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      <excerpt> That&amp;#39;s true, but there appears to be little support for strong &#8220;cap-and-trade&#8221; legislation in Montana, at least from our senior Democratic Sen. Max Baucus ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, but the one likely to be worked out in a compromise with that bill&amp;#39;s sole no vote, Sen. Max Baucus. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) - spending her time trying to appeal to those who will never vote for her at the expense of those who supported her. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) - led bipartisan negotiations to sell out health care as chair ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The Honorable Max Baucus. 122 West Towne. Glendive, MT. Dear Senator Baucus,. Last week, the Glendive public schools participated in a &#8220;Harvest Lunch Week&#8221; in which a local food item was offered each day in the school lunch. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>VA), Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont), and Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). Sen. Bingaman is a big fan of &#8220;renewable energy&#8221; (solar and wind) and proposed a nationwide renewable electricity standard even though it provides barely one percent of all ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Unlike other liberal groups, the OFA would not run hard-hitting ads on health for fear of alienating Democrats who don&amp;#39;t share the president&amp;#39;s approach, like Montana Senator Max Baucus, who Obama wants to do a deal with (4). ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>VA), Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont), and Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). Sen. Bingaman is a big fan of &#8220;renewable energy&#8221; (solar and wind) and proposed a nationwide renewable electricity standard even though it provides barely one percent of all ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>max-baucus-photop. 2. Max Baucus, Democratic Senator &amp;amp; Public Option Opposer. What he should be thankful for: Confused Americans: No one knows what the hell he&amp;#39;s trying to pull with his lame attempt at health care legislation. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Well, anti-gun Democrat Max Baucus (D-MT) has a question for you: &#8220;How would you like to pay a $3800 a year fine?&#8221; That&amp;#39;s right. In a legislative draft released this week, Baucus would fine you up to $3800 for not buying precisely the  insurance ..</excerpt>
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