The book also delves deeply into Lugar’s foreign policy work, and Shaw finds some criticism of the otherwise well-regarded senator — particularly on the Iraq war, which Lugar questioned, but didn’t cross his party on. Lugar’s former colleague Chuck...

The group stipulates that the candidate must be a so-called "centrist," but if you look at the candidates the group is reportedly considering, this is just code for moderate Republican. Indeed, many of the people Americans Elect has floated as...

With the exception of the three years Kerrey spent serving our country in Vietnam, he has spent the vast majority of his life in Nebraska. (Kerrey has certainly spent a much higher percentage of his adult life in Nebraska than did former Senator Chuck...

For that matter, Americans Elect doesn’t actually have a candidate. The entity has reportedly reached out to a variety of people Americans Elect leaders find appealing — Joe Lieberman, Lamar Alexander, and Chuck Hagel, for example — and none was...

Pakistan. Later that year, Kasuri told the Americans that over the past three years, he had made it his mission to persuade Tehran not to provoke a conflict over Irans nuclear program thus endangering regional and Pakistans domestic security. In an...

He noted that he was raised in Nebraska, owns two businesses in Nebraska and pays property taxes in the state. He also argued that other politicians, such as former Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel, returned to Nebraska and successfully ran for office...

The school, for boys in grades 3-12, has also educated the sons of the Republican senators Mel Martinez and Chuck Hagel; the former F.B.I. director Louis J. Freeh; Maggie Gallagher, founder of the National Organization for Marriage; and Kate O’Beirne,...

The group, Americans Elect, failed to generate interest in possible campaigns from Sens. Joe Lieberman and Lamar Alexander, and its intensive outreach to a host of other prospective candidates, including former Nebraska Sens. Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey...

Collins is a partner at Purple Strategies, a political strategy organization. Prior to joining Purple Strategies, Rob ran the American Action Network, served as chief of staff for Majority Leader Eric Cantor, worked on over 14 campaigns including work...

Party chairman Glenn Freeman is the latest candidate to launch a campaign against Nebraska U.S. Rep. Lee Terry. Freeman, who spent 30 years in the Air Force before retiring as a master sergeant in 1985, announced his campaign today. He later spent time...

Republican Party chairman Glenn Freeman is the latest candidate to launch a campaign against Nebraska U.S. Rep. Lee Terry. Freeman, who spent 30 years in the Air Force before retiring as a master sergeant in 1985, announced his campaign today. He later...

This will fail, but not before boosting Mr. Obama's poll numbers.• The Obama campaign won't corral high-profile Republican endorsements—as it did in 2008 with former Secretary of State Colin Powell—with the unimportant possible exception of former...

1990 to earn his first statewide office and was re-elected in 1994 by a landslide. In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Sen....

In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he wouldn't seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Sen. Jim Exon. Omaha millionaire businessman Chuck Hagel soundly defeated Nelson in that...

In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Sen. Jim Exon. Omaha millionaire businessman Chuck Hagel soundly defeated Nelson in...

In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Sen. Jim Exon. Omaha millionaire businessman Chuck Hagel soundly defeated Nelson in...

Ben Nelson, D-Neb. , announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate yesterday, but don't expect him to move back to Nebraska anytime soon. Nelson first ran for the Senate as Nebraska's sitting governor in 1996, but he lost that race to Republican Sen....

Orr in 1990 to earn his first statewide office and was re-elected in 1994 by a landslide. In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the...

In 1996, he reneged on a campaign pledge that he would not seek higher office while governor and announced his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by the retiring Gov. Jim Exon. Omaha millionaire businessman Chuck Hagel soundly defeated Nelson in...