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Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed nine more bills and issued a line-item veto for a tenth from the recently ended legislative session.

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Former U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg isn't ruling out a run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.

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The Montana Senate has wrapped up the final day of the 2013 session after more in-fighting and maneuvering over a bipartisan budget deal.

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Gov. Steve Bullock says he will apply whatever pressure he can to resurrect a plan to use federal money to help the working poor buy insurance.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.

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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A man in Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen said the man was arrested Wednesday. His name w

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Federal officials deny that Boston Marathon bomb suspect is in custody. Meanwhile, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said a suspect has been taken into custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.

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BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Windblown mine tailings created a haze over Butte, leading health officials to suggest that people with respiratory problems avoid being outside.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Apple Inc. are setting a one-year low after news from a supplier hinted at a slowdown in iPhone and iPad production.

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A mature bull bison that roamed from a buffer area outside Yellowstone National Park north of Gardiner in southwestern Montana has been shot and killed by state officials.

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