Ben Nelson
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"Earl Benjamin" ""Ben"" "Nelson" is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic Party who served as the 37th Governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senate/United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013.

Nelson was an insurance executive before he entered politics. His first run for office was in 1990, when he United States gubernatorial elections, 1990/narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Party (United States)/Republican Governor Kay A. Orr. He was re-elected by a landslide Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1994/in 1994.[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E4DE1E39F933A25752C1A962958260 THE 1994 ELECTIONS: CONGRESS; Who Won Where - The Races For Governor - New York Times] He ran for an open United States Senate/U.S. Senate seat United States Senate election in Nebraska, 1996/in 1996, losing in an upset to Republican Chuck Hagel. He was elected to Nebraska's other Senate seat in U.S. Senate election, 2000/in 2000 and was re-elected United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2006/in 2006. He did not run for a third term United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2012/in 2012 and left the Senate in 2013.

Nelson was one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, frequently voting against his party.

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If there can be any good that comes out of Katrina, maybe we can get rid of the phrase 'minimal hurricane,' .

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I'm going to ask that question again, ... Do we have enough (troops), and if we do, why were they not deployed sooner?

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At a time when American soldiers around the world risk their lives to protect America from the many threats we face, it is more important than ever that our young people understand the history and values that have guided America through its difficult times in the past and ensured this nation's continuing prosperity.

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When it comes to making decisions, I will come down on the side of Nebraska every time. If I have to choose between the White House and the farmhouse, I choose the farmhouse.

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We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.

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Maybe we can get rid of the phrase minimal hurricane. There is no such thing as a minimal hurricane.

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There is always a balance between trying to please some of the special-interest groups and constituency groups in Washington and not engaging in that, ... If you don't, there are questions about their morale and their support. Leadership will require that we do the right thing, not just simply what constituents want, unless you think they're right.

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We cannot erase what has been done. We can apologize for it. We can express our outrage. We can say to the American people and to the people of the world, this is not our way and we do not condone it, but we cannot change it and we cannot erase it.

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We are at that time of year where we have surprises with the strengthening of storms.

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