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  • Conway Ad Uses Bunning Stance To Target Opponents

    March 3, 2010 2:59 PM

    (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Jack Conway aired a television ad Wednesday that says two Republican candidates cheered on Kentuckian Jim Bunning's stand against a stopgap measure linked to jobless benefits. Conway accused Bunning - a Hall of Fame pitcher - of "throwing high and wild, hitting working families... more »
  • Bunning Supporters, Detractors Rally In Lexington And Louisville Play Video

    March 2, 2010 4:57 PM

    (AP) - The controversy surrounding Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning is generating rallies at his home state offices. A raucous and evenly divided crowd of about 150 gathered in front of the embattled senator's Lexington offices Tuesday. Democrats angered at Bunning's block and Republicans who support the Senator mixed together and... more »
  • Kentucky's Bunning Again Blocks Jobless Benefits Play Video

    March 2, 2010 10:50 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Jim Bunning has again blocked the Senate from extending unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless. The Kentucky Republican objected Tuesday to a request by Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a fellow Republican, to pass a 30-day extension of jobless benefits and other expired measures.... more »
  • Mongiardo To Lead Protests Of Bunning's Funding Hold Play Video

    March 1, 2010 2:26 PM

    Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, will lead two public protests of Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning’s decision to single-handedly stop the funding of unemployment and health insurance benefits for more than 119,230 Kentuckians. Two thousand federal transportation workers were furloughed without pay on Monday. Federal reimbursements... more »
  • Officials: Bomb Threat Called In Against Bunning's Hazard Office

    February 26, 2010 4:25 PM

    Law enforcement oficials told LEX 18 News Friday that a bomb threat was called in Friday afternoon against the Hazard office of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, who in the past two days singlehandedly kept the Senate from extending programs for laid-off workers, jeopardizing unemployment benefits scheduled to expire over the... more »