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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Montana</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>ND continues to lead 3-state region in federal oil, gas leases; fiscal 2009 sets record</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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ND leads 3-state region in oil, gas leases

BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in fiscal 2009, with parcels in western North Dakota&#8217;s booming oil patch accounting for the overwhelming bulk of interest, the Bureau of Land Management said Monday.
Oil and gas lease sales in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-continues-to-lead-3-state-region-in-federal-oil-gas-leases-fiscal-2009-sets-record-246999/">Read the original article &nbsp;: ND continues to lead 3-state region in federal oil, gas leases; fiscal 2009 sets record</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns moved from hospital to rehab facility after stroke</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Former MT Sen. Burns out of hospital after stroke

HELENA, Mont. — Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns has been released from a Washington, D.C., hospital and moved to a rehabilitation facility to continue recovering from a stroke.
Burns&#8217; family released a statement through Montana U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg saying the 74-year-old was moved from Georgetown University Hospital .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-montana-sen-conrad-burns-moved-from-hospital-to-rehab-facility-after-stroke-246930/">Original source &nbsp;: Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns moved from hospital to rehab facility after stroke</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former defense secretary Rumsfeld buys ranch on Montana&#8217;s Big Hole River</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Rumsfeld buys Montana ranch
BUTTE, Mont. — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his wife have purchased a 940-acre ranch on the Big Hole River in Montana&#8217;s Madison County, his spokesman confirmed Thursday.

&#8220;Mrs. (Joyce) Rumsfeld was born in Montana, she has relatives in the state and the Rumsfelds have always thought very well of the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-defense-secretary-rumsfeld-buys-ranch-on-montanas-big-hole-river-245711/">Former defense secretary Rumsfeld buys ranch on Montana&#8217;s Big Hole River</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana man accused of assault during bachelor party must wear monitoring bracelet at wedding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. man must wear monitoring bracelet at wedding

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana man accused of sexually assaulting a woman and head-butting a police officer at his bachelor party will have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet during his wedding.
Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Iddings pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony assault on a peace officer, misdemeanor counts of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-man-accused-of-assault-during-bachelor-party-must-wear-monitoring-bracelet-at-wedding-245601/">Read more : Montana man accused of assault during bachelor party must wear monitoring bracelet at wedding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Backers of initiative aiming to protect landowners from Montana rules dispute cost estimate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Property effort backers: Montana cost estimate off

HELENA, Mont. — Backers of an initiative that could force Montana to pay landowners for regulations that hurt property values are disputing a key cost estimate.
The proposed ballot initiative says that landowners could sue over new state or local regulations that reduce values more than 25 percent. A successful ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/backers-of-initiative-aiming-to-protect-landowners-from-montana-rules-dispute-cost-estimate-244894/" title="Backers of initiative aiming to protect landowners from Montana rules dispute cost estimate">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mont. Sens. Baucus and Tester announce job assistance for Smurfit-Stone workers who lost jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Laid-off workers at Smurfit-Stone to get aid

HELENA, Mont. — Workers losing their jobs at a Missoula-area mill are eligible for a federal job assistance program.
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. will close its paper mill near Frenchtown at the end of the year, eliminating 417 manufacturing jobs in western Montana.
U.S. Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester say Smurfit-Stone ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mont-sens-baucus-and-tester-announce-job-assistance-for-smurfit-stone-workers-who-lost-jobs-244862/" title="Mont. Sens. Baucus and Tester announce job assistance for Smurfit-Stone workers who lost jobs">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Mont. senator Burns&#8217; condition upgraded to serious at DC hospital following stroke</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Burns&#8217; condition upgraded to serious after stroke

BILLINGS, Mont. — Doctors for former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns have upgraded his condition from critical to serious as he recovers from a stroke he suffered last week.
A spokeswoman for Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. says three-term Republican senator&#8217;s condition was upgraded Monday morning. He was hospitalized last ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-mont-senator-burns-condition-upgraded-to-serious-at-dc-hospital-following-stroke-243884/">Former Mont. senator Burns&#8217; condition upgraded to serious at DC hospital following stroke</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State Board of Hail Insurance approves premium refunds for Montana farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. board OKs hail insurance refunds for farmers

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The state Board of Hail Insurance has approved a refund of 30 percent of the hail insurance premiums paid by Montana farmers.
The state Department of Agriculture issued 1,996 hail insurance policies covering 1.6 million acres during 2009, below the record of just over 2 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-board-of-hail-insurance-approves-premium-refunds-for-montana-farmers-2-242022/">State Board of Hail Insurance approves premium refunds for Montana farmers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State Board of Hail Insurance approves premium refunds for Montana farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. board OKs hail insurance refunds for farmers

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The state Board of Hail Insurance has approved a refund of 30 percent of the hail insurance premiums paid by Montana farmers.
The state Department of Agriculture issued 1,996 hail insurance policies covering 1.6 million acres during 2009, below the record of just over 2 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-board-of-hail-insurance-approves-premium-refunds-for-montana-farmers-242019/">Source &nbsp;: State Board of Hail Insurance approves premium refunds for Montana farmers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana won&#8217;t publish phone directory, saves $20,000 by putting it online</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. won&#8217;t publish phone directory to save money

HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Brian Schweitzer says Montana will not print a state telephone phone directory this year, saving taxpayers about $20,000.
The 2010 directory will be available online in January at www.mt.gov.
Rather than print 11,500 copies of the state directory, employees and the public will be asked to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-wont-publish-phone-directory-saves-20000-by-putting-it-online-242010/">Original source &nbsp;: Montana won&#8217;t publish phone directory, saves $20,000 by putting it online</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aide: Sen. Baucus, D-Mont., was in relationship with woman he nominated for US attorney post</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for US attorney

HELENA, Mont. — A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says the Montana Democrat was in a relationship with his current girlfriend when he recommended her for U.S. attorney.
Spokesman Ty Matsdorf says in Friday&#8217;s disclosure that the Finance Committee chairman and his former state office director Melodee Hanes began .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aide-sen-baucus-d-mont-was-in-relationship-with-woman-he-nominated-for-us-attorney-post-240216/">Aide: Sen. Baucus, D-Mont., was in relationship with woman he nominated for US attorney post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spokesman: Baucus was in relationship with woman he nominated for US attorney post</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for fed post

HELENA, Mont. — A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney.
Spokesman Ty Matsdorf says Baucus and his former state office director Melodee Hanes began the relationship in the summer of 2008. Baucus nominated .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spokesman-baucus-was-in-relationship-with-woman-he-nominated-for-us-attorney-post-240200/">Spokesman: Baucus was in relationship with woman he nominated for US attorney post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Historians seek to recognize century-old farms as pressures mount for Montana agriculture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. historians seek to recognize 100-year farms

BILLINGS, Mont. — As employment pressures and the lure of faraway opportunities split up agricultural families, many farms and ranches are being consolidated, sliced into subdivisions or converted into oversized estates.
So the Montana Historical Society has started a drive to identify families that have farmed or ranched the same ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/historians-seek-to-recognize-century-old-farms-as-pressures-mount-for-montana-agriculture-238034/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Historians seek to recognize century-old farms as pressures mount for Montana agriculture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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BILLINGS, Mont. — More than 90 years after dams started to choke off the Upper Missouri River, government officials are drafting a plan to restore the river&#8217;s natural flow to boost its endangered fish and ailing stands of cottonwood trees.
The river courses for almost 150 miles ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/changes-considered-for-upper-missouri-dams-in-bid-to-boost-recovery-of-sturgeon-cottonwood-237843/">Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana&#8217;s Commerce Department grants $2.5 million to 2 institutes for biomedical research</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. Commerce grants $2.5M for biomed research

HELENA, Mont. — Two Montana biomedical research institutes are getting a big funding boost from the state.
The Montana Department of Commerce said it is granting $2.5 Million to Great Falls&#8217; McLaughlin Research Institute and the Missoula-based International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation.
The agency says the awards will help expand ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montanas-commerce-department-grants-25-million-to-2-institutes-for-biomedical-research-235801/">Montana&#8217;s Commerce Department grants $2.5 million to 2 institutes for biomedical research</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal regulators approve $161 million loan for Montana-Canada transmission line</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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$161M loan for Montana transmission line approved

BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal regulators have signed off on a $161 million loan to a Canadian company that&#8217;s building a 214-mile power transmission line between Alberta and Montana.
Construction began earlier this month on the 230-kilovolt Montana-Alberta Tie Line, which will run between Great Falls and Lethbridge Alberta.
On Thursday, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-regulators-approve-161-million-loan-for-montana-canada-transmission-line-232999/" title="Federal regulators approve $161 million loan for Montana-Canada transmission line">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional investigators say military missing thousands of troops&#8217; postwar questionnaires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators said Thursday that tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can&#8217;t be found.
As a result, the Government Accountability Office said, the military does not have reasonable assurances that the service members got the opportunity to report .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congressional-investigators-say-military-missing-thousands-of-troops-postwar-questionnaires-232858/">Congressional investigators say military missing thousands of troops&#8217; postwar questionnaires</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge says Yellowstone-area grizzly bears must stay on threatened list</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list

BILLINGS, Mont. — A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service two years ago said grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-judge-says-yellowstone-area-grizzly-bears-must-stay-on-threatened-list-232809/">Read : Federal judge says Yellowstone-area grizzly bears must stay on threatened list</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana gov&#8217;s administration says concern over falling revenues behind decision to ax 4 jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Montana gov: Budget concern behind 4 job cuts

HELENA, Mont. — Four economic development jobs will be eliminated by the end of the year in a move to save $380,000 amid bleak state finances, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer&#8217;s administration announced.
An increasingly negative budget picture was behind the decision to eliminate the regional development officer positions at ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-govs-administration-says-concern-over-falling-revenues-behind-decision-to-ax-4-jobs-232668/" title="Montana gov&#8217;s administration says concern over falling revenues behind decision to ax 4 jobs">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Northwest MT logging projects challenged; enviros say grizzly bears could be harmed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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MT logging projects challenged over bears
BILLINGS, Mont. — An environmental group is seeking to stop three logging projects on several thousand acres in northwest Montana, arguing that the timber sales would harm the area&#8217;s fledgling grizzly bear population.

The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the projects in the Kootenai .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/northwest-mt-logging-projects-challenged-enviros-say-grizzly-bears-could-be-harmed-231920/">Original article &nbsp;: Northwest MT logging projects challenged; enviros say grizzly bears could be harmed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Holders of lost savings bonds dating to World War II say Treasury not making them easy to find</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Lost war bonds not easy to find
HELENA, Mont. — Holders of lost savings bonds dating back to World War II say its not nearly as easy to track down the lost money as the U.S. Treasury Department claims in an ongoing lawsuit.

The Bureau of the Public Debt counters that its process aims to make sure .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/holders-of-lost-savings-bonds-dating-to-world-war-ii-say-treasury-not-making-them-easy-to-find-230070/">Original article &nbsp;: Holders of lost savings bonds dating to World War II say Treasury not making them easy to find</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Arch makes deal for vast SE Mont. coal tracts, putting pressure on state to lease its reserves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Arch signs deal for southeast Montana coal tracts

BILLINGS, Mont. — Arch Coal Inc. has signed a lease agreement to mine the vast Otter Creek coal field in southeastern Montana — ramping up pressure on Gov. Brian Schweitzer and other state officials to lease adjacent coal tracts controlled by the state.
If developed, the 731 million tons .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/arch-makes-deal-for-vast-se-mont-coal-tracts-putting-pressure-on-state-to-lease-its-reserves-228794/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Libby official wants EPA to pay for city buildings demolished during asbestos cleanup</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Libby official: EPA must pay for lost buildings

BILLINGS, Mont. — A city councilman in Libby said Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency owes the asbestos-plagued Superfund community $2 million for the demolition of several contaminated buildings.
The city-owned buildings included an export plant for asbestos-laden vermiculite that was shipped from the site across the country by .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/libby-official-wants-epa-to-pay-for-city-buildings-demolished-during-asbestos-cleanup-228290/">Libby official wants EPA to pay for city buildings demolished during asbestos cleanup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment director: Higher returns alone won&#8217;t save Montana&#8217;s beleaguered pension system</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Investments alone likely won&#8217;t save pension system

HELENA, Mont. — Higher returns alone likely aren&#8217;t enough to save Montana&#8217;s beleaguered pension system, the state&#8217;s investment director said.
Board of Investments executive director Carroll South said the pensions would need to earn a return that is far above historical levels to fully recover losses. Pension investments lost nearly ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investment-director-higher-returns-alone-wont-save-montanas-beleaguered-pension-system-225993/">Investment director: Higher returns alone won&#8217;t save Montana&#8217;s beleaguered pension system</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yellowstone bison could go to Ted Turner&#8217;s Montana ranch after other options fall through</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Yellowstone bison could go to Turner&#8217;s Mont. ranch

BILLINGS, Mont. — Dozens of wild bison from Yellowstone National Park would be relocated to a Montana ranch owned by billionaire Ted Turner, according to a recommendation announced Tuesday.
The animals were spared from a slaughter program intended to protect Montana&#8217;s cattle industry from a disease carried by many  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yellowstone-bison-could-go-to-ted-turners-montana-ranch-after-other-options-fall-through-224827/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Federal judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills

BLLINGS, Mont. — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
During the last decade, federal agencies working with the state of Montana captured and shipped to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/environmental-indian-groups-ask-federal-court-to-stop-yellowstone-bison-slaughters-223550/">Source &nbsp;: Environmental, Indian groups ask federal court to stop Yellowstone bison slaughters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of Montana proposes campus ban on smoking and chewing tobacco</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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University of Montana proposes campus tobacco ban

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it&#8217;s enforced.
The Associated Students of the University of Montana Senate endorsed the ban and President George Dennison recently sent an ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-montana-proposes-campus-ban-on-smoking-and-chewing-tobacco-223444/" title="University of Montana proposes campus ban on smoking and chewing tobacco">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Great Falls&#8217; Energy West acquires 83 percent of outstanding shares of Cut Bank Gas Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Energy West gets 83 percent of Cut Bank utility

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Energy West Inc., a natural gas and energy marketing company in Great Falls, has bought 83 percent of the outstanding shares of Cut Bank Gas Co., a natural gas utility serving Cut Bank.
The deal, which was announced Thursday, was approved earlier in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/great-falls-energy-west-acquires-83-percent-of-outstanding-shares-of-cut-bank-gas-co-220631/">Source article &nbsp;: Great Falls&#8217; Energy West acquires 83 percent of outstanding shares of Cut Bank Gas Co.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Its &#8216;Mother&#8217; dead, Montana doomsday church&#8217;s future is uncertain, but shelters are still ready</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Its &#8216;Mother&#8217; dead, doomsday sect&#8217;s future in doubt

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Members of a Montana-based sect whose influence expanded as it prepared for a nuclear holocaust that never came, now search for new directions after the death of Elizabeth Clare Prophet — &#8220;Mother&#8221; to her thousands of followers.
The Church Universal and Triumphant still keeps its 750-person .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/its-mother-dead-montana-doomsday-churchs-future-is-uncertain-but-shelters-are-still-ready-219511/">Its &#8216;Mother&#8217; dead, Montana doomsday church&#8217;s future is uncertain, but shelters are still ready</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana student&#8217;s football past may strip $10,000 prize for kicking 45-yard field goal at game</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Student may not get $10,000 prize for field goal

MISSOULA, Mont. — A University of Montana student who kicked a field goal to win a $10,000 prize likely won&#8217;t get the money because he hadn&#8217;t been away from the sport long enough.
Matthew Brenner, a sophomore, kicked a 45-yard field goal during UM&#8217;s &#8220;Kick for Cash&#8221; contest ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-students-football-past-may-strip-10000-prize-for-kicking-45-yard-field-goal-at-game-219217/">Original article on  : Montana student&#8217;s football past may strip $10,000 prize for kicking 45-yard field goal at game</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal officials say changes to bureaucracy for Indian tribe acknowledgment will take time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Feds pledge overhaul of tribal recognition system

BILLINGS, Mont. — With some American Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the U.S. government, federal officials Wednesday pledged to overhaul the cumbersome process but cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect.
Federal recognition renders tribes eligible for economic assistance, land, housing grants and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-officials-say-changes-to-bureaucracy-for-indian-tribe-acknowledgment-will-take-time-218311/">Federal officials say changes to bureaucracy for Indian tribe acknowledgment will take time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mont. political, ag leaders hope Berkshire&#8217;s purchase of BNSF lead to lower shipping costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. political, ag leaders react to BNSF purchase

HELENA, Mont. — Montana political and agricultural leaders hope Berkshire Hathaway&#8217;s planned purchase of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad will lead to lower shipping costs in Montana, but they doubt much will change.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a farmer and rancher, said Tuesday he had spoken to both Warren ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mont-political-ag-leaders-hope-berkshires-purchase-of-bnsf-lead-to-lower-shipping-costs-218037/">Mont. political, ag leaders hope Berkshire&#8217;s purchase of BNSF lead to lower shipping costs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana high court rules workers&#8217; compensation can be cut off when recipients reach retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Mont. high court: Retirees can lose workers&#8217; comp

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a state law that allows insurance companies to cut off workers&#8217; compensation payments for those suffering permanent total disability when the disabled party is eligible for Social Security retirement benefits.
The 5-2 ruling Tuesday said workers&#8217; compensation  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-high-court-rules-workers-compensation-can-be-cut-off-when-recipients-reach-retirement-218016/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond bison and bears: Scientists seeking Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species find more than 1,200</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Scientists look for Yellowstone&#8217;s hidden species

HELENA, Mont. — Scientists searching for Yellowstone National Park&#8217;s lesser-known life forms — beyond its famed bison, bears and wolves — found more than 1,200 species, including several never known before to exist in the park.
A one-day study of the park in late August found microscopic worms, mushrooms, a bluish-green .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beyond-bison-and-bears-scientists-seeking-yellowstones-hidden-species-find-more-than-1200-217948/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana men allegedly try to pawn a truckload of stolen items to bail out friend</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Men accused of pawning stolen items for bail cash

HELENA, Mont. — Two Bozeman men have been arrested on probation violations after police said they tried to pawn a truckload of stolen items to bail a friend out of jail. Helena Police Chief Troy McGee said the two 21-year-old men arrived at a pawn shop Saturday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-men-allegedly-try-to-pawn-a-truckload-of-stolen-items-to-bail-out-friend-213003/">Original source &nbsp;: Montana men allegedly try to pawn a truckload of stolen items to bail out friend</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana pension system reeling from Wall Street losses; liability tops $2 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Wall Street losses hurt Montana state pensions

HELENA, Mont. — Montana&#8217;s state pensions systems reeling from big losses in the stock market face a projected shortfall of more than $2 billion three decades from now.
The grim but not unexpected news was delivered Thursday to an interim legislative committee working to find ways to fix the problem.
The .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-pension-system-reeling-from-wall-street-losses-liability-tops-2-billion-212917/">Montana pension system reeling from Wall Street losses; liability tops $2 billion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Partial settlement reached in Montana Ponzi scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Partial settlement reached in Mont. Ponzi scheme

HELENA, Mont. — A Boston-based investment firm has agreed to pay $1.3 million in restitution to Montana investors for a Ponzi scheme run by an independent broker in Kalispell.
Monica Lindeen, state commissioner of securities and insurance, announced the settlement with LPL Financial Corp. on Wednesday.
The company will also pay ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/partial-settlement-reached-in-montana-ponzi-scheme-211243/">Partial settlement reached in Montana Ponzi scheme</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ND researchers: Most Upper Midwest hard red spring wheat, durum wheat is top grade</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blake Nicholson</dc:creator>
		
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ND researchers: Upper Midwest wheat of good grade

BISMARCK, N.D. — Nearly all of the hard red spring wheat grown in the Upper Midwest made top grade this year, while about three-fourths of the durum crop was top grade — a big improvement over last year, according to North Dakota State University researchers.
However, concerns raised earlier ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nd-researchers-most-upper-midwest-hard-red-spring-wheat-durum-wheat-is-top-grade-209624/" title="ND researchers: Most Upper Midwest hard red spring wheat, durum wheat is top grade">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Montana issues 1st industrial hemp-growing state license to Bozeman woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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1st Mont. license to grow hemp issued to woman

BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana this month issued its first license for an industrial hemp-growing operation to a woman who said she wants to develop a domestic market for the plant despite federal law barring its cultivation.
Laura Murphy, of Bozeman, was the first to apply for the two-year ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/montana-issues-1st-industrial-hemp-growing-state-license-to-bozeman-woman-209621/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Montana issues 1st industrial hemp-growing state license to Bozeman woman</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Truckloads of billionaire&#8217;s club founder&#8217;s furniture to be auctioned in Atlanta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Truckloads of Blixseth&#8217;s furniture to be auctioned

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Truckloads of opulent furniture, including a two-seated throne meant to grace a 53,000-square-foot home that Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth never built, will be on the auction block in Georgia next month.
Red Baron&#8217;s Antiques in Atlanta estimates the collection could be worth $8 million or more. .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/truckloads-of-billionaires-club-founders-furniture-to-be-auctioned-in-atlanta-209047/">Truckloads of billionaire&#8217;s club founder&#8217;s furniture to be auctioned in Atlanta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bureau of Indian Affairs won&#8217;t give federal recognition to Montana&#8217;s Little Shell Tribe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Indian Affairs won&#8217;t recognize Little Shell Tribe

BILLINGS, Mont. — After a 31-year wait, the U.S. Department of Interior said Tuesday it will not recognize Montana&#8217;s Little Shell Tribe, a group of landless Indians who have struggled to stay together through more than a century of poverty and dislocation.
The tribe&#8217;s long campaign for acknowledgment now turns .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bureau-of-indian-affairs-wont-give-federal-recognition-to-montanas-little-shell-tribe-208624/">Source &nbsp;: Bureau of Indian Affairs won&#8217;t give federal recognition to Montana&#8217;s Little Shell Tribe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Western state lawmakers consider regional collaboration on technology for carbon storage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Neary</dc:creator>
		
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Western lawmakers focus on regional collaboration

JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from many western states agreed Monday that they should consider collaborating on developing technology to capture and store the carbon gas that&#8217;s generated from burning fossil fuels.
The state of Wyoming invited lawmakers from around the West to Jackson for an energy and environment symposium that wraps ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/western-state-lawmakers-consider-regional-collaboration-on-technology-for-carbon-storage-208493/">Western state lawmakers consider regional collaboration on technology for carbon storage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana on full display near Montana cop shop for those seeking medical cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gouras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Jason Christ lit a bowl of homegrown marijuana outside the Great Falls Civic Center, not worried that the police station was right around the corner.

Christ was taking a break Friday from teaching hundreds of people inside the center how to get state-issued medical marijuana cards.
It was one of the many pot ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/marijuana-on-full-display-near-montana-cop-shop-for-those-seeking-medical-cards-205226/">Marijuana on full display near Montana cop shop for those seeking medical cards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Montana state Democratic lawmakers join push for federal cap-and-trade legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOZEMAN, Mont. — A pair of the Montana Legislature&#8217;s Democrats say they will join leaders from other states to help President Barack Obama&#8217;s administration push hotly contested federal clean-energy legislation in Congress.

Rep. Mike Phillips of Bozeman and Sen. Dave Wanzenried of Missoula are part of a working group of 40 other state legislators from elsewhere .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-montana-state-democratic-lawmakers-join-push-for-federal-cap-and-trade-legislation-205109/">2 Montana state Democratic lawmakers join push for federal cap-and-trade legislation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings roundup: American Express 3Q profit drops, VCA Antech earnings edge up in 3Q</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 22, from AP Financial News:

Top stories:
NEW YORK (AP) — American Express Co. reported its eighth straight quarter of falling profits as consumers spent and borrowed less.
Other stories:
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veterinary services provider VCA Antech Inc. said third-quarter profit edged up, but shares fell in aftermarket trading as ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/earnings-roundup-american-express-3q-profit-drops-vca-antech-earnings-edge-up-in-3q-204145/" title="Earnings roundup: American Express 3Q profit drops, VCA Antech earnings edge up in 3Q">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservative stockgrowers group apologizes to Mont. Gov. Schweitzer for strained relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gouras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HELENA, Mont. — The president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association apologized Thursday to Gov. Brian Schweitzer for a &#8220;distressed relationship&#8221; as the conservative-leaning group said it wants to stop quarreling with the Democrat.

&#8220;I am deeply pained by the distressed relationship that our organization has chosen to maintain with you throughout your term of office,&#8221; group ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conservative-stockgrowers-group-apologizes-to-mont-gov-schweitzer-for-strained-relationship-203864/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Conservative stockgrowers group apologizes to Mont. Gov. Schweitzer for strained relationship</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Glacier Wind Farm in Montana doubles power-generating capacity to 210 megawatts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HELENA, Mont. — The Glacier Wind Farm in north-central Montana has almost doubled its power generating capacity to 210 megawatts under a recent expansion.

Representatives of NaturEner, the Spanish company that developed the wind farm, joined Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday to dedicate the completion of the project — the state&#8217;s largest wind energy development to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/glacier-wind-farm-in-montana-doubles-power-generating-capacity-to-210-megawatts-203663/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Glacier Wind Farm in Montana doubles power-generating capacity to 210 megawatts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Government faces lawsuit seeking billions in unclaimed bonds dating back to World War II</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Gouras</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HELENA, Mont. — The federal government is facing a lawsuit over billions in unclaimed bonds that date back to the patriotic fundraising efforts of World War II, leading to a showdown between states who say they should be given the money and a Treasury Department that claims ownership.

World War II sparked an unprecedented bond buying .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/government-faces-lawsuit-seeking-billions-in-unclaimed-bonds-dating-back-to-world-war-ii-199384/">Government faces lawsuit seeking billions in unclaimed bonds dating back to World War II</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Calif con man whose Mont. jail plan fizzled says he intends to build military training center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BILLINGS, Mont. — A convicted con artist from California who roiled a southeastern Montana community with his unlikely bid to take over its empty jail said he intends to return to the state and pursue a military training center.

Michael Hilton, 55, is the lead figure of Santa Ana, Calif.-based American Police Force. The company struck .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/calif-con-man-whose-mont-jail-plan-fizzled-says-he-intends-to-build-military-training-center-198409/">Calif con man whose Mont. jail plan fizzled says he intends to build military training center</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Religious sect leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet dies, leaves legacy of Armageddon church behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOZEMAN, Mont. — Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the spiritual leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant, which gained notoriety in the late 1980s for its followers&#8217; elaborate preparations for nuclear Armageddon, has died. She was 70.

Prophet suffered from advanced Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or dementia for years, and was at her apartment when she died Thursday night, said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/religious-sect-leader-elizabeth-clare-prophet-dies-leaves-legacy-of-armageddon-church-behind-198393/">Original source &nbsp;: Religious sect leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet dies, leaves legacy of Armageddon church behind</a>.]]></description>
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