| Election could alter salmon debate |
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| Written by ROCKY BARKER, IdahoStatesman.com | |
| Friday, 14 November 2008 | |
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In the past two weeks, the political dynamics of the Columbia and Snake River salmon debate changed dramatically. The election of new U.S. senators in Idaho and Oregon - one a
Republican and the other a Democrat - may signal the coming of expanded
talks on salmon and dams. Read more...
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