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July 03, 2009 Buying Your Prescriptions from Online Drug Stores

U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, announced a bipartisan bill that will officially allow U.S. consumers to purchase for medications from various online pharmacies. While holding two bottles of Lipitor (a cholesterol reducing drug ...

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Source: HVAC News Now


July 03, 2009 The Washington Monthly

A DNC spokesperson explained, "He should still care about what his constituents think -- and hopefully it'll send a message to others." * Will North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven (R) take on Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) next year? ...

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Source: Political Animal


July 02, 2009 Matthew Yglesias » Why 60 Won't Mean Much

Byron Dorgan, Jon Tester, Mark Pryor, Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu, Tim Johnson, Mark Begich, Claire McCaskill, and Ben Nelson are all representing states that went for John McCain last fall. Collectively, the states represented by ...

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Source: Matthew Yglesias


July 02, 2009 Senator From North Dakota Trying to Legislate Elk Management in ...

The most recent case of political intrusion -- some would call it interference -- into the Park Service's science-based management approach comes in North Dakota, where U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan is working hard to legislate a "common ...

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Source: National Parks Traveler


July 01, 2009 Pakistan Politics: The Rise of Private Armies -- Mercenaries ...

Senator Byron Dorgan himself, called that wiring in hearings, shoddy and unprofessional. So my question is why did the Pentagon pay for it when it was so inferior? Scahill: This is perhaps one of the greatest corporate scandals of the ...

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Source: Pakistan Politics


July 01, 2009 Commentary » Blog Archive » Transatlantic Travel Stupidities

There's something about travel that seems to bring out the worst in both the American and British governments. Exhibit A is American: the Travel Promotion Act of 2009. Introduced by Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and John Ensign (R-NV), … ...

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Source: Travel Blog


July 01, 2009 Sen. Byron Dorgan Wants Accountability | Democrats.com

Sen. Byron Dorgan (ND), who chairs the Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) in the Senate, wants accountability from military contractors who eagerly take taxpayer dollars and then use them to carelessly kill or sicken our troops. ...

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Source: Democrats.com - The Aggressive Progressives!


July 01, 2009 South Asian Checkpost - The Rise of Private Armies -- Mercenaries ...

Senator Byron Dorgan himself, called that wiring in hearings, shoddy and unprofessional. So my question is why did the Pentagon pay for it when it was so inferior? Scahill: This is perhaps one of the greatest corporate scandals of the ...

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Source: South Asian Checkpost


July 01, 2009 Commentary » Blog Archive » Transatlantic Travel Stupidities

Introduced by Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and John Ensign (R-NV), the Act would impose a $10 fee on visitors coming from visa waiver countries. The money raised would be matched by a $100 million levy on “United States members of the ...

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Source: Commentary


June 30, 2009 Cap and Trade Bill Heads to Senate

Quote: Energizing the Senate cap-and-trade bill By LISA LERER | 6/30/09 4:42 AM EDT As the fight over climate and energy legislation moves to the Senate, the political climate is heating up for New Mexico Democratic k

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Source: OBAMAers Dot Com


June 30, 2009 POLITICAL WIRE’S HEADLINES – 6/30

More Bad News for Paterson A new  Marist Poll shows continued bad news for New York Gov. David Paterson (D) ... (D) leading former Sen. John Sununu (R), in a possible U.S. Senate match up, 40% to 34%. Byrd Rele

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Source: Accomack County Democrats


June 30, 2009 Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 6/29/09

A lot of love for the govs on this Monday evening, as fully half of the news in the wrap-up tonight deals with 2010 gubernatorial contests. NATIONAL: Now the Dem Governors Get Their Own 2012/2016 List On Friday , we looked at the list that Ken Rudin

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Source: Bloggers For Change


June 30, 2009 Malarky News - Pure Torture

West Virginia – Jay Rockefeller; Alaska – Mark Begich; Louisiana – Mary Landrieu; Montana – Max Baucus; Montana – Jon Tester; North Dakota – Kent Conrad; North Dakota – Byron Dorgan. These senators all come from states th

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June 30, 2009 Cap and Trade Bill Heads to Senate | Politics, Economics, Religion ...

As the fight over climate and energy legislation moves to the Senate, the political climate is heating up for New Mexico Democratic Sen. Jeff Bingaman. The serious and soft-spoken chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has ... http:

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Source: Politics, Economics, Religion and People


June 30, 2009 Governor John Hoevan; Team Player - Swamp_Yankee's blog - RedState

John Hoeven has a secure job as the Governor of North Dakota, but he is one of the only Republicans in North Dakota that can make a viable run at Senator Byron Dorgan, who is up for re-election in 2010. ...

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Source: Swamp_Yankee's blog


June 30, 2009 Swing State Project: SSP Daily Digest: 6/30

ND-Sen: All had seemed quiet on the midwestern front, especially after that R2K poll that showed him getting flattened by Byron Dorgan (57-35), but Gov. John Hoeven recently showed at least a peep of interest in running for Senate after ...

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Source: Swing State Project


June 30, 2009 HolyCoast.com: U.S. Has 25 Times More Recoverable Oil Than ...

said Senator Byron Dorgan, of North Dakota. "To get an answer to this important question, I requested that the U.S. Geological Survey complete this study, which will provide an up-to-date estimate on the amount of technically ...

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Source: HolyCoast.com


June 30, 2009 Donkeylicious: The Marginal Democrat is Still Marginal

Byron Dorgan, probably the most populist red-state Senator, would still be five votes away from sixty. Dems would have to (a) defeat David Vitter, (b) invent a Time Machine to let them go back and pick different HHS and DHS Secretaries, ...

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Source: Donkeylicious


June 30, 2009 Google Search

Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy said the report shows once again that the Air Force is committed to a significant expansion of Minot AFB's mission. The report was released Friday. ...

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June 30, 2009 Inept TV Marti has defenders, but no viewers « Wisconsin Coalition ...

That's “a colossal waste of taxpayer money,” as U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., once pointed out. This week, the House Foreign Affairs Oversight Subcommittee highlighted the continued absurdity of supporting the Cuba-directed broadcasts ...

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June 30, 2009 Commentary Yergin Sees Clear Road Ahead For More Fuel Efficient ...

In his opening statement at last week's hearing on the legislation, Senator Stevens captured the new tone: “The issue of fuel economy of our cars and light trucks is significant as our country faces an increasing energy crisis. ... Over the last

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Source: The What Factory


June 30, 2009 John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review, Version 2.0 ...

And that's been the story for the 19 years since. We've spent a half-billiondollars broadcasting TV shows to nearly no one. That's 'a colossal waste of taxpayer money,' as U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., once pointed out. ...

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Source: John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and...


June 29, 2009 North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven Considers Senate Run, Could Force ...

Meanwhile, Josh Kraushaar notes that this decision could impact how incumbent Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) votes on cap and trade climate change legislation. At the least, the prospect of a Hoeven candidacy would make it less likely for ...

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Source: SENATUS


June 29, 2009 Political Wisdom: It Could Be Worse for Sotomayor - Washington ...

Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. (AP). The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of a group of white firefighters that claimed racial discrimination, ...

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Source: WSJ.com: Washington Wire


June 29, 2009 Hoeven Still Considering Senate Bid -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven (R) told the AP that he will be decide on whether to run for the U.S. Senate by September. He's widely believed to be the only serious challenger to Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND). ...

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Source: Taegan Goddard's Political Wire


June 29, 2009 Loophole Helps GE Benefit From Bank Rescue Program

While Glass-Steagall was a bi-partisan act (Reckless by Byron Dorgan) the move toward deregulation was a Ronald Reagan baby. The trend began with the idea that government is bad and regulation must be overturned. ...

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Source: The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com


June 29, 2009 A Senate race to watch in North Dakota?

...Dakota Gov. John Hoeven, likely only Republican who could seriously give Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) a run for his money, told the AP that he will be making a decision whether to run for the Senate by September. At the least, the prospect of a Hoeven can

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Source: The Politico


June 29, 2009 MASON CONSERVATIVE: Pray For North Dakota

Byron Dorgan is up this year, and a Hoeven for Senate candidacy will put Obama economic takeover on trail in a farm state that might be culturally conservative but is steeped in the old progressive tradition. ...

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Source: MASON CONSERVATIVE


June 29, 2009 Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 6/29/09 | Bloggers For Change

John Sununu the elder, who serves as New Hampshire state party chairman, says that if his son, the former senator, gets into the 2010 Senate race, he expects the field to clear for him. Check this out: ... Governor John Hoeven, who has just begun his thir

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Source: Bloggers For Change


June 29, 2009 Chatham Republican Town Committee: SENATE WILL PROBABLY SAVE ...

The refusal of Kent Conrad (ND) to support the reconciliation process for cap-and-trade suggests that he and his ND colleague Byron Dorgan cannot be counted on to support a House-like bill (ND gets 93% of its electricity from coal and has ... Harry Reid (

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Source: Chatham Republican Town Committee


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