by Lisa Desjardins Washington (CNN) - The Obama administration announced Friday that it is extending the comment period on the State Department’s Keystone XL pipeline report – a move that could delay a final decision on the project indefinitely… Pipeline supporter Rep. Lee Terry, R-Nebraska, also blasted the delay. “Today, (President Obama) punted a tough decision
By Maggie O’Brien / World-Herald staff writer Nebraska’s three congressmen still hold a huge financial advantage over their challengers, according to reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission. The reports show that the incumbents — all Republicans — have far more money in the bank than their GOP primary opponents, if any, and the Democrats
By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s former national security adviser says he should approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a matter of national security. Retired Gen. James Jones tells the Senate Foreign Relations that approving the pipeline would send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other “international
By Juliet Eilperin & Scott Clement, The Washington Post Americans support the idea of constructing the Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the United States by a nearly 3 to 1 margin, with 65 percent saying it should be approved and 22 percent opposed, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.The findings also show that the
By Joseph Morton, World-Herald Bureau WASHINGTON — State Sen. Brad Ashford has some work to do convincing national Democrats that he’s a serious contender against Omaha GOP Rep. Lee Terry this fall. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday identified 19 races where it sees the best opportunities to flip Republican-held seats into Democratic hands.
By Warner Todd Huston, Breitbart News Network Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) is reporting that President Obama has informed her he will be making his decision on the Keystone Pipeline in a “couple of months.” Gov. Fallin told the media that she personally asked the President about his timeline on Keystone, and he told her
By Robynn Tysver The Omaha World-Herald U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, who is running for re-election, is stockpiling cash. The Republican from Omaha ended the year with $818,000 in the bank, according to his latest campaign finance report. In comparison, Terry had $435,000 in the bank at the same point in his 2012 race. Terry is
By Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) Breitbart.com When automatic weapons were smuggled across the border into the waiting hands of drug cartels, the Obama Administration refused to turn over to Congress documents that would detail who knew what and when about Operation Fast and Furious. When a planned terrorist attack resulted in the murder of U.S.