T000464 1956-08-21 5530 204 Russell Senate Office Building http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/ 202-224-8594 Jon 'd':4 'mt':5 'jon':2,6,8 'sen':1 'tester':3,7,9 M 412244 Tester Jon_Tester Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] 2547 N00027605 8151 Democrat 202-224-2644 MT Jon Tester 2.68 http://tester.senate.gov/ SenatorJonTester 412244 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 11:23:30 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...— U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Tuesday he is still evaluating a plan from Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., that aims to both expand wilderness and increase logging in Montana. The bill was the big topic among attendees at a town hall meeting that R 'd':29 'r':14,56 'aim':32 'big':46 'jon':26 'log':39 'rep':10 'sen':25 'u.s':9 'bill':8,43 'hall':53 'meet':54 'mont':1,15,30 'plan':23 'said':16 'town':52 'among':48 'denni':11 'evalu':21 'still':20 'topic':47 'assess':4 'd-mont':28 'expand':35 'r-mont':13 'tester':5,27 'wilder':7,36 'attende':49 'increas':38 'montana':41 'newsvin':57 'rehberg':3,12 'tuesday':17 6786532 true true daylife Newsvine http://www.newsvine.com/ OK http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/25/3544279-monts-rehberg-assessing-testers-wilderness-bill 412244 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 11:23:30 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...led to the economic meltdown, while also spurring new job creation. To get ideas on how to walk that tightrope, Montana Sen. Jon Tester Tuesday met with 14 people representing northcentral Montana businesses as disparate as Party America, Central Plumbi '14':37 'get':22 'job':9,19 'jon':32 'led':10 'met':35 'new':8,18 'sen':31 'also':16 'busi':4,42 'fall':51 'idea':23 'meet':2 'spur':17 'walk':27 'great':50 'parti':46 'peopl':38 'dispar':44 'econom':13 'plumbi':49 'repres':39 'tester':1,33 'tribun':52 'america':47 'central':48 'discuss':6 'economi':7 'montana':30,41 'tuesday':34 'creation':20 'meltdown':14 'tightrop':29 'northcentr':40 6786533 true true daylife Great Falls Tribune http://www.greatfallstribune.com/ OK http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20091125/NEWS01/911250309/1002/rss 412244 Person sen\. Wed Nov 25 22:22:56 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Mont. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg , R-Mont., said Tuesday he is still evaluating a plan from Sen. Jon Tester , D-Mont., that aims to both expand wilderness and increase logging in Montana .The bill was the big topic among attendees at a town hall m 'd':31 'm':56 'r':16 'ap':10 'aim':34 'big':48 'jon':28 'log':41 'rep':12 'sen':27 'u.s':11 'bill':8,45 'hall':55 'mont':1,9,17,32 'plan':25 'said':18 'town':54 'among':50 'denni':13 'evalu':23 'still':22 'topic':49 'assess':4 'd-mont':30 'expand':37 'r-mont':15 'tester':5,29 'wilder':7,38 'attende':51 'increas':40 'montana':43 'newsday':57 'rehberg':3,14 'tuesday':19 6794088 true true daylife Newsday http://www.newsday.com/ OK http://www.newsday.com/business/mont-s-rehberg-assessing-tester-s-wilderness-bill-1.1622306 412244 Person sen\. Thu Nov 26 11:17:54 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said Tuesday he is still evaluating a plan from Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., that aims to both expand wilderness and increase logging in Montana. The bill was the big topic among attendees at a town hall meeting that Rehberg he 'd':28 'r':13 'aim':31 'big':45 'jon':25 'log':38 'rep':9 'sen':24 'bill':8,42 'hall':52 'meet':53 'mont':1,14,29 'plan':22 'said':15 'time':59 'town':51 'among':47 'denni':10 'evalu':20 'still':19 'topic':46 'assess':4 'd-mont':27 'expand':34 'r-mont':12 'seattl':58 'tester':5,26 'wilder':7,35 'attende':48 'increas':37 'montana':40 'rehberg':3,11,55 'tuesday':16 6797400 true true daylife The Seattle Times http://www.seattletimes.com/ OK http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010352353_apusrehbergtownhallmontana.html?syndication=rss 412244 Person sen\. Tue Nov 24 22:27:03 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Denny Rehberg said Tuesday he is still evaluating a plan from Sen. Jon Tester that aims to both expand wilderness and increase logging in Montana. ... 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Tue Nov 24 11:20:34 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...(AP) U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is part of a group of lawmakers signing a brief supporting a gun rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court. 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