerve.
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Neb. man gets 3 years for stealing SD fire truck

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Nebraska man who told a judge he fled with his wife and children into the South Dakota wilderness to avoid Nebraska authorities has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a fire truck.
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Ex-CNN host Lou Dobbs weighs Senate run in NJ

HILLSIDE, N.J. (AP) - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid - a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration's biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights.
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Neb. drops theft charges against auto executives

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two car dealership executives accused of stealing more than 80 vehicles off their own lot.
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