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Health Reform Turns Against Patients? Mr. President!

Jamie Court | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senator Max Baucus, President Obama, Montana, Montana Health Care, Universal Healthcare, Health Care, Politics News
Jamie Court

The people of Montana probably won't like the way their senator is caving to the HMOs and drug companies. There is time to change his mind, but only if the president speaks up soon.

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Red-state Residents Buy the Most Online Porn

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 04.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Walletpopcom, Harvard-Business-School, Big Love, Harvard Business School, Easy Rider, Jason Cochran, Red States, Study on Porn, Montana, Andrea-Chalupa, Jason-Cochran, Internet Porn, Hbs, Horniest State in the Union, Max Baucus, WalletPop.Com, Utah, Montana Is for Lovers, Andrea Chalupa, Harvard Research, Style News
Andrea Chalupa

I wonder how pill-popping Rush Limbaugh would explain this: a new study out of Harvard Business School finds that red-staters buy more online porn than their blue state compatriots.

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Some States Still Don't See Economy-Environment Connection

AP | MATT GOURAS | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Montana, Economic Stimulus Package, Kathleen Sebelius, Michigan, Green Stimulus, Kansas, Green News

HELENA, Mont. — The call for economic stimulus is having an unintended side effect in places like Montana, where environmental protections are o...

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Small Montana Town Builds Campground Specifically For Cyclists

treehugger.com | Posted 03.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Bike Culture, Green Travel, Montana, Twin Bridges, Green News

From Concept to Reality Bill White contacted Adventure Cycling Association to find out what exactly do cyclists on long-distance tours need. "So ...

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Bush Administration to Strip Wolves of Federal Protection... Except for Wyoming

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bush Administration, Montana, Environmental Protections, Earthjustice, Wyoming, Esa, Wolves, Northern Rockies, Gray Wolves Endangered Species, Bush Endangered Species, Animals, Endangered Species Act, Idaho, Wolf, Green News
Andrew Wetzler

With a viable population of this American icon so close to being a reality, we simply cannot allow the Bush Administration to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as they slink out the door.

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Bush Crony's Law To Turn Forests Into Housing Subdivisions

The Boston Globe | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Mark Rey, Midnight Regulations, Forest Service, Montana, Bush Administration, Corporate Handouts, Deforestation, Timber Lobbyist, Plum Creek, Missoula, Green News

LOS ANGELES -- The Bush administration appears ready to push through a change in Forest Service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain ...

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Montana Drilling Plan Approved By Bush Administration

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Montana, Bush Administration, Oil Drilling, Bush Midnight Regulations, Bush Drilling, Green News

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Bush administration has approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern ...

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Montana: Assisted Suicide Ruled Legal

AP | AMY BETH HANSON | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suicide, Assisted Suicide, Doctor Assisted Suicide, Montana, Montana Judge, Montana Judge Ruling Suicide, Montana Assisted Suicide, Oregon, Politics News

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana judge has ruled that doctor-assisted suicides are legal in the state, a decision likely to be appealed as the state ar...

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Where To Live Now: Using The Electoral Map As Guide

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 12.15.2008 | Style

Read More: Washington, Mexico, Oregon, Blue States, Colorado, Texas, Election Results, Red States, Virginia, Relocation, Montana, Election Reaction, New Mexico, Ex-Pat, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, Style News
Jeannie Ralston

I've found that I've increasingly consulted the electoral map as I've been trying to zero in on our new home.

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Montana's Three Big-Sky Electoral Votes In the Air

Beverly Davis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Sen. Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Gallatin County GOP, Bob Barr, Obama, Mccain, Sen. John McCain, Treasure State, Msnbc, Montana, Bozenman Daily Chronicle, Obama Team President of the United States, John Edwards, Montana Electoral Votes, Molly Burks, Toss Up State, Third Party Candidates, State Sen. Roy Brown, Edwards, Sen. Tom Daschle, Electoral Votes, Rachel Maddow Show, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, National Republican Party, CNN Poll of Polls, Rachel Maddow, Rasmussen Report, New York Times, Steve Daines, Daschle, Bozeman, Schweitzer, Livingston, On the Ground 2008, Home News
Beverly Davis

There's a fierce battle underway in the red state of Montana with its sparse population, big sky prairies and snow-capped mountains. The 'Treasure Sta...

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Army Reservist Included in Montana GOP Voter Purge Effort

James Sample | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Voter Fraud, Army, 2008 Election, Politics News
James Sample

Former Montana State Representative Kevin Furey (photo) , a First Lieutenant in the Army Reserves, is presently in New Jersey preparing to return to I...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, North Dakota, Rick Noriega, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Al Franken, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, John Kennedy, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Mississippi, Republican Party, North Carolina, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Ronnie Musgrove, Louisiana, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas, Lindsey Graham, Pennsylvania, Bob Conley, Minnesota, John Cornyn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Georgia, Iowa, Jimmy Carter, Jeff Merkley, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Senate, Indiana, Electoral College, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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'10 Questions' With Montana's Populist Cowboy Governor Brian Schweitzer

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Energy, Denver Convention, Democratic Convention, Brian Schweitzer Dnc Speech, Governor Brian Schweitzer, Alternative Energy, Democratic National Convention Denver, Renewable Energy, Brian Schweitzer, Native Americans, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

The day after Gov. Brian Schweitzer's (D-MT) very well-received speech at the Democratic Convention, Political Base's managing editor, Mark Nickolas, ...

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Convention Dispatch: Schweitzer Hits the National Stage

David Sirota | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Montana, Dnc, Democratic National Convention, Schweitzer Obama, Brian Schweitzer, 2008 Election, Denver, Politics News
David Sirota

The kind of rural populism and left-right coalition building that Schweitzer is pioneering may have gotten some national attention last night, but it's been a powerful political force for a few years now.

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Obama's Biggest Advantage Yet: Early Voting

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Montana, North Dakota, John McCain, Barack Obama Ground Game, New Mexico, Early Voting, Barack Obama Field Operation, Indiana, Nevada, Barack Obama, Organization, North Carolina, Colorado, Obama Early Voting, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

It's really mind-boggling that the B team running the McCain operation is ceding such a massive on-the-ground strategic advantage to the Obama campaign.

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The B-Team Is Alive and Well In McCainland

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Montana, North Dakota, John McCain, Minnesota, Indiana, George W. Bush, West Virginia, Georgia, Rudy Giuliani Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, Ground Campaign, Rudy Giuliani, New Mexico, Steve Hildebrand, Negative Attacks, Rudy Giuliani 2008, Washington, Michael DuHaime, Alaska, Attack Ads, Oregon, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

Considering that McCain continues to trail significantly, it's hard to see his path to victory when he's so out-gunned on the ground and running such a nonsensical strategy of which states to target or defend.

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McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Polls, African-American Voters, North Dakota, Ronald Reagan, Affirmative Action, George W. Bush, Colorado, Immigration, Michael Dukakis, Arizona, West Virgnia, South Dakota, Mark Penn, Democratic Party, Missouri, Echo Boom, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, Cuban-Americans, New Mexico, Latino Voters, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Plains, Racism, Mississippi, Republican Party, Northeast, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Latino Issues, Alaska, Florida, John McCain, Karl Rove, Appalachia, Presidential Election, Texas, Baby Boom, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Young Voters, Midwest, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, Hispanic Voters, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Southern Issues, Dnc, Libertarian Party, Indiana, White Voters, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

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Montana, South Dakota Primaries: Exit Polls

Huffington Post | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Montana, South Dakota Polls, South Dakota, Montana Polls, Montana and South Dakota, Politics News

SOUTH DAKOTA Polls close at 9 pm ET. Most of South Dakota is in central time, where the polls close at 8 pm ET. The West River precincts are in moun...

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What A Long, Strange Primary Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Puerto Rico, Democratic, Primary Schedule, Campaign, Delegate, South Dakota, Comeback Kid, African-American, Picks, Pledged Delegates, Primaries, Montana, Mike Huckabee, 2008, Pick, Superdelegates, John Edwards, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Black, Delegates, John McCain, Primary, Mitt Romney, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Contest, 08 Campaign, Vote, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Rather than a Vince Lombardi halftime pep talk about giving 110% in the second half, I'd like to review where we've been so far. This will be my final "picks" article for 2008.

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A Feel-Good Moment: Ed Rollins Hears "Death Knell" For GOP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Schadenfreude, Puerto Rico, Gop, Face the Nation, West Virginia, Oregon, Democratic, Primary Schedule, Campaign, South Dakota, Appeasement, Republican, Bush, Picks, Primaries, Montana, 2008, Pick, 2008 Campaign, Bob Schieffer, Mississippi, Death Knell, John McCain, Primary, Charles Crist, Democrat, Kentucky, 2008 Elections, 08, Ed Rollins, Knesset, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Contest, 08 Campaign, Third Term, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Rollins, Politics News
Chris Weigant

John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?

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