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U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Fischer, Bruning in tight Nebraska primary

State Sen. Deb Fischer and state Attorney General Jon Bruning were locked in a tight race for the GOP Senate nomination in Nebraska's Tuesday primary election.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Politics 2012: Nebraska, Oregon next stops for train to RNC

The dance before the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., in August has become more of a cakewalk for Mitt Romney.

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UPI Almanac for Wednesday, April 18, 2012.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Bob Kerrey makes ballot for U.S. Senate

Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale Friday ruled Bob Kerrey does not meet residency requirements but nonetheless can run for his old U.S. Senate seat.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Former Sen. Kerrey says he'll run again

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., who moved to New York after retiring from Congress in 2001, wants to come home and run for Senate again, a senior Democrat says.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Bob Kerrey won't run for U.S. Senate

Former Nebraska Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he has no plans to seek a return to the Senate by running for the Democratic nomination in Nebraska.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Gingrich teary about mom's mental health

GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said he has a hard time with personal issues and teared up at an Iowa town-hall meeting over his mother's mental health.

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Nebraska's Nelson retiring from Senate

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said Tuesday "it is time to move on" and he will not seek a third term in 2012.

Movies // 1 decade ago

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey to helm MPAA

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., is set to become the new head of the Motion Picture Association of America.

Movies // 1 decade ago

Source: Kerrey top choice to head MPAA

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., is the choice of major studios to head the Motion Picture Association of America, a source told The Hollywood Reporter.

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Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) was the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and a U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989–2001). He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992. Since leaving the Senate he has served as president of The New School, a university in New York City.

Kerrey was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and attended Lincoln Northeast High School, where he credits his chemistry teacher, Bob Reese, for inspiring him to pursue a career in the sciences. He went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1966 with a degree in pharmacy. During his senior year at Nebraska, he was a member of the Society of Innocents, the chancellor's senior honorary.

Kerrey served in the United States Navy as a SEAL from 1966 to 1969 during the Vietnam War, lost the lower part of one leg in combat, and received the Medal of Honor. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.

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