Kerrey to serve as Yashirin's campaign finance chairman
BY ANNA JO BRATTON / The Associated Press
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey will serve as chairman for the campaign finance committee of Max Yashirin, a Democrat running for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District seat.
The 25-year-old Yashirin faces Republican Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, who’s in his second term.
Yashirin spent a year in Iraq in 2004 with the Marine Reserves and now works with people with mental and physical disabilities at Region 5 Services. He’s finishing his degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Yashirin calls Kerrey an “American hero,’’ and says he’s excited to have the veteran politician’s help.
Kerrey says he believes in Yashirin’s vision for new direction in Washington.
Kerrey, a former Nebraska governor, is president of The New School university in New York.

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spent one year in Iraq in 2004, has no business experience and lacks a formal education! And he wants to represents us in the Congress! This is crazy!! Is the Nebraska Democratic Party really this desperate? Oh, I forgot....he is going to bring Nebraskans "change," which is the key word for liberals from coast to coast. Change from what to what and how are they going to pay for this change they can not define? Answer: Democrats plan to increase tax to pay for their undefined change! "
Opinion wrote on April 9, 2008 8:53 pm:
jeff wrote on April 9, 2008 9:29 pm:
hollister wrote on April 9, 2008 9:42 pm:
Iraq Vet, Marine Sgt.Max Yasharin is going to unseat our totally undistinguished Congressman, The Louisiana Carpetbagger, Jeff Fortenberry.
Max, the son of Russian immigrants, served 5 years in the Marines, and is enrolled at UNL. This 25-year -old is a breath of fresh air in the semistale world of politics. Behind the grin, there is a sense of Patriotism,service and dedication that belongs in the halls of Congress. Check the website and consider a donation.
http://www.maxcongress.com/
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Observe wrote on April 9, 2008 9:49 pm:
ralph wrote on April 9, 2008 11:03 pm:
seer says... wrote on April 9, 2008 11:04 pm:
kick Fort to the curb wrote on April 10, 2008 12:51 am:
2. Don't be so smug.
3. Yashirin can't possibly be worse than Fort. "
Go Max wrote on April 10, 2008 9:49 am:
Lincolnite wrote on April 10, 2008 11:49 am:
Support the Fort '08 wrote on April 10, 2008 12:36 pm:
Not for max wrote on April 10, 2008 1:42 pm:
LincolnRepublican wrote on April 10, 2008 2:23 pm:
JT Hutt wrote on April 10, 2008 2:25 pm:
However, Frankenberry sponsored HRES399 to support Mother's Day. Great bill in the time of "war". "
JB wrote on April 10, 2008 4:28 pm:
JL wrote on April 21, 2008 8:53 pm:
Amazing wrote on April 22, 2008 4:42 pm:
Fortenberry didn't even support the SCHIP program for Children's healthcare. NUF SAID!
Max will do so much better that the FORT!
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