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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
Ellen Brown

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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Car Dealers Exempt From New Consumer Protection Agency

Steve Parker | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Walt Minnick, White House, National Automobile Dealers Association, North Dakota, Congress, California, Mike Castle, John Campbell, President Obama, Cfpa, Cars, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Mississippi, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Delaware, Travis Childers, House Financial Services Committee, Business News
Steve Parker

The House Financial Services Committee approved a key amendment Thursday, 47-21, to keep automobile dealers exempt them from a new government consumer protection agency.

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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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California's Empty Wallet: Turning Crisis into Opportunity

Ellen Brown | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bankruptcy, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Banking Crisis, Banks, Obama Administration, North Dakota, California Budget Crisis, Politics News
Ellen Brown

Schwarzenegger rejected a plan that would save $3 billion by cutting school spending. He said he'd rather see the state issue IOUs than delay the funding problem with a piecemeal approach.

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Government Won't Label Oil-Spilling Company "High-Risk"

AP | JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green

Read More: North Dakota, North Dakota Oil Spill, Environment, Bureau of Land Management, Zenergy, Green News

BISMARCK, N.D. — The federal government has rejected an environmental group's request to boost the bond required of an Oklahoma company after a ...

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But Governor, You Can Create Money! Just Form Your Own Bank

Ellen Brown | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Banks, California Budget, North Dakota, California, California Budget Crisis, Budget, Business News
Ellen Brown

An injection of new money from a system of publicly-owned banks on the model of the Bank of North Dakota could thaw the credit freeze and bring spring to California's markets once again.

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North Dakota Passes Troubling New Abortion Laws

RH Reality Check | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: HB 1371, North Dakota Abortion, North Dakota, Governor John Hoeven, John Hoeven, HB 1445, North Dakota Abortion Laws, Politics News

Yesterday, North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven signed two anti-abortion bills into law. The first, House Bill 1371, requires doctors to show an ultrasound t...

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North Dakota: Delaware Incorporations Coming To State

footnoted.org | Michelle Leder | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business

Read More: North Dakota Publicly Traded Corporations Act, Delaware, Delaware Replaced by North Dakota, Incorporating in Delaware, North Dakota, North Dakota the New Delaware, North Dakota Shareholder Friendly Law, Business News

Delaware has long been home to a wide range of corporations, and according to the state's own site, over 60% of the Fortune 500 are incorporated in th...

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Five States with Unemployment Rates Under 5%

Neal Rodriguez | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Unemployment Rate, Iowa, Unemployment, Vlog, Video Blogging, Video Blog, Business News
Neal Rodriguez

Although Iowa has reached its highest unemployment rate in 17 years, its current rate is at 4.9%. Iowa's workforce dropped by 22,000; however, their rates are almost half that of the national average.

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How PersonhoodUSA Will Hurt All Pregnant Women

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: North Dakota, Abortion, Women, Fetus, Carder, Pregnant, Personhood, Personhoodusa, Lynn Paltrow, Woman, Politics News
Lynn M. Paltrow

What supporters of PersonhoodUSA don't mention is that if the unborn have legal personhood rights, pregnant women won't. This means that pregnant women lose their basic civil rights.

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Major Flooding Expected In North Dakota This Spring

AP | DAVE KOLPACK | Posted 04.14.2009 | Home

Read More: North Dakota Flooding, North Dakota, Weather, Extreme Weather, North Dakota Floods, Home News

FARGO, N.D. — Emergency management officials in Fargo and Grand Forks are ordering pumps, topping off levees and planning dikes after forecaster...

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Religio-Conservative Red States Secretly Love Their Blue Movies

Theresa Darklady Reed | Posted 04.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Arkansas, West Virginia, xxxchurch.com, Deputy Attorney General, Sami Harb, Movies by Mail, David Ogden, Utah, Utah Child Protection Registry, Benjamin Edelman, Pornography, Mississippi, Michael Harb, Harvard Business School, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Alaska, North Dakota, Media News
Theresa Darklady Reed

The most porn-loving state in the country appears to be Utah -- you know, the state with the anti-porn "child protection registry" law and a burning, bleeding loathing for same-sex marriage.

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North Dakota House Gives Fertilized Egg Full Rights

AP | DALE WETZEL | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roe vs Wade, Roe v. Wade, Roe v Wade, Roe vs. Wade, North Dakota, North Dakota Abortion, Fertilized Egg, Fertilized Egg Rights, Politics News

BISMARCK, N.D. — A measure approved by the North Dakota House gives a fertilized human egg the legal rights of a human being, a step that would ...

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Kirsten Dunst's Voting Documentary Takes Her To North Dakota

AP | DALE WETZEL | Posted 12.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrities Talk Politics, Voting Problems, North Dakota, Kirsten Dunst, Entertainment News

BISMARCK, N.D. — In making a documentary about how the nation votes, actress Kirsten Dunst and filmmaker Jacob Soboroff were drawn to North Dako...

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Sam Stein

Palin's Clothes Cost RNC More Than Weekly Ads In Six States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palin Clothes, Georgia Maine, Mccain Clothing, RNC Ads, Maine Ads, Indiana, McCain Ads, Palin Clothing, North Dakota, Rnc Ad Buy, Ad Campaign, Michigan, Paling Attire, Politics News

The McCain campaign and RNC's pushback to revelations that they purchased $150,000 worth of clothing and accessories for Sarah Palin has been, primari...

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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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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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North Dakota Oil Creating 'Overnight Millionaires'

AP | JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil, North Dakota, North Dakota Oil, North Dakota Overnight Millionaires, North Dakota Millionaires, Business News

BEULAH, N.D. — Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades. He never gave much th...

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