Sen. Dorgan to Retire at End of 2010

by Corey Boles The Wall Street Journal January 5, 2010

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D., N.D.) said Tuesday he will retire from the Senate at the end of 2010, after representing North Dakota in Congress for three decades.

Sen. Dorgan is the first Democratic senator to decide not to seek re-election in what […]

Lt. Gov. Ramsey wants TN AG to rule on health care legislation

by Jeff Woods Nashville City Paper December 22, 2009

Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey has joined the top prosecutors in at least seven states in calling for a court challenge of the constitutionality of the sweetheart deal that enticed Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson to vote for health care reform legislation in Washington.

“Today I am calling […]

North Dakota Democrats Want To Punish Insurance Company For Speaking Out Against Obamacare

Posted by Rob SayAnythingBlog December 4, 2009

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, like many insurance companies across the nation, does not like what it’s seeing in the Democrat health care bill in Washington DC. So the company has been communicating its concerns with the public. And Democrats in North Dakota don’t like that […]

3 to 4.3 Billion Barrels of Technically Recoverable Oil Assessed in North Dakota and Montana’s Bakken Formation—25 Times More Than 1995 Estimate—

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Office of Communication

Released: 4/10/2008

Reston, VA – North Dakota and Montana have an estimated 3.0 to 4.3 billion barrels of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil in an area known as the Bakken Formation.

A U.S. Geological Survey assessment, released April 10, shows a 25-fold increase in the […]

Youngest voters spurn Obamacare

By: BARBARA HOLLINGSWORTH Washington Examiner 11/24/09

Former Clinton advisor Dick Morris says that under-30 voters, once the most enthusiastic supporters of President Barack Obama’s far-reaching health care reform, are now its strongest opponents.

National polling done by John Zogby for the League of American Voters following a TV and Internet ad campaign in […]

Under fire, Napolitano halts projects for review

By Eileen Sullivan September 16, 2009 AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) – Facing criticism for her handling of federal stimulus money, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she would not start any new border construction projects while the department reviewed how projects were selected.

Napolitano has faced questions since The Associated Press reported last […]

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