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		<title>New Montana Health CO-OP receives $58 million federal loan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Boyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. department of Health and Human Services has awarded a loan of more than $58 million  to start up a Montana Health Insurance CO-OP. Capitol Reporter Dan Boyce tells us Montana is among the first 8 states to receive &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/new-montana-health-co-op-receives-58-million-federal-loan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=326&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Strong Dollar, Favorable Exchange, and Lower Costs Drive Canadians to Montana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Frye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The Canadians are coming,” University of Lethbridge Economist Donna Townley said, and they’re already here. A strong Canadian dollar, favorable Canadian exchange rate, and lower costs in Montana are among the factors driving Canadian shoppers south. Townley spoke to the &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/a-strong-dollar-favorable-exchange-and-lower-costs-drive-canadians-to-montana/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=322&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sally Mauk talks with filmmaker Matthew Akers about his new doc on artist Marina Abramovic</title>
		<link>http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/sally-mauk-talks-with-filmmaker-matthew-akers-about-his-new-doc-on-artist-marina-abramovic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally Mauk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Akers. Marina Abramovic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Matthew Akers new documentary on performance artist Marina Abramovic won the audience award at this year&#8217;s Berlin film festival, and kicked off the Big Sky documentary film festival in Missoula. In this interview, he talks with News Director Sally &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/sally-mauk-talks-with-filmmaker-matthew-akers-about-his-new-doc-on-artist-marina-abramovic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=318&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alec Loorz on Global Climate Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 200 young people from around the region gathered in Missoula this weekend for the Rocky Mountain Power Shift. One of the keynote speakers was 17-year-old Alec Loorz, founder of &#8220;Kids vs Global Warming&#8221;. Loorz has been a climate change &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/alec-loorz-on-global-climate-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=314&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fish Wildlife and Parks approves new &#8216;bison management harvests&#8217; outside Yellowstone National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Boyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State wildlife officials have set new rules for hunting bison that wander outside of Yellowstone National Park. It&#8217;s part of an evolving approach to the controversial topic. Hunting the bison that leave the Yellowstone Park safe-zone has been drawing controversy &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/fish-wildlife-and-parks-approves-new-bison-management-harvests-outside-yellowstone-national-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=311&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Schweitzer meeting with Chinese and U.S. VPs in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/schweitzer-meeting-with-chinese-and-u-s-vps-in-los-angeles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Boyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Brian Schweitzer is in Los Angeles, attending a series of meetings with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. 6 other state governors are joining Schweitzer in these meetings, having discussions with 8 Chinese Governors. &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/schweitzer-meeting-with-chinese-and-u-s-vps-in-los-angeles/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=309&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State budget projections $138 million more than 2011 Legislature predicted</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Boyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revenue projections for the state&#8217;s current budget cycle continue to outpace predictions of the state legislature. Republicans and Democratic legislators are now clashing about how to view that surplus. Officials think the state government&#8217;s bank account will be almost $427 &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/state-budget-projections-138-million-more-than-2011-legislature-predicted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=306&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Beat Feb 17 &#8211; Chuck, Sally and Mike talk about why campaign pledges don&#8217;t mean much&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sally Mauk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On  this edition of &#8220;Campaign Beat&#8221;, our weekly legislative analysis program, News Director Sally Mauk talks with Lee newspaper reporters Chuck Johnson and Mike Dennison about why Senator Jon Tester and Congressman Denny Rehberg could not agree to limit outside &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/campaign-beat-feb-17-chuck-sally-and-mike-talk-about-why-campaign-pledges-dont-mean-much/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=303&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Gillan officially files for Montana Congressional seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Boyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A longtime democratic state legislator has officially filed to run for Montana&#8217;s lone Congressional seat. Billings Senator Kim Gillan is running for the seat being vacation by U.S. Senate Candidate, Republican Denny Rehberg. Gilllan has five opponents who have announced &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/kim-gillan-officially-files-for-montana-congressional-seat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=296&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snowy Owls winter in Northwest Montana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katrin Frye</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President of the Charlo, Montana based Owl Institute Denver Holt talks on the phone in the farmhouse-slash-research center where bird books and guides are neatly stacked on the living room coffee table and the kitchen window frames a view of &#8230; <a href="http://mtprnews.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/snowy-owls-winter-in-northwest-montana/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mtprnews.wordpress.com&amp;blog=31208394&amp;post=293&amp;subd=mtprnews&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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