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      <excerpt>...discussions would also include the nearly 300 members of Congress who oppose the RIAA-backed bill.&quot; As reported yesterday, Sen. Jim Risch (ID) and Rep. Glenn Nye (VA) became the newest co-sponsors of the Local Radio Freedom Act, a bipartisan resolution </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...event is vague on what he will announce.     He has a full campaign committee, chaired by former Lite Govs Gov. Butch Otter, Sen. Jim Risch, and the other former Lite Govs Jack Riggs and Mark Ricks and deputies divided up by regions of the state. He has</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...nearly 9 million acres of roadless national forest in the state from roadbuilding and other major development. Former Gov. Jim Risch led the negotiations that brought support from environmental groups like Trout Unlimited and the Idaho Conservation Leag</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Butch Otter earlier this year to replace US Sen. Jim Risch, who vacated the post when he won the November 2008 US Senate election.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...post. In an e-mail Tuesday, Little named four former lieutenant governors - current Gov. C.L. &quot;Butch&quot; Otter, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, Jack Riggs and Mark Ricks, all Republicans - as honorary campaign leaders. The 55-year-old former state senator said he'll </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...current post. In an e-mail Tuesday, Little named four former lieutenant governors - current Gov. C.L. &quot;Butch&quot; Otter, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, Jack Riggs and Mark Ricks, all Republicans - as honorary campaign leaders. The 55-year-old former state senator sai</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. Mike Crapo has 23 invites posted, including a $7500-a-head golf outing. Poor Sen. Jim Risch has only two parties to his name so far, and one of them, ...</excerpt>
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