Nebraska News

• Omaha oracle to croon to Chinese
  Warren Buffett, the billionaire US investor, is set to sing to millions of Chinese internet users, state media claims.
  BBC News.  Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:16:37 GMT.
• World War II Analogies In Vogue on the Campaign Trail
  Texas Governor compares effort to oust Obama to Concord, Omaha Beach.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:55:00 -0500.
• Nebraska Yet Another Blow to Senate Democrats' Hopes
  With Ben Nelson's retirement, the hill for Democrats to climb just get a little steeper.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:00 -0500.
• Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska won't seek re-election in 2012
  WASHINGTON — Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson announced Tuesday that he will not seek a third term in 2012, another setback for Democrats in their effort to retain control of the Senate.
  McClatchy.  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:29 EST.
• Buffett buys hometown newspaper
  Berkshire Hathaway buys the Omaha World-Herald, the hometown newspaper of its chairman, Warren Buffett.
  BBC News.  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:10:53 GMT.
• Secrets of a Great Spiral: The Grip and the Release
  From N.F.L. fields to Central Park to backyards in Omaha, quarterbacks can’t agree on the best way to throw a football.
  By Sam Borden.  International Herald Tribune.  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:49:07 GMT.
• Keystone timing unchanged, State Dept. says
  The U.S. State Department insists a deal to re-route the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska has not shortened the period for overall approval.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:53:49 EST.
• TransCanada agrees to reroute Keystone XL pipeline
  TransCanada has agreed to change the route of a proposed oil pipeline so that it doesn't pass through an environmentally sensitive part of Nebraska.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:56:27 EST.
• This Land: The Butcher and the Frazier-Stander Bout — Dan Barry / This Land
  Ron Stander, known as the Butcher, took on Smokin’ Joe in Omaha in 1972. The hard knocks did not end there.
  By Dan Barry.  International Herald Tribune.  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:17:39 GMT.
• IBM Outlook Improved With Buffett Stake, Smarter Commerce
  This morning the Wall Street Journal reported that the Oracle of Omaha has plopped down a neat $10.7 billion in IBM over the past two quarters saying he was ‘hit between the eyes’ while reading the financials.
  By Trefis Team.  Forbes.  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:24:08 GMT.
• Obama administration delays decision on Canada oil pipeline
  WASHINGTON — A decision on whether to build a pipeline from Canada's oil sands to Texas will be delayed, probably until 2013, to allow time to consider rerouting a section in Nebraska, the State Department announced Thursday.
  McClatchy.  Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:59 EST.
• US cops shoot man with sword dressed as pirate
  US police say they shot a man dressed as a pirate who menaced them with a sword.A police news release says officers encountered 38-year-old Jonathan Martis at a home in southeast Omaha where they had been dispatched to ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sat, 07 May 2011 08:07:45 +1200.

In 2008, the estimated population of Nebraska was 1,783,432, whereas in 2006, the population of Nebraska was about 1,759,779.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Nebraska's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Nebraska web page.

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