Ex-Nebraska Sen. Kerrey Draws Down Once-Hefty Campaign Account Oct 24, 2009
Bob Kerrey (D) is close to emptying a still-active campaign committee account that was in the seven figures even after he was no longer running for office. Kerrey, who served in the Senate from 1989 to 2000 and is now president of the New School in New York City, gave a $120,000 charitable contribution in August to the University of Nebraska Foundation via his campaign committee, according to a third-quarter report recently filed with the Senate s public records office. (Roll Call)
Whiteclay Film Heads to Big Apple Oct 22, 2009
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Kittens Survive Dumping Along Missouri River Sep 26, 2009
Someone had tied them inside the bag and dumped the bag on the bank, not far from the Bob Kerrey pedestrian bridge. The fisherman spotted the bag, saw it move and then he opened it, finding the unexpected contents -- 10 tiny, furry kittens. (7 KETV Omaha)
Impact Man: Obama's Comeback Sep 12, 2009
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From My Lai to Lockerbie Sep 1, 2009
These have included the mass killing of civilians in the Mekong Delta village of Thanh Phong by future senator Bob Kerrey and the SEAL team he led (exposed by the New York Times Magazine and CBS News in 2001); a long series of atrocities (including murders, torture and mutilations) involving the deaths of hundreds of noncombatants largely committed in Quang Ngai province (where My Lai is also located) by an elite US unit, the Tiger Force (exposed by the Toledo Blade in 2003); seven massacres, 78... (Asia Times Online)
Kerrey Backs White In Congressional Race Aug 29, 2009
Former presidential candidate Bob Kerrey has penned a fundraising letter for fellow Democrat and state Sen. Tom White's probable run for Congress. (7 KETV Omaha)
It doesn't pay to fund politicians up front Aug 13, 2009
BOB KERREY and Warren Rudman ( , Op-ed, Aug. 6) have an interesting approach to keeping politicians honest - pay them public money up front so they won t be tempted to become corrupt. If the states that have adopted this scheme are any indication, Kerrey and Rudman s solution of paying politicians to run for office won t fix any of the problems they cite. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
First Amendment a 'problem'? Aug 13, 2009
Such a masterful example of obfuscating language comes to mind when reading the Aug. 6 op-ed of former senators Bob Kerrey and Warren Rudman. The cochairmen of Americans for Campaign Reform argue, When government regulation is harnessed for the purpose of leveling-up rather than limiting-down political speech, the result is a maximization of First Amendment rights. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
K Street Files: Meet Fred Wertheimer 2.0 Aug 13, 2009
Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), Warren Rudman (R-N.H.), Bob Kerrey (D-Neb. and Alan Simpson (R-Wyo. (Roll Call)
Free speech and our election laws Aug 6, 2009
Bob Kerrey and Warren Rudman ... Former senators Bob Kerrey and Warren Rudman are co-chairs of Americans for Campaign Reform. (Boston Globe)
Dredging Accident Closes Omaha Marina Jun 26, 2009
The marina, next to Ricks Caf; Boatyard and steps away from the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge and the Qwest Center, has been shut down. Acting Parks and Recreation Director Steve Scarpello said the city had no choice to close the marina after an accident occurred while it was being dredged. (7 KETV Omaha)
Convicted of murder but victims weren't dead Jun 23, 2009
The story does end on a (slightly) positive note: Thanks to the work of Marion's grandson, Elbert Marion, Nebraska governor Bob Kerrey granted Jack Marion a posthumous pardon in 1987, 100 years after his execution. 2. (CNN -- US)
Youth Conference Produces Plan for Action on Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Outlook Jun 18, 2009
Former U.S. Senators Warren Rudman (R-NH) and Bob Kerrey (D-NE) serve as Concord's co-chairs and former Secretary of Commerce Peter Peterson serves as president. YES is an association of youth groups and individual activists--sponsored by Americans for Generational Equity--whose members are dedicated to giving younger generations a voice in federal health and retirement policy reforms. (PR Newswire)
BOB KERREY'S 'LONELY' BATTLE Jun 16, 2009
BOB KERREY'S 'LONELY' BATTLE - New York Post ... BOB KERREY'S 'LONELY' BATTLE ... It's three weeks after graduation, and embattled New School president Bob Kerrey sits alone in his massive office atop an empty university hall. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Genworth Financial Announces Results of Annual Meeting May 14, 2009
May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: ) announced the re-election of all nine directors at its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders today, including Michael D. Fraizer, chairman and chief executive officer. Board members re-elected, in addition to Fraizer, included Frank J. Borelli, former Chief Financial Officer, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.; Nancy J. Karch, former Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; J. Robert "Bob" Kerrey, President, The New School University and... (PR Newswire)
Kerrey To Step Down As NYC's New School President May 8, 2009
-- Bob Kerrey is stepping down as president of New York City's New School when his contract is up in 2011. The former presidential candidate said it has nothing to do with faculty and student protests against him. (7 KETV Omaha)
New School trustees back president after protest Apr 14, 2009
Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) -- New School trustees say they fully support school President Bob Kerrey, rejecting student demands that he be fired. Monday's statement comes after a student protest at the private university in Manhattan last week. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
New School's Kerrey: Building occupation 'illegal' Apr 12, 2009
NEW YORK - New School University president Bob Kerrey has told the New York Post that the occupation of a campus building by a band of activists was "illegal" and "not a legitimate protest.". Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cameras To Watch Over Pedestrian Bridge Apr 11, 2009
-- The Omaha City Council is expected to authorize the addition of surveillance cameras in the park near the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge to deter vandalism. The move will make the park Omahas first to be watched 24/7 and the extra eyes wont cost taxpayers a dime. (7 KETV Omaha)
Iowa Court Unanimously OKs Same-Sex Marriage Apr 4, 2009
Gay and Lesbian couples made a symbolic trip across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge from Nebraska into Iowa on Friday evening to show support for the decision. "It's a great day for Iowa," said Hersh Rodasky. (7 KETV Omaha)
Shriver, Gingrich push for Alzheimer's 'Manhattan Project' Mar 26, 2009
" The report by the Alzheimer's Study Group projects that Alzheimer's-related costs to Medicare and Medicaid alone will top more than $1 trillion annually by 2050."We have to put Alzheimer's on the front burner, because if we don't, Alzheimer's will not only devour our memories, it will cripple our families, devastate our health-care system and decimate the legacy of our generation," Shriver told the Senate's Special Committee on Aging.Her words on her father's behalf earned her a standing... (Anchorage Daily News)
Maria Shriver sounds Alzheimer's alert Mar 26, 2009
Bob Kerrey, recommends creating what it called an Alzheimer's Solutions Project to accelerate and focus national efforts, including an emphasis on research into preventing Alzheimer's. Research funding for the disease has been flat for five years. (AZCentral -- News)
Americans are TEA'd Mar 25, 2009
Alongside former Justice of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O Connor and former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey, I will discuss the recommendations in the Alzheimer s Study Group s National Strategic Plan to overcome the mounting Alzheimer's crisis. Earlier this month, I discussing Alzheimer s and will be on Nightline this evening. (Human Events Online)
Concord Coalition Says That New CBO Numbers Demonstrate the High Cost of Abandoning PAYGO Mar 21, 2009
Former U.S. Senators Warren Rudman (R-NH) and Bob Kerrey (D-NE) serve as Concord's co-chairs and former Secretary of Commerce Peter Peterson serves as president. For Graph See. (PR Newswire)
Montana senator takes center stage on healthcare Mar 10, 2009
"Max could put times under six minutes on a mile in the 1990s," said former senator Bob Kerrey, who used to run with Baucus when he was in the Senate. Baucus grew up on his parents' sheep ranch, one of the state's largest, outside Helena, and friends say the landscape and sensibility of the place and its people formed him. (Boston Globe)
Pay-to-play politics Feb 27, 2009
Bill Bradley, Bob Kerrey, Warren Rudman and Al Simpson, is working with members of Congress, concerned citizens and national allies from the Sierra Club and the National Council of Churches to the League of Women Voters and the NAACP to advance the Fair Elections Now Act in 2009. "Money in Politics and Government Waste" is part of a series of ACR reports tracking the influence of major campaign contributions on the policy-making process. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Time For A Torture Commission Feb 22, 2009
Bob Kerrey, another veteran of the 9/11 Commission, also should be invited back and maybe someone should call Gary Hart, who wrote about terrorism long before it was "popular" to do so. The nation also would be served by inviting non-governmental experts to help in the effort to undercover the layers of deceit that marked our trail into torture. (CBS News -- Iraq)
House GOP's risky anti-Obama strategy Feb 7, 2009
" He's a patient man and enough of a scholar of congressional dynamics to understand the bipartisanship he campaigned on is only a momentary casualty. Some of the House Republicans who voted no on Thursday may change their mind when the bill returns from the Senate in a slightly modified form. They'll soon be saying, "I voted against it before I voted for it (MSNBC -- Politics)
