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						<title>State swears in slate of leaders: Montana under new management (Missoulian)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:37:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Rep. Dave McAlpin, D-Missoula, center, is sworn into office with other members of the state House while McAlpin's 7-year old daughter, Greta, raises her hand </description>
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						<title>Feds approve drilling plan for SE Montana (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/feds_approve_drilling_plan_for_se_montana_the_bismarck_tribune.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:45:53 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Bush administration official has approved a plan that would allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in </description>
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						<title>Freight cars removed from Montana derailment site (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/freight_cars_removed_from_montana_derailment_site_the_bismarck_t.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:47:14 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>ESSEX, Mont. (AP) - Sixteen freight cars have been removed from a site in northwestern Montana where a BNSF freight train derailed over the weekend. </description>
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						<title>Montana bishop to visit Israel, West Bank (Helena Independent Record)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_bishop_to_visit_israel_west_bank_helena_independent_reco.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:02:17 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>The Rev. Jessica Crist, who heads the largest Protestant denomination in Montana, will leave today for Israel and the West Bank. </description>
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						<title>Butte man claims Montana Millionaire top prize Posted on Jan. 5 (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/butte_man_claims_montana_millionaire_top_prize_posted_on_jan_5_m.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:19:39 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA, Mont. (AP)-- Montana has a new millionaire. Mike McGivern of Butte, along with wife Carole, claimed the $1 million prize Monday from the Montana </description>
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						<title>Miley Cyrus Not Too Happy About The Hannah Montana Movie? (antiMUSIC)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/miley_cyrus_not_too_happy_about_the_hannah_montana_movie_antimus.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:04:31 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Ready for the first Hannah Montana movie trailer? Good, because Miley Cyrus doesn't seem to be. </description>
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						<title>Looking back at Montana Pro Rodeo finals (Great Falls Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/looking_back_at_montana_pro_rodeo_finals_great_falls_tribune.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:15:31 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Ten Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit performers have qualified ... and will battle for $39,150 in total prize money, which is nearly $10,000 higher than last </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/barkley_up_for_joe_montana_award_again_daily_pilot.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:08:15 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Longtime Montana TV reporter laid off (The Montana Standard)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/longtime_montana_tv_reporter_laid_off_the_montana_standard.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:02:45 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>MISSOULA — Longtime Montana journalist Ian Marquand was laid off Friday from KPAX-TV. </description>
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						<title>Butte man claims Montana Millionaire top prize Posted on Jan. 5 (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/butte_man_claims_montana_millionaire_top_prize_posted_on_jan_5_m.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:08:25 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA, Mont. (AP)-- Montana has a new millionaire. Mike McGivern of Butte, along with wife Carole, claimed the $1 million prize Monday from the Montana </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/barkley_up_for_joe_montana_award_again_daily_pilot.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:51 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Butte man claims Montana Millionaire top prize (KTVQ Billings)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/butte_man_claims_montana_millionaire_top_prize_ktvq_billings.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:19:26 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Associated Press - January 5, 2009 10:14 PM ET   HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana has a new millionaire. Mike McGivern of Butte, along </description>
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						<title>UPDATE: Montana under new management: Legislature in session, new officials sworn in Posted on Jan. 5 (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/update_montana_under_new_management_legislature_in_session_new_o.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:07:53 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - About a minute after Mike McGrath was sworn in here this morning as chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, he was put </description>
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						<title>Montana regulators take comment on mine's bond (AP via Yahoo! Finance)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_regulators_take_comment_on_mine_s_bond_ap_via_yahoo_fina.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:47:45 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is taking public comment on a proposed reduction in the bond posted for an inactive gold mine about five </description>
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						<title>Montana regulators take comment on proposed reduction in bond for defunct gold mine (Canadian Business)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_regulators_take_comment_on_proposed_reduction_in_bond_fo.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is taking public comment on a proposed reduction in the bond posted for an inactive gold mine </description>
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						<title>Montana takes two games from Bobcats (Helena Independent Record)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_takes_two_games_from_bobcats_helena_independent_record.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:02:08 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>MISSOULA - Anthony Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Montana to a 73-59 win over Montana State on Saturday </description>
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						<title>Montana takes two games from Bobcats (Helena Independent Record)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_takes_two_games_from_bobcats_helena_independent_record.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:02:08 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>MISSOULA - Anthony Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Montana to a 73-59 win over Montana State on Saturday </description>
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						<title>Montana state officials sworn in (Billings Gazette)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_state_officials_sworn_in_billings_gazette.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:44:49 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Under gathering economic and budget clouds, the 2009 Montana Legislature convenes today, and a dozen state officials, including Gov. Brian Schweitzer, will be </description>
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						<title>Montana state officials sworn in (Billings Gazette)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_state_officials_sworn_in_billings_gazette.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:44:49 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Under gathering economic and budget clouds, the 2009 Montana Legislature convenes today, and a dozen state officials, including Gov. Brian Schweitzer, will be </description>
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						<title>Resolutions For Healthy Families In A Healthy Montana - By Eat Right Montana (Medical News Today)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/resolutions_for_healthy_families_in_a_healthy_montana_-_by_eat_r.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:15:29 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Since January 1999, Eat Right Montana (ERM), a statewide coalition promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles, has published a monthly packet of sound advice on </description>
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						<title>Resolutions For Healthy Families In A Healthy Montana - By Eat Right Montana (Medical News Today)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/resolutions_for_healthy_families_in_a_healthy_montana_-_by_eat_r.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:15:29 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Since January 1999, Eat Right Montana (ERM), a statewide coalition promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles, has published a monthly packet of sound advice on </description>
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						<title>Resolutions For Healthy Families In A Healthy Montana - By Eat Right Montana (Medical News Today)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/resolutions_for_healthy_families_in_a_healthy_montana_-_by_eat_r.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:11:16 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Since January 1999, Eat Right Montana (ERM), a statewide coalition promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles, has published a monthly packet of sound advice on </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/barkley_up_for_joe_montana_award_again_daily_pilot.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:29:55 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/barkley_up_for_joe_montana_award_again_daily_pilot.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:29:19 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/barkley_up_for_joe_montana_award_again_daily_pilot.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:29:19 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe Nomination Caps A Busy Year For 'Hannah Montana' Star (MTV Music Television)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/miley_cyrus_golden_globe_nomination_caps_a_busy_year_for_hannah_.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:10:19 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe nomination caps a busy year for the &#34;Hannah Montana&#34; star — from a hit 3-D concert movie to dating a 20-year-old </description>
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						<title>Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe Nomination Caps A Busy Year For 'Hannah Montana' Star (Vh1)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/miley_cyrus_golden_globe_nomination_caps_a_busy_year_for_hannah_.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:26:09 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe nomination caps a busy year for the &#34;Hannah Montana&#34; star — from a hit 3-D concert movie to dating a 20-year-old </description>
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						<title>Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe Nomination Caps A Busy Year For 'Hannah Montana' Star (Vh1)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/miley_cyrus_golden_globe_nomination_caps_a_busy_year_for_hannah_.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:26:09 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Miley Cyrus' Golden Globe nomination caps a busy year for the &#34;Hannah Montana&#34; star — from a hit 3-D concert movie to dating a 20-year-old </description>
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						<title>Lewistown ticket good for Montana Cash jackpot (KAJ Kalispell)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/lewistown_ticket_good_for_montana_cash_jackpot_kaj_kalispell.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:38:09 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Associated Press - January 5, 2009 9:34 AM ET   HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Here are the results of Saturday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS </description>
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						<title>Lewistown ticket good for Montana Cash jackpot (KTVQ Billings)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/lewistown_ticket_good_for_montana_cash_jackpot_ktvq_billings.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:36:12 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Associated Press - January 5, 2009 9:34 AM ET   HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Here are the results of Saturday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS </description>
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						<title>Lewistown ticket good for Montana Cash jackpot (KAJ Kalispell)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/lewistown_ticket_good_for_montana_cash_jackpot_kaj_kalispell.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:38:09 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Associated Press - January 5, 2009 9:34 AM ET   HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Here are the results of Saturday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS </description>
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						<title>Feds approve drilling plan for SE Montana (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/feds_approve_drilling_plan_for_se_montana_the_bismarck_tribune.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:14:22 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Bush administration official has approved a plan that would allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in </description>
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						<title>Freight cars removed from Montana derailment site (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/freight_cars_removed_from_montana_derailment_site_the_bismarck_t.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:15:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>ESSEX, Mont. (AP) - Sixteen freight cars have been removed from a site in northwestern Montana where a BNSF freight train derailed over the weekend. </description>
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						<title>Data: Montana 14th-fastest growing state (Helena Independent Record)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/data_montana_14th-fastest_growing_state_helena_independent_recor.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:18:28 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>It doesn’t seem like a lot, but Montana’s 1.13 percent population growth last year made it the 14th-fastest growing state in the nation. </description>
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						<title>Montana state officials sworn in (Billings Gazette)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_state_officials_sworn_in_billings_gazette.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:46:21 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Under gathering economic and budget clouds, the 2009 Montana Legislature convenes today, and a dozen state officials, including Gov. Brian Schweitzer, will be </description>
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						<title>Montana bishop to visit Israel, West Bank (Helena Independent Record)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_bishop_to_visit_israel_west_bank_helena_independent_reco.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:32:57 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>The Rev. Jessica Crist, who heads the largest Protestant denomination in Montana, will leave today for Israel and the West Bank. </description>
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						<title>Montana gets money for training (Billings Gazette)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_gets_money_for_training_billings_gazette.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:14:27 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Montana will get $172,000 in federal money to help low-income people receive job training. </description>
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						<title>Feds approve drilling plan for SE Montana (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/feds_approve_drilling_plan_for_se_montana_the_bismarck_tribune.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:59:22 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Bush administration official has approved a plan that would allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in </description>
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						<title>Freight cars removed from Montana derailment site (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/freight_cars_removed_from_montana_derailment_site_the_bismarck_t.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:00:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>ESSEX, Mont. (AP) - Sixteen freight cars have been removed from a site in northwestern Montana where a BNSF freight train derailed over the weekend. </description>
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						<title>Recap: Montana vs. Montana State (The Kansas City Star)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/recap_montana_vs_montana_state_the_kansas_city_star.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:34:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Anthony Johnson scored a game-high 31 points as the Montana Grizzlies captured a 73-59 win over the Montana State Bobcats in Big Sky Conference play </description>
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						<title>Montana in 14th place for population growth (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_in_14th_place_for_population_growth_missoulian.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:51:56 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>It doesn't seem like a lot, but Montana's 1.13 percent population growth last year made it the 14th-fastest growing state in the nation. Utah led </description>
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						<title>Montana gets money for work training (The Montana Standard)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_gets_money_for_work_training_the_montana_standard.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:21:40 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA (AP) — Montana will get $172,000 in federal money to help low-income people receive job training. </description>
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						<title>Company calculates foreclosures in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/company_calculates_foreclosures_in_montana_the_montana_standard.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:22:00 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BOZEMAN (AP) — A foreclosure database marketer finds that there were foreclosure filings on 58 Montana properties in November, and that Gallatin County was in </description>
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						<title>Campaign voted top story in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/campaign_voted_top_story_in_montana_the_montana_standard.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:40:37 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA — The Presidential election that unexpectedly hit Montana, first with a primary battle that featured visits to the state by Hillary Clinton and Barack </description>
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						<title>Montana takes two games from Bobcats (Helena Independent Record)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_takes_two_games_from_bobcats_helena_independent_record.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:19:23 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>MISSOULA - Anthony Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Montana to a 73-59 win over Montana State on Saturday </description>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:13:44 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>It doesn't seem like a lot, but Montana's 1.13 percent population growth last year made it the 14th-fastest growing state in the nation. </description>
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						<title>ROMper Room: Enter Hannah Montana's world (The Washington Times)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:06:24 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Educational activities on Hannah Montana ($29.99) for Leapfrog's Didj Custom Gaming System are like a good teen pop song -- short and sweet. </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:00:41 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Montana National Guard soldiers from Kalispell, Libby and Havre prepare for deployment to Iraq Posted on Jan. 4 (Missoulian)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:50:25 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HAVRE - Montana National Guard soldiers in Havre, Kalispell and Libby units are scheduled to arrive at Helena’s Fort Harrison on Sunday as they prepare </description>
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						<title>Montana researcher says Jell-O may eliminate lake trout in Yellowstone National Park (Reading Eagle)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:54:12 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BOZEMAN, Mont. - A researcher at Montana State University said Jell-O, ultrasound, microwaves and electroshocking are among the possible solutions to eliminate lake trout in </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:59:53 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Campaign voted top story in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:29:01 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA — The Presidential election that unexpectedly hit Montana, first with a primary battle that featured visits to the state by Hillary Clinton and Barack </description>
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						<title>Hollywood attracted to Montana (KRTV Great Falls)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:06:02 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Hollywood probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks about big business in Montana. But, the film industry has been moving </description>
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						<title>Montana beats Montana State, 95-75 (Missoulian)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:22:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Mandy Morales, left, of the Lady Griz shoots during Montana's 95-75 victory over Montana State on Saturday in Missoula. Photo by Tom Bauer/Missoulian </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:12:51 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Montana in 14th place for population growth (Missoulian)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:06:05 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>It doesn't seem like a lot, but Montana's 1.13 percent population growth last year made it the 14th-fastest growing state in the nation. Utah led </description>
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						<title>Montana Hope Project gives 300th wish (Missoulian)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:09:26 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Guy Hutton sits inside his 1978 Ford pickup on Wednesday in Helena. It cost his family $800 and was recently refurbished for more than 10 </description>
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						<title>Wild Card, Montana Cash jackpots won (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:23:27 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA (AP) — Montana lottery players claimed the Wild Card and Montana Cash jackpots in Wednesday's drawings. </description>
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						<title>Campaign voted top story in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:25:40 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA — The Presidential election that unexpectedly hit Montana, first with a primary battle that featured visits to the state by Hillary Clinton and Barack </description>
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						<title>Feds approve drilling plan for SE Montana (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:46:04 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Bush administration official has approved a plan that would allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in </description>
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						<title>Freight cars removed from Montana derailment site (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:47:23 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>ESSEX, Mont. (AP) - Sixteen freight cars have been removed from a site in northwestern Montana where a BNSF freight train derailed over the weekend. </description>
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						<title>Montana gets money for work training (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:21:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA (AP) — Montana will get $172,000 in federal money to help low-income people receive job training. </description>
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						<title>Company calculates foreclosures in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:21:59 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BOZEMAN (AP) — A foreclosure database marketer finds that there were foreclosure filings on 58 Montana properties in November, and that Gallatin County was in </description>
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						<title>Census shows Montana 14th-fastest growing state (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:22:30 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>MISSOULA — It doesn't seem like a lot, but Montana's 1.13 percent population growth last year made it the 14th-fastest growing state in the nation. </description>
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						<title>Montana State (7-5) at Montana (6-7) (The Kansas City Star)</title>
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						<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:50:27 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Montana State (7-5) at Montana (6-7) </description>
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						<title>LottoGuide: Montana Millionaire numbers drawn (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:28:52 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Here are the winning numbers and locations for the Montana Millionaire lottery: </description>
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						<title>Company calculates foreclosures in Montana (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:29:01 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BOZEMAN - A foreclosure database marketer finds that there were foreclosure filings on 58 Montana properties in November, and that Gallatin County was in front. </description>
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						<title>Montana gets money for work training (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:29:11 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Montana will get $172,000 in federal money to help low-income people receive job training. </description>
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						<title>Wild Card, Montana Cash jackpots won (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:37:29 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA (AP) — Montana lottery players claimed the Wild Card and Montana Cash jackpots in Wednesday's drawings. </description>
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						<title>Snow, wind, cold move into western Montana Posted on Jan. 2 (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/snow_wind_cold_move_into_western_montana_posted_on_jan_2_missoul.html</link>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:20:25 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>New year, same messy weather. Heavy snow in northwestern Montana on Friday closed side roads to all but emergency traffic and caused 25 crashes in </description>
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						<title>Hannah Montana party held for Bubela (El Campo Leader-News)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:22:57 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Krysta Bubela had a Hannah Montana party for her seventh birthday at Silver Wings Skating Rink Saturday afternoon, Dec. 20. Her mother, Alisa Bubela, hosted </description>
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						<title>Montana gets money for work training (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:04:38 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Montana will get $172,000 in federal money to help low-income people receive job training. </description>
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						<title>Montana gets money for work training Posted Jan. 2 (Missoulian)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:19:14 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Montana will get $172,000 in federal money to help low-income people receive job training. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says </description>
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						<title>Roads closed across north-central Montana due to weather (KXLH Helena)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:30:59 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>The weather is severe and so are the travel conditions in North Central Montana. </description>
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						<title>New Montana GOP Chairwoman Promises to Stay the Course (Flathead Beacon)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:34:17 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA – New Montana Republican Party Chairwoman Liane Johnson says that she plans to continue the party's strategy in the state. Johnson, previously vice-chair, took </description>
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						<title>Reader Poll: What Should the Montana State Government do With Any Potential Budget Surplus? (Flathead Beacon)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:49:17 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>What should the Montana state government do with any potential budget surplus? No comments have been posted for this article. Add a comment now. </description>
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						<title>Company calculates foreclosures in Montana (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:13:51 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>BOZEMAN - A foreclosure database marketer finds that there were foreclosure filings on 58 Montana properties in November, and that Gallatin County was in front. </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:16:48 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>LottoGuide: Montana Millionaire numbers drawn (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:43:51 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Here are the winning numbers and locations for the Montana Millionaire lottery: </description>
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						<title>Big ski country Aspen too far? Try Montana for a snowy getaway (Everett Herald)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:02:24 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>There are two big destination ski resorts in Montana. Big Sky, near Bozeman, is expensive and polished. Big Mountain, near Whitefish, is not. You can </description>
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						<title>33 in Montana lost $18M in alleged Madoff scheme (Missoulian)</title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:42:36 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>GREAT FALLS - At least 33 Montana investors lost at least $18 million in Bernard Madoff's estimated $50 billion Ponzi scheme, the state auditor's office </description>
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						<title>Montana Hope Project gives 300th wish (Missoulian)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:37:46 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Guy Hutton sits inside his 1978 Ford pickup on Wednesday in Helena. It cost his family $800 and was recently refurbished for more than 10 </description>
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						<title>Classic recovery: Montana overcomes sluggish start to bounce Nevada (Missoulian)</title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:43:17 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Montana's Shaunte Nance-Johnson drives to the basket under pressure from Nevada's Marianne Lombardi Tuesday night at Dahlberg Arena. Montana beat Nevada 59-51. </description>
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						<title>'Montana Tales' come to Missoula in January and February as fundraiser for Carousel Posted on Jan. 2 (Missoulian)</title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:20:38 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Pull the covers up to your chest and get comfortable. It’s storytime. During four separate evenings in the months of January and February, the University </description>
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						<title>Montana investors lose $18 million in Madoff scandal (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:37:31 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>GREAT FALLS (AP) — The state auditor's office says at least 33 Montana investors lost at least $18 million in Bernard Madoff's estimated $50 billion </description>
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						<title>First female chief justice of Montana Supreme Court retires (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:37:49 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA — Chief Justice Karla Gray's place in Montana history is secure. Gray, who retired this week after 17 years on the court, was the </description>
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						<title>Campaign voted top story in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:40:38 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA — The Presidential election that unexpectedly hit Montana, first with a primary battle that featured visits to the state by Hillary Clinton and Barack </description>
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						<title>Montana's snowpack levels improve (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:00:11 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>A week of stormy weather propelled Montana snowpack numbers to average or above-average levels for river basins east of the Divide and added as many </description>
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						<title>Montana's snowpack levels improve (Billings Gazette)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:14:04 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>A week of stormy weather propelled Montana snowpack numbers to average or above-average levels for river basins east of the Divide and added as many </description>
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						<title>Wild Card, Montana Cash jackpots won (The Montana Standard)</title>
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						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:22:30 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA (AP) — Montana lottery players claimed the Wild Card and Montana Cash jackpots in Wednesday's drawings. </description>
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						<title>Barkley up for Joe Montana award again (Daily Pilot)</title>
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:15:40 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Matt Barkley, a Newport Beach resident and a Mater Dei High senior, is one of 32 finalists up for the Joe Montana High School Quarterback </description>
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						<title>Big ski country Aspen too far? Try Montana for a snowy getaway (Everett Herald)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/big_ski_country_aspen_too_far_try_montana_for_a_snowy_getaway_ev.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:36:32 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>There are two big destination ski resorts in Montana. Big Sky, near Bozeman, is expensive and polished. Big Mountain, near Whitefish, is not. You can </description>
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						<title>Reader Poll: Should Concealed Firearms be Allowed in Montana’s National Parks? (Flathead Beacon)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/reader_poll_should_concealed_firearms_be_allowed_in_montana_s_na.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:06:47 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Should Concealed Firearms be Allowed in Montana's National Parks? No comments have been posted for this article. Add a comment now. </description>
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						<title>Montana Supreme Court issues revised rules for judges (KTVQ Billings)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_supreme_court_issues_revised_rules_for_judges_ktvq_billi.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:50:51 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>For the first time in forty years, the Montana Supreme Court has revamped the list of rules that judges are required to follow. </description>
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						<title>Montana: Natural Gas Wells (New York Times)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_natural_gas_wells_new_york_times.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:31:43 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>The Bush administration has approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern Montana over the next </description>
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						<title>Montana's 1st female chief jurist retires (Billings Gazette)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/montana_s_1st_female_chief_jurist_retires_billings_gazette.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:00:29 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>HELENA - Chief Justice Karla Gray's place in Montana history is secure. Gray, who retired this week after 17 years on the court, was the </description>
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						<title>Freight cars removed from Montana derailment site (The Bismarck Tribune)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/freight_cars_removed_from_montana_derailment_site_the_bismarck_t.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:17:02 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>ESSEX, Mont. (AP) - Sixteen freight cars have been removed from a site in northwestern Montana where a BNSF freight train derailed over the weekend. </description>
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						<title>Classic recovery: Montana overcomes sluggish start to bounce Nevada (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/classic_recovery_montana_overcomes_sluggish_start_to_bounce_neva.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:05:04 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Montana's Shaunte Nance-Johnson drives to the basket under pressure from Nevada's Marianne Lombardi Tuesday night at Dahlberg Arena. Montana beat Nevada 59-51. </description>
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						<title>33 in Montana lost $18M in alleged Madoff scheme (Missoulian)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/33_in_montana_lost_18m_in_alleged_madoff_scheme_missoulian.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:10:15 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>GREAT FALLS - At least 33 Montana investors lost at least $18 million in Bernard Madoff's estimated $50 billion Ponzi scheme, the state auditor's office </description>
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						<title>Wild Card, Montana Cash jackpots won (KAJ Kalispell)</title>
						<link>http://www.libertyreporter.org/Local-US-News/montananews/wild_card_montana_cash_jackpots_won_kaj_kalispell.html</link>
						<category>Montana</category>
						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:59:42 -0600</pubDate>
						<description>Associated Press - January 1, 2009 11:54 AM ET   HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana lottery players claimed the Wild Card and Montana Cash </description>
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