Ricketts denies anti-Obama ad proposal

Omaha billionaire Joe Ricketts says the ad campaign never was set in motion and will not air.
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Voters seek 'something different,' Fischer says in Omaha

"We can change the country's direction," she says during a visit that's part of a statewide kickoff to her general election campaign for U.S. Senate.
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Briefly: Take a vet out to the ball game

A roundup of community news and events.
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Library grants fund internships

The Nebraska Library Commission and the Nebraska Library Association recently awarded 21st Century Librarian internship grants totaling $27,000 to 19 Nebraska public libraries.
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World-Herald editorial: This debate worth hearing

Voters have spoken. Let the campaign begin.
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