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Chickens, Dishwashing, and Keynesian Economics
You know, you wouldn't think that Sicilian Buttercup chickens would have much to do with the U.S. economy, healthcare -- yours or society's -- or even whether to wash your dishes by hand or use a dish...
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N.D. House rejects oil tax reform bill
BISMARCK -- House legislators Wednesday rejected an oil tax reform bill that would have lowered the oil extraction tax, closed a tax loophole for low-producing wells and set up guidelines for a new tr...
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Duluth-area leaders bring a message of thanks to Capitol
ST. PAUL Previous years visits to the state Capitol by Northeastern Minnesota community leaders included requests to fund projects such as an airport terminal, a hockey arena, an intermodal transpo...
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Obama win preserves health care reform's future
By Ryan Schuster President Barack Obamas re-election victory yesterday figures to solidify the future of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare). The controversial health law was originally...
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Hating the Player, Hating the Game
I'm very definitely not picking a political side here, but I do want to bring to your attention this: a political advertisement attacking a candidate for playing World of Warcraft. Not for being an ad...
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AP Exclusive: IRS knew tea party targeted in 2011

A federal watchdog's upcoming report says senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups in 2011.

By Associated Press , May 11, 2013

Obama, in Texas, presses middle-class jobs agenda

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared.

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press , May 09, 2013

Senators defeat border security provision

A far-reaching immigration bill has survived an early test, as two of its Republican authors sided with Democrats to vote against strengthening border-security provisions.

By Associated Press , May 09, 2013

GOP boycotts health care advisory board

The House and Senate Republicans leaders have informed the White House that they will not submit names to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

By Associated Press , May 09, 2013

East-west conflict is set aside

One of the enduring themes in North Dakota history is the enmity between east and west. Some of it’s real, much of it is myth. When it comes to the recently concluded 2013 Legislature, the record shows most of it is myth — at least among brighter lawmakers.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , May 09, 2013

Popular Muslim cleric visits Gaza, bolsters Hamas

An influential Muslim preacher is making one of the most high-profile visits to the Palestinian territory since the Islamic Hamas seized control in 2007.

By Associated Press , May 08, 2013

Guy’s work is not yet finished

In all the grand and appropriate tributes to the late North Dakota Gov. William Guy, his visionary thinking about water development often was cited. Guy, who died last month at age 93, surely was among those few politicians who understood how water — too much of it, not enough of it — affected the state’s people, economy and future.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , May 08, 2013

NJ governor: Weight-loss surgery was for family

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he decided to have weight-loss surgery for himself and his family, not to advance his political career.

By Associated Press , May 08, 2013

Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive

Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers.

By Associated Press , May 07, 2013

Could immigration bill set off another backlash?

As a Senate committee prepares to begin voting this week on far-reaching immigration legislation, advocates are watching warily to see whether relatively tame opposition balloons into the kind of fierce resistance that killed Congress' last attempt to overhaul the system.

By Associated Press , May 06, 2013

Obama, Mexican president talk economy, security

President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, acceding that Mexicans had the right to determine how best to tackle the violence that has plagued their country.

By Associated Press , May 03, 2013

Guy was a giant in N.D.

The legacy of former Gov. Bill Guy is stamped throughout North Dakota. It spans the state, east to west and north to south, with the Interstate highways that connect North Dakota to the rest of the nation. It lights homes, farms and businesses from the coal-fired power plants and lignite industry he helped establish.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , May 02, 2013

Senators headline public meeting on Fargo flooding

Republican Sen. John Hoeven from North Dakota and Democratic Sen. Amy Kloubuchar from Minnesota are headlining a public meeting on flooding in the Fargo area.

May 01, 2013

McGrath named EPA Region 8 administrator

A former mayor of Boulder, Colo., has been chosen as the regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s office in Denver.

May 01, 2013

‘We stand on his shoulders’ Guy lauded for a lifetime of selfless service

‘We stand on his shoulders’ Guy lauded for a lifetime of selfless service The life of Bill Guy, the farmer from Amenia who became a four-term governor of North Dakota, was celebrated Tuesday in a memorial service at Fargo’s First Presbyterian Church.

By By Helmut Schmidt, Forum News Service , May 01, 2013

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