http://www.mail.com/people/15896-dave-heineman.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/15896-dave-heineman.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073370-republicans-immigration-risky-subject.html FALLS CITY, Neb. (AP) — Rodney Vandenberg was the first to greet Republican Sen. Deb Fischer when she dropped by the Falls City's Chamber of Commerce office last week. He wasted no time bracing her about immigration, an issue that a Senate committee takes up Thursday in the form of sweeping overhaul legislation. "There can be no shortcuts to citizenship f... Thu, 09 May 2013 07:09:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073370-republicans-immigration-risky-subject.html 2013-05-09T07:09:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028768-keystone-xl-opponents-brace-protests-neb.html GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Opponents of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for a critical hearing on the project, but they already were preparing for acts of civil disobedience should President Barack Obama approve it. Despite a spring storm that brought sleet and snow to Nebraska, the U.S. State Department h... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2028768-keystone-xl-opponents-brace-protests-neb.html 2013-04-18T21:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899354-nebraska-sen-johanns-wont-seek-2nd-term.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2014, saying he wants a "quieter time" to focus on his family following a busy political career that included stints as governor and President George W. Bush's agriculture secretary. The Nebraska Republican announced that he was retiring from the ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:05:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899354-nebraska-sen-johanns-wont-seek-2nd-term.html 2013-02-19T00:05:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1864662-nebraska-lt-gov-sheehy-resigns-office.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy resigned abruptly Saturday in a scandal involving thousands of calls to four women on his state-issued cellphone, including one woman who said she had a romantic relationship with the politician. Gov. Dave Heineman announced Sheehy's resignation in a hastily called news conference Saturday morning. Sheehy... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1864662-nebraska-lt-gov-sheehy-resigns-office.html 2013-02-02T22:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839742-53-senators-urge-approval-keystone-xl-pipeline.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change. A letter signed by 53 senators said Nebraska Gov. Dave Heinem... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1839742-53-senators-urge-approval-keystone-xl-pipeline.html 2013-01-23T22:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's lofty ideals from his inaugural address ran smack into reality Tuesday on the first working day of his second term. Twenty-four hours after Obama pledged to tackle climate change and called for gays and lesbians to be treated equally under the law, the White House struggled to back up his sweeping rhetoric with s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html 2013-01-23T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1836898-obama-climate-pledge-faces-test-oil-pipeline.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental groups say President Barack Obama's warning about climate change will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Obama pledged in his inaugural speech Monday to respond to what he called the threat of climate change, saying: "Failure to do so would betray our ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1836898-obama-climate-pledge-faces-test-oil-pipeline.html 2013-01-22T20:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837910-neb-governor-oks-keystone-xl-route-through.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Tuesday that avoids the state's environmentally sensitive Sandhills region. The Republican governor sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying he would allow the pipeline to proceed through his state. His ann... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837910-neb-governor-oks-keystone-xl-route-through.html 2013-01-22T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1827988-obama-to-confront-oil-pipeline-climate-change.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's second-term energy agenda is taking shape and, despite the departure of key Cabinet officials, it looks a lot like the first: more reliance on renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and expanded production of oil and natural gas. Obama also is promising to address climate change, an issue he has acknowledged was sometimes... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1827988-obama-to-confront-oil-pipeline-climate-change.html 2013-01-17T19:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1785446-retiring-osborne-cool-under-pressure.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It was homecoming 1991. Ninth-ranked Nebraska was favored by 35 points over Kansas State, still thought of as a woebegone program at the time and whose best days were still far on the horizon. A quarterback named Paul Watson was shredding the Huskers' secondary, and the Wildcats led by a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Rob Zatechka, ... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1785446-retiring-osborne-cool-under-pressure.html 2012-12-24T19:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748662-neb-sen-flood-exits-2014-governors-race.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood is bowing out of the governor's race less than a month after he declared he was running. Flood said Thursday that he is withdrawing from the 2014 race to care for his family because his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer this week. Flood is a respected Republican lawmaker wh... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748662-neb-sen-flood-exits-2014-governors-race.html 2012-12-06T16:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748616-flood-leaving-race-nebraska-governor.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood is bowing out of the governor's race less than a month after he declared he was running. Flood said Thursday in a statement posted online that he is withdrawing from the 2014 race to care for his family because his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer this week. Flood is a res... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1748616-flood-leaving-race-nebraska-governor.html 2012-12-06T15:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead. Obama is facing increasing pressure to determine the fate of the $7 billion ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html 2012-12-01T15:31:00Z