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Conrad Burns Stroke: Former Montana Senator Hospitalized

AP | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Burns Stroke, Health, Conrad Burns Stroke, Conrad Burns, Former Sen. Burns, Senators, Republicans, Politics News

HELENA, Mont. — Family members of former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns say he is hospitalized in Washington, D.C., after suffering a stroke. U.S. R...

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Obama's Biggest Mistake

Peter Dreier | Posted 12.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Insurance Industry, Montana, Melodee Hanes, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Girlfriend, Justice Department, Barack Obama, U.S. Attorney, Home News

Baucus asked the White House to appoint his girlfriend, Melodee Hanes, as Montana's U.S. Attorney. Didn't Obama learn anything from their years in Chicago surrounded by the patronage politics of the Daley machine?

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Max Baucus Nominated Melodee Hanes, His Girlfriend, For U.S. Attorney

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Baucus, Democrat, Baucus Girlfriend, Doj, Senate Finance Committee, Senate, US Attorney, Wanda Baucus, Max Baucus, Melodee Hanes Photo, Drake University, Melodee Hanes Picture, Melodee Hanes, Politics News

***UPDATED, SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTO OF MELODEE HANES*** WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is defending recommending his gi...

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Mr. Stupak: I Can Stand the Heat

Nancy Keenan | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Naral Pro-Choice America, Amendment, Montana, Insurance, Health, Rep.Bart Stupak, Democratic Party, Copper Smelter, Health Care, Anaconda, Politics News

The pundits say that on abortion, the Democrats have to choose between the economically liberal wing of its party and the socially progressive one. I strongly disagree with this premise.

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Job Losses? Not in North Dakota. A Stimulus Plan That Really Works

Ellen Brown | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: State Deficits, Banking Crisis, Fractional-Reserve-System, Job Loss, Unemployment, Farid Khavari, Bank of North Dakota, President Obama, North Dakota, Florida, Montana, State-Owned Banks, Job Creation, California, Business News

Why is North Dakota doing so well, when other states are suffering the ravages of a deepening credit crisis? Its secret may be that it has its own credit machine.

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Rosie and Kelli Split and Remind Us About the Fight For Gay Divorce

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Toronto, Divorce, Kelli O'Donnell, Doma, Rosie O'Donnell, Same Sex Couples, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage, Gay Rights, Gossip, Gays, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Hollywood, Politics News

Rosie and Kelli are in the midst of what should be a pretty normal problem. But the legal protections for divorce, like for so many other issues, leave LGBT people out.

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New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, White House, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, Orgeon, Doj, Eric Holder, Decriminalization, Nevada, Marijuana Laws, Obama, War on Drugs, Patients, New Mexico, Colorado, Prescriptions, California, Suppliers, Washington State, State Laws, Weed, Michigan, Medicine, Maryland, Montana, Users, Medical Marijuana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Agency, Maine, New Medical Marijuana Policy, Health, Hawaii, US Attorneys, Alaska, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...

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Regional Transit Key to Colorado's Future

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Transit Alliance, Light Rail, Paul Rosenthal, Trains, Drcog, Fastracks, Montana, Colorado Transportation, Mass Transit, Colorado Housing, Mass Transportation, Development, Denver News

In the Denver area alone, the population will grow from 2.8 million now to 4.8 million by 2040. Will we all eventually have to move to Montana to find a square inch not covered by asphalt?

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Best Government Dollar Spent: The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Nps, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, America's Best Idea, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Burns, Pbs, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, The National Parks America's Best Idea, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, Denali, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Ken Burns, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Documentary, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Politics News

I encourage everyone, no matter what part of these United States you live in (or even if you live elsewhere), to take a "trip out West" at some point in your life. Get in a car, and go explore everything west of Denver.

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"Mercy Killing": When Love & Law Conflict

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Murder, Medical Ethics, Jim Fish, Politics, Montana, Right to Die, Crime, Assisted Suicide, Jack Kevorkian, Washington, Oregon, Paul Weinstein, Euthanasia, Bioethics, Health Care, Politics News

The blame in two murder cases rests squarely with a society that forces devoted husbands and wives to choose between the welfare of their spouses and the letter of the law.

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Erasing the Doughnut Hole for All Seniors -- A Senate Revolt Against Big Pharma Brewing!

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Donut Hole, Chuck Schumer, Congress, New York, Senate Finance Committee, Delaware, Senator, Ny, Tom Carper, Barack Obama, 2009, John Kerry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Senate, Montana, Ma, Chuck Grassley, Baucus Committe, Doughnut Hole, Iowa, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Ben Nelson, Florida, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Massachusets, Fl, De, Ia, Politics News

An amendment offered by Senator Ben Nelson [D-FL] would reportedly lower the health care reform bill's cost by an additional $86 billion without reducing services.

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Message from a Bomber

Michael Kaplan | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ted Kaczynski, Unabomber, Purposelessness, Industrial Society, Montana, Terrorism, Nature, Western States, Florence, Colorado, Denver News

Ted Kaczynski will spend the rest of his life in the supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Some admirers have cast him as an eco-anarchist, fighting to protect nature. This seems a romantic fiction.

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Michelle Childers: Impaled By Tree Limb, Now Recovering

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

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KAMIAH, Idaho — An Idaho woman who was skewered in the neck by a tree limb while driving with her husband along the Lochsa River is recovering a...

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Woman Impaled By Tree: Michelle Childers Survives Terrifying Accident (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Montana, Michelle Childers, Survives, Tree Branch, Through Neck, Neck, Throat, Idaho, Tree Limb, Woman Impaled, Spruce Tree, Green News

Michelle Childers, 20, survived after being impaled by a falling tree limb. It happened while Childers was riding in the front passenger seat during a...

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That Glass is Pretty Full: Why Yesterday's Wolf Ruling is (Mostly) Good News

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Montana, Wolf Hunting, Northern Rockies, Idaho, Fish and Wildlife Service, Nrdc, Wolf, Gray Wolves, Wolves, Endangered Species, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, Natural Resources Defense Council, Endangered Species Act, Green News

Yesterday, a judge gave the Obama Administration a chance to start over in protecting wolves. I hope the president seizes it.

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Big Sky Dilemma: Must Doctors Help Their Patients Die?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Politics, Leukemia, Conscience Clause, Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Assisted Suicide, Health, Constitituton, Doctors, Bioethics, Medicine, Healthcare, Politics News

Mandating that physicians aid in dying should be a last resort. Montana should explore other, less-invasive means of ensuring that all citizens are guaranteed their constitutional right to die.

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Best Government Dollar Spent -- The National Park System

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Hawaii, White House, President Obama, Old Faithful, Washington, Interstate Highway System, Park, Olympic, Colorado, Obama, Denver, Capitol Reef, Dc, Mountains, Montana, National Monument, Joshua Tree, West, Colorado River, Death Valley, National Park System, Flyover Country, National Parks, Great Sand Dunes, Badwater Basin, Alaska, Grand Tetons, Geyser, White Sands, National Park Service, Barack Obama, Idaho, National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon, Chris Weigant, Hot Springs, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Utah, Volcano, National Park, Nps, Denali, Green News

Seeing President Obama and his family take in two of the western parks prompted me to strongly encourage everyone -- yes, even you! -- to plan on a trip like this at some point.

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Obama's View from Yellowstone: Pines Killed by Climate-Fueled Beetles

Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Montana, Yellowstone, Extinction, Whitebark Pine, Wyoming, Idaho, Forests, Global Warming, Obama, Climate Change, Green News

When the Obamas visit Yellowstone National Park, they will witness the beauty for which it is known. Sadly, though, they'll also witness firsthand the domestic ravages of global warming.

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Small States with Big Power

Mike Lux | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Nebraska, Iowa Citizen Action Network, Senate Finance Committee, Constitutional Convention, Iowa, Small States, Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Community Organizing, South Dakota, Forward Montana, Ruralvotes, Politics News

Is it fair that the key gang of six negotiating health care in the Senate Finance Committee represent less than 3% of the nation's population?

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To Dick Durbin: Before Surrendering the Public Plan, Just Make It Optional

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Public Plan, Montana, Healthcare Reform, Washington, Medicare, Durbin, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Politics News

"The public plan is socialism." Okay, if that's what people in your state believe, disallow it in your state. The wingnuts could even declare victory. Who cares?

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Porn Case Prosecution Signals Shift From Aggressive Bush

Politico | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Pornagraphy, Torture Portal, Justice Department, Obama Administration, Barry Goldman, New Jersey, Porn, Obscenity, Politics News

President Barack Obama's Justice Department has quietly agreed to move a pornography prosecution out of socially conservative Montana to more urbane N...

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Crude Oil: Bridge To Our Renewable Energy Future

examiner.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Montana, North Dakota, Gas, Biofuels, Evolving Energy Tech, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Oil, Green Energy, Crude Oil, Green News

President Obama should spend some time in his own back yard rubbing shoulders with the oil workers of Montana and North Dakota checking on the progres...

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"Make Next Left Turn..."

Kate Kelly | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Exploring the West, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Montana, William Clark, John Jacob Astor, Garmin-Gps-Systems, Style News

As we adjust their GPS systems in their cars, we should tip our hats to those American explorers who thought little of mapping then foreign and dangerous territory.

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Bozeman, MT: Want a Job? Give Us Your Passwords

Lisa Derrick | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Bozeman, Invasion of Privacy, Montana, Twitter, Firedoglake, Job Applicants, Employment, Social Networking Sites, Huffington Post, Facebook, Myspace, Privacy, Living News