| Tester proposes changes to Montana wilderness, logging bill |
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| Written by ROB CHANEY, Missoulian | |
| Friday, 18 June 2010 | |
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A borrowed bit from an otherwise dead-on-arrival discussion draft could make Montana Sen. Jon Tester's Forest Jobs and Recreation Act work better, the senator said on Thursday. Read more...
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