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Which Polticical Reform Will Best Help Prevent Terrorists?

Jon King — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:07:49 +0000

Fracking Billionaire Brothers Top Political Donors In Montana

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:48:19 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Two billionaire brothers who made a fortune in the fracking industry were the top donors to successful 2012 Montana legislative candidates.

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Dead Candidate Wins Election in Alabama

Donald Deane — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:02:42 +0000

If there's any doubt how strong the GOP's hold on Alabama is, consider this -- a Republican nominee beat out the Democratic incumbent for a seat on the Bibb County Commission last week despite the fact that he died a month earlier. Congratulations, Alabama, on taking partisanship to a whole new level.

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Jon Tester Wins Over Denny Rehberg in Montana's 2012 U.S. Senate Race

Jon King — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:43:43 +0000

Up-to-the-minute information on closely watched U.S. Senate race between Jon Tester and Denny Rehberg.

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South Carolina and Kentucky Ban Booze on Election Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:00:46 +0000

An election is the ultimate celebration of democracy. However if you live in South Carolina or Kentucky, booze probably isn't going to be part of your November 6 revelry.

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John Q Public Makes Street Corner Statement [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:43:37 +0000

A middle-aged man, who identified himself only as 'John Q. Public, American taxpayer' holds a sign at the corner of Brooks and South Avenue to make a statement.

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Republicans Expect $500,000 Contribution to Stand

Peter Christian — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:37:29 +0000

Republican officials expect $500,000 contribution to stand.

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Adorable Kids Discuss Politics, Quickly Get Off Topic

Emerald Catron — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:24:21 +0000

Watching kids try to answer questions about politics is like watching a cat look at itself in the mirror -- it's funny because they don't know what we know. And also it's really cute. For example, our president is "

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Will You Watch the Presidential Debates?

Jon King — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:23:58 +0000

The first Presidential debate occurs at 7:00 p.m. mountain time on October 3.

Political Attack Ads in Montana – Why So Many?

brooke — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:50:38 +0000

We still have more than three months to go before Election Day, and for anyone who owns a television, it’s going to be a long three months. I’m already sick of campaign ads, and it seems like there’s a new one every day. Also, it seems like most of the ads are negative in tone, [...]

John McCain to Stump for Rehberg in Great Falls [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:31:16 +0000

Arizona Senator and former Republican Presidential nominee John McCain will campaign for fellow GOP Congressman Denny Rehberg on Friday, August 17th in Great Falls. Rehberg campaign spokesman Chris Bond says to have someone of McCain’s stature campaign for Denny Rehberg will definitely have an impact on Montana voters

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Miller Calls Campaign Finance Decision Pure Politics [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:30:28 +0000

Early today, just four days before the Primary election, the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, Jim Murray, issued a ruling that GOP Gubernatorial candidate Ken Miller violated several campaign finance laws, and could be subject to thousands of dollars in fines

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Do Celebrities Have Too Much Political Power? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:47:03 +0000

When a celebrity expresses a political opinion it is often covered in the media. And a famous person is also a lot more likely to be invited to the White House — or gain similar access to an elected official — than an average citizen.

But does that mean celebrities have too much political power?

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Mitt Romney Phone App Manages to Misspell 'America'

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:58:27 +0000

It seemed simple enough: a free app in which Mitt Romney supporters could take a photo and then send it out to Facebook or Twitter with one of 14 Romney campaign approved slogan like “I’m a Mom For Mitt” superimposed on it.

The app launched yesterday, to coincide with Romney officially capturing the GOP nomination by winning the primary in Texas. Everything would have been great except that there was a misspelling in one of the pre-approved slogans. And what a misspelling it was.

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10 Star Athletes Who Went on to Become Star Politicians [VIDEOS]

Danny Groner — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:05:59 +0000

Former New England Patriots running back-turned-commentator Craig James failed in his bid for the Texas Senate seat vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. In fact, James wasn’t even close in the race that left him a distant fourth place in the GOP primary.

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Will You Put a Political Sign in Your Yard?

Jon King — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:23:53 +0000

Will The Justice Department Find Discrimination in Missoula? [Poll]

Jon King — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:25:16 +0000

Politician Calls Girl Scouts a 'Radicalized Organization'

Kathy Landin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:40 +0000

State lawmakers in Indiana were recently presented with a resolution to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts organization and honor the positive influence the group has had on American women. Representative Bob Morris, a Republican from Fort Wayne, was the only representative to refuse to sign, citing a belief that the Girl Scouts is a “radicalized organization.”

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Is President Obama Conservative or Liberal? — Survey

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:35:17 +0000

When it comes to his political ideology, President Barack Obama has different Americans seeing very different things.

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Mitt Romney Roars Back During Debate [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:34:50 +0000

After taking a beating by Newt Gingrich in last week’s South Carolina debates and primary, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign flailed — but in Thursday night’s debate in Jacksonville, FL, the former Massachusetts governor delivered his most aggressive performance yet.

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