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Dan Osborn: 'I want to be a voice' for Nebraska's working class in U.S. Senate

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Dan Osborn, 10.10

Dan Osborn, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to the audience on Oct. 10 at Lux Center for the Arts.

Dan Osborn, 10.10

The audience cheers as Dan Osborn, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to the crowd on Oct. 10 at Lux Center for the Arts in Lincoln.

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Years ago, before most Nebraskans had ever heard of Dan Osborn, he won his first election in the state: vice president of the local union representing workers at the Kellogg's cereal plant in Omaha, where he had worked as an industrial mechanic since 2004.

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Dan Osborn, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to the audience on Oct. 10 at Lux Center for the Arts.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Dan Osborn, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, smiles as his wife Megan Osborn introduces him to the audience Oct. 10 at Lux Center for the Arts.

JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star

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Dan Osborn, independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to the audience on Oct. 10 at Lux Center for the Arts.

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