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		<title>Johanns says export agreement with Columbia will give state big boost (AUDIO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Johanns says Nebraska agriculture in particular, and the state economy in general, will see a boost, now that the free trade agreement with Columbia has gone into effect. Johanns says the agreement will be significant. “It’s important to our economy. It’s important to insuring that we continue to produce the highest, best quality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State audit finds state employee health plan too costly (AUDIO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state audit discloses the health insurance program for state employees is far too costly with far too little oversight. State Auditor Mike Foley today released an audit of the state employee health insurance plan administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. Foley says poor plan design and insufficient administrative oversight have allowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nelson, Johanns disagree on how to keep student loan rates down (AUDIO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[College students might well see their student loan rates double this summer as Congress fails to reach agreement on a plan to keep them steady. Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat, criticizes Republicans for blocking debate on a Democratic plan to pay for the proposal to keep the interest rate on federal direct Stafford loans at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman Smith applauds reversal on rural post office closings (AUDIO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Adrian Smith applauds the United States Postal Service’s reversal on plans to close around 100 post offices in rural Nebraska. In an effort to stem a flow of red ink, the USPS had proposed closing about 13,000 post offices across the country, 111 in Nebraska; most small, rural post offices. Smith says that if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johanns sees politics behind Obama same-sex marriage view (AUDIO)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Johanns said today that he believes President Obama made a political calculation in announcing during a television interview that he supports same-sex marriage. Johanns, a Republican, said he disagrees with the stance Obama, a Democrat, took. “What you’re seeing here is the political process at work,” Johanns told reporters today during a conference [...]]]></description>
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