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Kerrey, Heineman: No Where Close to Check or Checkmate
Objective Conservative
Jan 31With the revelation that Bob Kerrey has a poll that 'says he can beat all Republicans other than Heineman', a couple of other blog sites are discussing what we opined last Thursday (The Kerrey Chess Game and Sacrificial Lambs). Bob has done exactly w... »
A Glimpse of Nebraska Politics
Red State Eclectic
Jan 30For those who don’t live in the Cornhusker state, it would be tempting to think that we don’t really play “rough and tumble” politics. But, that’s not necessarily the case. Although Republicans are the dominant power in the state (holding all of the co... »
How Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth
Brynn Jacobs
Jan 30One of Dan Sperber's favorite explanations belongs to Eratsthenes (276-195 BCE) who used a few local observations to calculate the circumference of the Earth to within 1% of the modern measurement. Sperber carefully walks us through Eratsthenes' calcul... »
Nebraskans Buzzing About Bob Kerrey
New Nebraska
Jan 28The big talk in Nebraska politics over the last thirty days has been speculation that former Senator Bob Kerrey may throw his hat in the ring and run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Ben Nelson. Kerrey has recently said that he expect... »
Exclusive: Bruning isn’t the only Millionaire in the U.S. Senate race
Nebraska Watchdog
Jan 27While Attorney General Jon Bruning has taken a lot of heat for becoming a multimillionaire since entering public office about 15 years ago, financial disclosure reports show his chief critic and Republican opponent for the U.S. Senate is also a million... »