Category: US Politics
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Prices
<a href="http://www.mtpolitics.net/archives/5374-How-Bout-That-3-Gas,-Huh.html">Craig asks a very good question about gas prices</a>. Why that the Democrats are now in control are we not hearing any noise about the high gas prices like we did before the elections? I see that there is no answer to his question, some comment about gas prices but no answer to why…
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Who’s Behind It
I would be real curious to know what is the driving force behind the push for States to mandate the new HPV vaccine. Is it truly the health and welfare of the children behind the push or is it the health and welfare of the company that makes the vaccine, Merck & Co, that is…
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Horses
<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=3C7B83AF-DB16-39AF-58583D63F2A132B1" >Horse slaughter ban re-introduced in House, Senate</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The House of Representatives last year passed legislation to ban federally inspected horse slaughter in the U.S. Federal inspection of meat from slaughtered horses allows it to be exported to countries like France and Belgium where horsemeat is considered a delicacy. The bill died in…
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Committee Proposal
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/01/05/news/state/67-panel.txt" >Rehberg seeks creation of Indian affairs panel</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The U.S. Senate has one, and now Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., sees the need for a permanent committee on American Indian affairs, too.<br />n<br />nOn Thursday, Rehberg asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to consider an amendment to the House Rules package that would create an…
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Early Warning System
<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=BFE9A24B-FC5C-B089-81D67AC90C042638" >President signs drought warning system</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>President Bush has signed a bill instituting the National Integrated Drought Information System, or NADIS, an early warning system that can help reduce the impact of drought. The legislation was introduced by U.S. Senator Ben Campbell of Nebraska.</blockquote><br />n<br />nAn early warning system for drought. I'll have…
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Bison And Brucellosis
<blockquote>"For Yellowstone bison to be involved in the big picture of bison conservation, they've got to be brucellosis-free," said Tom Roffe, a wildlife veterinarian and biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. And that's why the animals here are being corralled and handled, poked and prodded.<br />n<br />nRoffe has been pushing his agency for…
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Thought
Ed, of <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/h/blogs/citylights/">City Lights</a>, met up with his favorite person, the sage, again and had an <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/24/news/local/50-lights.txt">interesting conversation</a> with him. It all boiled down to a merry Christmas wish but there was another statement in the article that really caught my eye that was more worth noting than the Christmas wish.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>"Why…
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Talking
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/20/news/state/25-wolf.txt" >Feds may delist wolf in two states</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Wolves in Montana and Idaho could be taken off the endangered species list even if Wyoming wolves remain listed, federal officials said Tuesday.<br />n<br />nA proposal to delist wolves could come as early as next month.</blockquote><br />n<br />nJust a lot more talk, when will we…
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What You Talkin About?
<blockquote>Soaring corn prices are squeezing meat and milk producers, but consumers will not necessarily see higher prices at the grocery checkout, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in an interview Thursday.<br />n<br />nCostly corn has made it more expensive to feed cows, chickens and pigs. Demand for ethanol, a fuel made from corn, has pushed the…
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A Better Idea
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/11/AR2006121101305.html" title="Free Registration Required">Democrats Freeze Earmarks for Now</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Democratic leaders declared a temporary moratorium on special-interest provisions known as earmarks as they attempt to cope with a budget crisis left by the outgoing Republican-led 109th Congress.<br />n<br />nCongress adjourned early Saturday, having completed work on two of the 11 spending bills for the…