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- noun
Nickname of aresident ornative of the U.S. state ofNebraska . - noun pluralized Name of a number of sports teams in the U.S. state of
Nebraska .
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Examples
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That move backfired, as Republicans portrayed it as distasteful back-room dealing and it became known as the "Cornhusker Kickback."
Nelson's Retirement Gives GOP a Lift Naftali Bendavid 2011
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This is the bill that contains the so-called Cornhusker kickback, the Louisiana purchase, taxes on high-cost health insurance plans and coverage for abortions.
The House Health-Care Vote and the Constitution Michael W. McConnell 2010
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This is the bill that contains the so-called Cornhusker kickback, the Louisiana purchase, taxes on high-cost health insurance plans and coverage for abortions.
The House Health-Care Vote and the Constitution Michael W. McConnell 2010
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This is the bill that contains the so-called Cornhusker kickback, the Louisiana purchase, taxes on high-cost health insurance plans and coverage for abortions.
The House Health-Care Vote and the Constitution Michael W. McConnell 2010
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It allows House members to vote only on the fixes to the Sen.te bill - getting rid of the outrageous sweetener for Nebraska known as the Cornhusker Kickback that was inserted to get the vote of Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., and so on.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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The so-called Cornhusker Kickback drew such widespread scorn that even Nelson favors repealing it.
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The so-called Cornhusker Kickback drew such widespread scorn that even Nelson favors repealing it.
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The so-called Cornhusker Kickback drew such widespread scorn that even Nelson favors repealing it.
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Yes, gone (sort of) is the so-called Cornhusker kickback, extended to Nebraska
Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email. 2010
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Obama also does away with the so-called Cornhusker Kickback, a politically toxic provision in the Senate bill that offered more federal Medicaid funding for Nebraska than any other state.
Home/News Jeffrey Young 2010
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