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Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 11:47AM
The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a
state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's
compensation payments for those suffering permanent total
disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic
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| Senate eyes "broken" bureaucracy for new tribes Nov 4 2009 6:46AM
A U.S. Senate committee plans a Wednesday
hearing into the government's "broken" process for acknowledging
American Indian tribes
Federal recognition makes tribes eligible for economic
assistance, housing grants and other government benefits. But
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| Senate eyes "broken" bureaucracy for new tribes Nov 4 2009 6:46AM
A U.S. Senate committee plans a Wednesday
hearing into the government's "broken" process for acknowledging
American Indian tribes
Federal recognition makes tribes eligible for economic
assistance, housing grants and other government benefits. But
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 3 2009 11:05AM
The search has resumed for three missing
Dickinson State softball players.
Dickinson Police Officer Thomas Grosz says at least three
airplanes are being used. He says the Dickinson Rural Fire
Department is taking a boat out to check Patterson La
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| Stocks slip...Buffett's big buy...J&J job cuts Nov 3 2009 9:34AM
Stocks have headed lower in the first hour of
trading. The market has been jittery in recent days amid questions
about whether the recovery will stick.
NEW YORK (AP) Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed
to buy Burlington Northern Sa
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 3 2009 9:06AM
The father of one of three missing
college students in southwestern North Dakota says the women often
went star gazing in the Dickinson area, and he says police don't
suspect a crime in their disappearances. Lenny Gemar told ABC's
"Good Morning Ameri
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| Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits Nov 3 2009 7:56AM
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are moving to
prohibit the use of computer laptops in airline cockpits.
The idea is to prevent another incident like the one in which a
Northwest Airlines plane overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
Sen. Byron Dorgan
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| Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits Nov 3 2009 4:54AM
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are moving to
prohibit the use of computer laptops in airline cockpits.
The idea is to prevent another incident like the one in which a
Northwest Airlines plane overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
Sen. Byron Dorgan
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| Corps to study Sheyenne, James rivers Nov 2 2009 11:12AM
The [[kxtopic:army:t[Army]:t]] [[kxtopic:corps-of-engineers:t[Corps of Engineers]:t]] will be
looking at flood protection in the Sheyenne and James river
valleys.
Sen. [[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]], D-N.D., says the corps is hoping t
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 2 2009 2:13AM
Gov. John Hoeven isn't giving Republican
state lawmakers any hints about whether he'll take on Democratic
Senator Byron Dorgan next year. Montpelier Representative Craig
Headland says thinks Hoeven will get in the race. But Fargo
Representative Jim K
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| Republican legislators say Hoeven realistic about Senate rate... Nov 1 2009 6:47PM
Republican legislators have been talking
to Gov. [[kxtopic:john-hoeven:t[John Hoeven]:t]] about his political plans. But they say he's
given no hints about whether he'll run against Democratic Senator
[[kxtopic:byron-dorgan:t[Byron Dorgan]:t]] next ye
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 31 2009 3:44AM
Funeral services are tentatively scheduled
Monday for a Libby soldier who was killed in a military training
accident off the coast of Virginia.
Sgt. 1st Class James. R. Stright was the crew chief aboard a
helicopter that crashed on the deck of t
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| Millions spent on small border stations justified Oct 30 2009 5:02PM
An internal Obama administration review
supports its rationale for upgrading little-used border checkpoints
rather than the busiest crossings.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ordered the review
out of concerns that too much economic
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Dorgan on Airline Cockpit Problems Oct 29 2009 7:52PM
Two recent airline incidents are raising concerns about pilot behavior in the cockpit according to North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan.
He's the chairman of the senate subcommittee on aviation.
At a hearing on the National Transportation Safety Board tod
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 26 2009 11:12AM
North Dakota's assistant Water
Commission engineer says the state's Devils Lake outlet will be
turned off for the year by the end of this week.
Todd Sando says the equipment must be winterized before ice
forms.
He says officials will be bu
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| Southern ND Amtrak route a tough sell Oct 26 2009 6:25AM
A feasibility study of an Amtrak route
through southern North Dakota finds the route would bring economic
benefits. But officials say its cost would be hard to justify.
The study covered the North Coast Hiawatha route that served the
southern ha
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| Watchdog: DHS followed rules on stimulus spending Oct 24 2009 4:41PM
A limited review by an internal watchdog finds
that the Homeland Security Department has basically come up with a
good plan for spending economic stimulus money on border projects.
But the review does not resolve controversy about how the Obama
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 24 2009 3:51AM
One of the pilots whose [[kxtopic:northwest-airlines:t[Northwest Airlines]:t]] jet
flew 150 miles past its destination Wednesday insists they were not
dozing.
Richard Cole tells The Associated Press that neither he nor his
fellow pilot Timothy C
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| Nothing serious...Offensive to continue...Tuna farm... Oct 24 2009 1:45AM
A Northwest Airlines pilot says there was
"nothing serious going on in the cockpit" of his plane that would
have jeopardized the safety of his passengers and crew. The pilots
overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles Wednesday, leading some experts
to specul
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| Watchdog: DHS followed rules on stimulus spending Oct 24 2009 1:24AM
A limited review by an internal watchdog finds
that the Homeland Security Department has basically come up with a
good plan for spending economic stimulus money on border projects.
However, the review doesn't resolve controversy about how the
Ob
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 20 2009 6:53AM
Senator Byron Dorgan says the Forest
Service is prepared to start using a new grazing administration
plan on western North Dakota's federal grasslands with or
without the approval of two major rancher associations. The Medora
and McKenzie County gra
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| Forest Service to impose grazing changes Oct 20 2009 6:25AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says the Forest Service
is prepared to start a new grazing management plan on western North
Dakota's federal grasslands even if the two major rancher
associations don't sign on to it.
The Medora and McKenzie County grazing asso
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| Forest Service to impose grazing changes Oct 20 2009 6:25AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says the Forest Service
is prepared to start a new grazing management plan on western North
Dakota's federal grasslands even if the two major rancher
associations don't sign on to it.
The Medora and McKenzie County grazing asso
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Unique Water Systems Oct 17 2009 11:06PM
A 15-million dollar project to bring quality water to the city of Parshall and the people of eastern areas of the Fort Berthold Reservation was officially started today.
Groundbreaking was held for the water plan that will take water from the
deepest p
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Dorgan Speaks to Public Employees Oct 17 2009 7:17PM
In addition to his visits in New Town and Parshall, Senator Byron Dorgan also took time this morning to speak at the North Dakota Public Employees Association delegate assembly in Minot.
The senator covered several current points of interest- the bigge
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Unique Water System Moves Ahead Oct 17 2009 7:17PM
A 15-million dollar project to bring quality water to the city of Parshall and the people of eastern areas of the Fort Berthold Reservation was officially started today.
Groundbreaking was held for the water plan that will take water from the deepest par
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Dorgan Speaks to Public Employees Oct 17 2009 7:17PM
Senator Byron Dorgan took time this morning to speak at the North Dakota Public Employees Association delegate assembly in Minot.
The senator covered several current points of interest- the biggest being health care reform.
He says the current h
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 17 2009 6:46AM
The [[kxtopic:three-affiliated-tribes:t[Three Affiliated Tribes]:t]] are breaking
ground for a $20 million health center on the [[kxtopic:fort-berthold-nd:t[Fort Berthold]:t]]
Reservation. The ceremony is this afternoon at the site north of
Fort Berth
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 2:14AM
A state Board of Higher Education committee
looking into cost overruns of a new campus presidents' homes is
recommending a state audit.
The group also wants to bar foundations from managing building
projects.
The board's Budget, Audit and
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| ND Sen. Dorgan's campaign treasury almost $4M Oct 16 2009 6:12PM
New disclosure filings show North Dakota
U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan's campaign fund has grown to almost $4
million.
Federal Election Commission reports show incumbent Rep. Earl
Pomeroy has $1.2 million in his campaign treasury. Dorgan and
Pomeroy a
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 6 2009 2:13AM
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has
outlined changes it will make after insurance examiners found
excessive expenses paid with policyholders' dollars.
Commissioner Adam Hamm ordered the state's dominant insurer to
make changes last month
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| Dorgan says let the music play in Cuba Oct 5 2009 5:30PM
Senator Byron Dorgan says U-S restrictions on
travel to Cuba are outrageous.
Dorgan spoke on the Senate floor today about the restrictions
that led the New York Philharmonic to call off a trip to Cuba. He's
introduced legislation to lift prohibi
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| Dorgan, Hoeven Announce Agreement To Let Volunteer Hunters Thin The Elk Herd At Theodore Roosevelt National Park And Keep The Meat Sep 30 2009 12:00AM
BISMARCK - U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan and Governor John Hoeven announced today the National Park Service (NPS) and the state of North Dakota have reached an agreement in principle for qualified volunteers to help thin the elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 1 2009 11:12AM
The state Board of Higher Education has
extended the deadline to decide the fate of the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
The board had set an Oct. 1 date to drop the name. Board members
say there was a misunderstanding about
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| Dorgan: Matchup with Hoeven would be 'major' Oct 1 2009 8:10AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says a Senate
campaign pitting himself against Gov. John Hoeven would be "a
major race."
Dorgan made the comment in an e-mail to potential financial
supporters of his Senate re-election bid next year.
The Democratic senator
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| Tribal suicide prevention program saved Oct 1 2009 7:00AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says tribal and federal
officials have worked out a process for the Standing Rock Sioux to
get money for suicide prevention programs.
The North Dakota Democrat says the tribe will apply to the
federal Substance Abuse and Mental
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| Tribal suicide prevention program saved Oct 1 2009 7:00AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says tribal and federal
officials have worked out a process for the Standing Rock Sioux to
get money for suicide prevention programs.
The North Dakota Democrat says the tribe will apply to the
federal Substance Abuse and Mental
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Senators Promote Missiles Sep 30 2009 10:52PM
North Dakota's US Senators are asking the defense secretary to retain America's nuclear missile force.
Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan wrote to Robert Gates, saying they believe intercontinental missiles, like those controlled by Minot Air Force Base, are c
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Elk Hunt Plan Approved Sep 30 2009 10:52PM
Volunteer hunters will be allowed to keep some of the meat from elk they kill during a hunting season to reduce
the elk population at Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Senator Byron Dorgan and Governor John Hoeven announced today a deal that will help w
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 30 2009 4:13PM
The state Agricultural Department was able
to recover nearly $1.2 million that a struggling oilseed company
owed farmers in Montana and North Dakota, but next time growers
might not be so lucky.
The effort which concluded with a $135,413 paymen
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| ND officials, Park Service agree on elk plan Sep 30 2009 12:22PM
State officials have reached an agreement
with the National Park Service that will allow volunteers to kill
and keep some of the meat from an overpopulated elk herd at North
Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Sen. Byron Dorgan and Gov. J
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Congressional Visits Sep 26 2009 11:21PM
There's no better way to make your case...then to discuss the issue face to face.
During the National Farmers Union Fly-In producers have the opportunity to get up close and personal with both the House and the Senate.
Sarah Gustin follows one North Dak
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 25 2009 11:12AM
Authorities have identified a man who died in
an apartment building fire in Fargo.
Authorities say 27-year-old William Nelson was found in the
hallway outside his third-floor apartment late Wednesday. They say
he died as a result of the fire.
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| More Cass County homes will be bought out Sep 25 2009 9:06AM
North Dakota's congressional delegation says
the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing money to buy
out more flood-damaged homes in Cass County.
Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Rep. Earl Pomeroy,
D-N.D., say FEMA will contribut
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congressional visits Sep 22 2009 10:59PM
There's no better way to make your case...then to discuss the issue face to face.
During the National Farmers Union Fly-In producers have the opportunity to get up close and personal with both the House and the Senate.
Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin follows o
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Info Tech Gets Federal Money Sep 22 2009 8:54PM
A Minot company is benefiting from a multi-million dollar funding project for high-tech military initiatives in North Dakota.
InfoTech will receive $5 million in federal funding for a project involving information transfer technologies for military units
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Job Corps Students Headed to DC Sep 21 2009 7:23PM
Three students with Minot's Burdick Job Corps Center are heading to Washington, D.C. tomorrow as part of a unique learning experience.
The three will shadow their members of Congress as part of Job Corps 45th Anniversary Celebration.
Two students train
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| Montana senator wants more details on border crossing spending... Sep 20 2009 4:34PM
Montana Senator Jon Tester has sent a
letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking for
more details about why millions of dollars are projected to be
spent in Montana for upgrading security checkpoints along the
Canadian border.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 19 2009 2:14AM
A judge has refused a request to ban
television and still cameras from the preliminary hearing of four
people accused of conspiracy to commit robbery and murder.
Ashton Mink, his wife Jacquelin Mink, his sister Angela Mink,
and Joshua Southwick
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| Dorgan announces money for ND refinery study Sep 18 2009 7:15PM
Senator Byron Dorgan says expanding North
Dakota's oil refinery capacity would help curb fuel shortages and
take advantage of the oil-rich Bakken shale formation in the
western part of the state.
Dorgan says a federal Energy Department grant for
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 18 2009 4:06PM
A second suspect in an armed bank
robbery in the northeastern North Dakota town of Gilby has pleaded
not guilty. The FBI had issued an arrest warrant for William
Collins in the May 26 heist in which more than $50,000 was stolen.
Information
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| Dorgan announces funding for ND refinery study Sep 18 2009 3:10PM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says it's important to
expand oil refinery capacity in North Dakota to curb fuel shortages
and take advantage of the oil-rich Bakken shale formation in the
western part of the state.
Dorgan, who chairs the Senate Energy and Wat
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| Fargo to get new Chicago flights Sep 17 2009 6:53AM
Sen. Byron Dorgan says a regional carrier for
American Airlines plans to start service between Fargo and Chicago.
The North Dakota Democrat says the American Eagle service will
start in April, with daily roundtrip flights on three 50-seat
region
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 17 2009 4:12AM
Facing criticism for her handling of federal
stimulus money, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says
she's halting any new border construction projects and will review
how her department made funding decisions.
Napolitano has faced que
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 17 2009 2:14AM
Federal Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano says she won't start any new border construction
projects while her department reviews how those projects were
chosen.
Homeland Security already has signed many construction
contracts, includ
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Dorgan Criticism Prompts Construction Hold Sep 16 2009 7:23PM
North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan says the Homeland Security department is treating stimulus money like a bottomless pit of taxpayer money.
And his criticism of how border crossing stations were selected for rennovations has caused a halt to the work.
H
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| Dorgan wants to suspend border crossing projects Sep 16 2009 4:13PM
Senator Byron Dorgan says Homeland Security
officials are treating the economic stimulus like a bottomless pit
of taxpayer money.
Dorgan issued a statement today that calls on the Obama
administration to suspend its plan to spend hundreds of mil
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 16 2009 4:06PM
Montana Democratic Sen. Max Baucus is calling
his 10-year, $856 billion health care bill a common sense measure
that can win broad support.
The chairman of the Finance Committee unveiled his much-awaited
legislation Wednesday after months of bip
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| Senate Dem: End 'bottomless pit' stimulus projects Sep 16 2009 1:04PM
A senior Democratic senator says Homeland
Security officials are treating the economic stimulus like a
bottomless pit of taxpayer money.
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is calling on the Obama
administration to suspend hundreds of millions of dol
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| URGENT Sep 16 2009 11:54AM
A senior Democratic senator says Homeland
Security officials are treating the economic stimulus like a
bottomless pit of taxpayer money.
North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan is calling on the Obama
administration to suspend hundreds of millions of dol
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Campaign Ads Sep 11 2009 11:07PM
The next big election is 14 months away and already ALREADY campaigning has started...
Donnell Preskey looks into why the early push...
If it looks like a campaign ad...
And sounds like a campaign ad..
It's probably a campaign a
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Campaign Ads Sep 11 2009 9:16PM
The next election is 14 months away but ALREADY campaigning has started....
Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan has been airing ads for a couple weeks.
Republicans are also running radio ads about issues Congress is taking up.
Both partie
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Economic Recovery Plan Sep 10 2009 11:14PM
It should offer much needed help for those of you looking for work.
Senator Byron Dorgan says that the economic recovery plan signed into law earlier this year will provide more than $6 million to help dislocated workers and others looking for
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| Industry pushes new visitor, tourism industry fees Sep 9 2009 6:40PM
Senators have voted to charge international
travelers a $10 fee to help pay for a new nonprofit corporation
that would promote tourism in the country.
The legislation is backed by the travel industry.
Lawmakers say many international govern
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Early campaign ads Sep 9 2009 4:33PM
The next big election is 14 months away and campaigning has already started...
Donnell Preskey looks into why the early push...
If it looks like a campaign ad...
And sounds like a campaign ad..
It's probably a campaign ad...
But wait.
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Early campaign ads Sep 9 2009 1:48PM
The next big election is 14 months away and campaigning has already started...
Donnell Preskey looks into why the early push...
If it looks like a campaign ad...
And sounds like a campaign ad..
It's probably a campaign ad...
But wait.
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| Bismarck Responds to Aid Bobcat Workers Sep 2 2009 12:00AM
Today, the Bismarck Doosan Facility that manufactures Bobcat products announced that it is discontinuing production at the Bismarck plant by the end of 2009. This announcement will affect 475 employees in the Bismarck Mandan area. Th
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 27 2009 2:14AM
Federal statistics show North Dakota and
Minnesota car dealers ranked high in their participation in the
"cash for clunkers" program.
The two states were in the top five in a per-capita tabulation
of money requested through the program, which en
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| North Dakotans remember Kennedy Aug 26 2009 8:25PM
North Dakotans remember the late Sen.
Edward Kennedy's visit to the state.
Al Wolf, former chairman of the Kennedy Memorial Foundation,
recalls Kennedy's 1971 visit to Bismarck to dedicate the state
Democratic headquarters building named for h
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 26 2009 11:12AM
North Dakota officials remember Sen.
Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a
friend and colleague who dedicated his life to his country.
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says, "America has lost a remarkable
public servant."
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| Hoeven, Steinwand want clarification on elk plan Aug 26 2009 10:30AM
Gov. John Hoeven and North Dakota Game and
Fish Director Terry Steinwand want the National Park Service to
clarify whether volunteer shooters who would help reduce the
bloated elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park would be able
to keep the mea
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| ND officials praise Sen. Edward Kennedy Aug 26 2009 9:55AM
North Dakota officials remember Sen.
Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who died Tuesday of brain cancer, as a
friend and colleague who dedicated his life to his country.
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says, "America has lost a remarkable
public servant."
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| Michael Reagan to speak at ND GOP meeting Aug 25 2009 4:06PM
A son of former President Ronald Reagan
will be the featured speaker at a meeting of North Dakota
Republicans next month.
Michael Reagan is a conservative talk radio host. North Dakota
Republican chairman Gary Emineth says Reagan will be speakin
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Parshall Poised to End Water Problems Aug 21 2009 9:43PM
For years, the people of Parshall have battled a water problem.
They've lost their water supply due to low lake levels, and many times dealt with poor quality water.
But, as Jim Olson reports, they're now ready to see those problems come to an end.
T
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 21 2009 4:13PM
U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned
American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has once again been denied
parole.
Wrigley says the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024,
when Peltier would be 79 years old.
Peltier is serving two
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| Rural radiology project launched Aug 21 2009 12:15PM
Minot's Trinity Health has launched a rural
radiology outreach initiative.
It will enable 15 rural clinics and health care centers to send
radiology scans electronically to the Minot hospital for
assessment.
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., says
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Technology Connects Hospitals Aug 20 2009 7:33PM
If you found yourself in a rural hospital needing XRays in the past, your doctor might have had to wait days to get the results.
Now, a new internet-based system is connecting 16 hospitals and health care facilities in northwest North Dakota and delive
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Dorgan Holds Town Hall Meeting Aug 20 2009 7:33PM
North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan hosted a town hall meeting to a full house in Garrison today.
He was there to hear what North Dakotans in our area are saying about healthcare reform.
Although the meeting was scheduled to also discuss topics like agri
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| DSU finishes Roosevelt digitizing Aug 20 2009 7:42AM
Dickinson State University has completed
digitizing more than 250,000 Theodore Roosevelt documents held by
the Library of Congress.
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Dr. James Hutson, chief of the
Library of Congress' manuscripts division, were on
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Dickinson Continues to Rebuild Aug 19 2009 11:21PM
Several neighborhoods in south Dickinson have been rebuilding all summer after a tornado ripped dozens of homes and businesses apart in July.
This morning, Senator Dorgan joined Dickinson city leaders to tour some of the hardest-hit areas.
While you ca
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