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2 hrs ago | Flathead Beacon

Tester Seeks Constitutional Change on Corporations

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester on Tuesday proposed a longshot constitutional amendment aimed at limiting rights of corporations to spend in elections.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Tom Udall, Tom Udall, US House of Representatives, Republican, Representative Steve Daines, Max Baucus

6 hrs ago | Common Dreams

PFAW: Local, State and National Leaders Applaud Introduction of...

June 18 - Today Senators Tom Udall [NM] and Jon Tester [MT] introduced amendment resolutions in the United States Senate that would overturn the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Tom Udall, US Senate, Democrat, Tom Udall, US House of Representatives, Vermont, IL, Liberal Political News

11 hrs ago | Great Falls Tribune

Tester seeks constitutional amendment on corporate spending in elections

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is proposing a longshot constitutional amendment aimed at limiting rights of corporations to spend in elections.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, US Supreme Court

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Great Falls Tribune

MANG briefing today

An announcement is expected this afternoon about the details of the mission change at the 120th Fighter Wing at the Montana Air National Guard.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, US Military, US Air Force, US National Guard, Steve Bullock, US Governors

Realtor Magazine

Senate Working Toward GSE Reform

Congress is preparing to address an issue that has loomed for five years: the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Related Topix: US News, Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Daily Kos

MT-Sen: Momentum For The Draft Brian Schweitzer (D) For Senate Campaign Continues To Grow

Received this e-mail today from Bold Progressives regarding the campaign to draft former Governor Brian Schweitzer to run for Senate: The Hill newspaper reports Brian "Schweitzer is Democrats' best hope at winning retiring Sen. Max Baucus's seat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, Montana

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Common Dreams

On PRISM, Partisanship and Propaganda

I haven't been able to write this week here because I've been participating in the debate over the fallout from last week's NSA stories, and because we are very busy working on and writing the next series of stories that will begin appearing very shortly.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Liberal Political News

The Guardian

On PRISM, partisanship and propaganda | Glenn Greenwald

James Clapper, on Saturday decried the release of the information and said media reports about it have been inaccurate Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images I haven't been able to write this week here because I've been participating in the debate over the fallout from last week's NSA stories, and because we are very busy working on and writing the ... (more)

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Related Topix: James R. Clapper, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Great Falls Tribune

Daines defends ICBMs

The House of Representatives approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act Thursday that could affect Malmstrom Air Force Base.

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Related Topix: US Military, Malmstrom Air Force Base, US Air Force, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Steve Daines, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Representative Cynthia Lummis

The Hill

Tester: 'I'd bet the farm' Schweitzer will run for Senate

Sen. Jon Tester is more than a little confident that former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer will seek to join him in the Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer

Insurance News Net

Producer Licensing Reform Passes Key Senate Committee

It's off to the U.S. Senate - finally - for the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, which cleared a key committee June 6. You could almost hear the brokerage and financial advisor community leap for joy - or was it a sigh of relief? "It's less red tape to be licensed in multiple states," Jill Hoffman, assistant ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat, Senator Mike Johanns, US House of Representatives, Randy Neugebauer, David Scott

National Review Online

The Campaign Spot

Maybe you're a terrorist who wants to harm or kill many, many Americans, or perhaps you're a foreign spy attempting to steal U.S. secrets, in an effort to that may someday harm many Americans if your country and the United States go to war.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Documentary Movies, Enemy of the State, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Celebrities, Gene Hackman, Computers, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics

Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

57% of Americans Think NSA Leak Will Have "No Impact" on National Security

Americans may be incapable of separating their feelings about major policy issues from their party loyalties and they may be supportive of surveillance programs they don't fully understand, but at least they are united in believing that leaked documents about the NSA's collection of domestic data won't harm national security.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Reuters

Lawmakers tire of playing '20 questions' in surveillance briefings

Some members of the Congress say that getting straight answers from intelligence agencies about top-secret surveillance is like playing the game "20 Questions," where answers come only if a questioner knows exactly what to ask.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Ron Wyden

MyHighPlains.com

Security Vs. Privacy

With outrage erupting over the revelation of his secret surveillance programs, the head of NSA, General Keith Alexander, came to an open hearing Wednesday to assure congress and the public that the programs work.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News, Representative Keith Ellison, US House of Representatives

WIBW-TV Topeka

Moran Introduces Bill To Preserve Rural Health Care Access

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, who serves on the Senate Rural Health Caucus, today introduced S. 1143, the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act, to make sure that rural and other patients have access to a full range of outpatient therapeutic services in their own communities.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Jerry Moran, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jerry Moran, Democrat, John Thune, Healthcare Law, Law

Hot Air

Tester: Actually, Snowden's leak didn't damage national security

We've heard plenty of outrage over Edward Snowden's leak of NSA activities as treason, and passionate defenses of him as a hero for crippling the surveillance state.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Flathead Beacon

Non-Engineered Food Demand Grows

News of non-approved genetically engineered wheat discovered growing in Oregon put regulators on high alert.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Montana, United States Department of Agriculture, US Governors, Brian Schweitzer, Agriculture, Science

Customer Interaction Solutions

Tester Putting End to Secrecy Law

Senator Jon Tester, a leading voice for protecting Americans' privacy and civil liberties, is introducing legislation to expose the "secret law" preventing Americans from knowing about the government's controversial surveillance programs.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Democrat, Patriot Act, Privacy

TheDailyBeast.com

NSA's Rare "Rogue Collectors"

After a week of explosive disclosures, former NSA officials come out to say what the highly secretive agency does, and does not, do.

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Related Topix: The Washington Post Company, Fort Meade, MD, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat