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Western lawmakers set their sights on gray wolves
L.A. UnleashedBILLINGS, Mont. — Two decades after the federal government spent a half-million dollars to study the reintroduction of gray wolves to the Northern Rockies, lawmakers say it's time for Congress to step in again -- this time to clamp down...... -
Senate to vote on food safety bill
Money & CompanyThe food safety bill is back. Again? Yes. Congress gets a last bite at much-delayed though broadly supported food safety legislation in its lame-duck session this week. The Senate Wednesday is slated to vote on cloture -- heading off a...... -
Budget rider would lift wolf protections in northern Rockies
GreenspaceWhen Congress passes the federal budget, it’s increasingly likely lawmakers will also be sealing the fate of wolves in the northern Rockies. An unrelated rider quietly attached by legislators from Montana and Idaho to the crucial spending compromise... -
Feinstein pushes BPA restrictions in food safety bill
GreenspaceDeliberations on the food safety bill the Senate is expected to take up Wednesday may include a vote on an amendment by Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would limit the use of bisphenol A, or BPA, the widely used but controversial...... -
Negotiations over gray wolves' endangered status continue, but with no consensus
L.A. UnleashedBILLINGS, Mont. — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations last week to remove the region's wolves from the endangered list but reached no conclusions. Western lawmakers are pushing bills in... -
Wolf attacks on Montana livestock spike, stirring backlash
L.A. UnleashedGray wolves killed livestock in Montana at the rate of an animal per day in 2009, stirring a backlash against the predators in rural areas and depleting a program that compensates ranchers for their losses. The sharp increase over 2008...... -
Senate on verge of new agenda
Times Staff WritersWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday began planning their return to power as the chamber's majority, capping their party's strong showing in the 2006 election by claiming victories in closely contested races in Montana and Virginia. The wins,...Tags: Republican Party, Dianne Feinstein, Local Elections, George Allen, Wages and Pensions
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House Democrats renew antiwar push
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNearly two months after Democrats suspended their legislative push to force a withdrawal from Iraq, House Democratic leaders restarted their campaign Wednesday with a measure to compel President Bush to bring troops home. But with Republican resistance...Tags: Republican Party, Steny H. Hoyer, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Barbara Lee
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The Netroots aren't just about winning
After years of being dismissed or mocked by press and politicians alike, the grassroots insurgents of progressive blogs won new credibility after the stream of Democratic victories in the 2006 elections. These decentralized "netroots" played...Tags: Politics, Demonstration, Jim Webb, Justice System, National Government
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GOP Senator Not Hurt By Ethics Concerns
Voters in eight states went to the polls in primary elections to set the stage for this fall's midterm elections. With national polls showing deep dissatisfaction with Congress, President Bush and the war in Iraq, Democrats hoped to gather momentum for...Tags: Local Elections, Agricultural Research and Technology, Jeff Bingaman, Science and Technology, Marriage
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Voting in a neck-and-neck nation
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — The 2006 campaign, one of the nastiest battles and the most expensive ever for control of Congress, came to an end Monday amid indications that months of debate over Iraq, political corruption and the Republican dominance of...Tags: Republican Party, Gaming, AFL-CIO, Political Corruption, Karl Rove
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Montana senator wants ban on exports of Keystone XL oil
BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says he wants to prohibit the export of oil carried by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Tester introduced legislation Tuesday that would bar the export of crude or refined oil carried by Keystone without a waiver...
Tags: TransCanada Corporation, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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