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1 hr ago | Roll Call

The Lightbulb Moment That Led to 'Gridlock'

Solon-turned-author Byron Dorgan told HOH he got the idea for his forthcoming novel "Gridlock" - a geopolitical thriller focused on the sabotaging of the American electrical grid - while perusing a Wall Street Journal "What If?" piece regarding U.S. vulnerabilities.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Kent Conrad

Wed May 22, 2013

The Heritage Foundation

Energy Efficiency Bill Is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction

Senator Byron Dorgan told Greenwire that an energy efficiency bill that passed through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee would be a necessary "first step" to more federal efforts to overhaul energy policy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Rob Portman, Republican

Thu May 16, 2013

National Public Radio

Swell Of Goodwill For First Medicare Chief Confirmed Since 2004

When the Senate voted Tuesday to make Marilyn Tavenner the official administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, it was the first time the world's greatest deliberative body had approved someone to head the huge health agency since 2004.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, Medicaid, Health Insurance, US Politics, Eric Cantor, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat

Mon May 13, 2013

Balloon Juice

SD Senate Update

Breathe a sigh of relief, Blue Dog haters: Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin will not run for the South Dakota Senate seat.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tim Johnson, John Thune, Republican, South Dakota, South Dakota Government, North Dakota Government, North Dakota

Tue May 07, 2013

The Heritage Foundation

Keystone XL and Natural Gas Provide Energy Trade Opportunities

In June 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama said, "If we continue to let our trade policy be dictated by special interests, then American workers will continue to be undermined, and public support for robust trade will continue to erode." That's exactly what's happening with respect to energy trade.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Lee Terry, Republican, US House of Representatives, Eric Cantor, Environmental Law, Law, US Senate, Democrat, Department of Energy

The Hill

Lawmakers: Gas exports could undercut US rivals Russia, Iran

Lawmakers who back natural-gas exports are trying to woo skeptical Democrats by arguing the sales would boost American power at the expense of Russia and Iran.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Lee Terry, Republican, US House of Representatives, Turkey, World News, Middle East, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Senator John Barrasso

Mon May 06, 2013

The Hill

Overnight Energy: New Interior chief to face Senate, gas exports in focus, and more

ON TAP TUESDAY: Newly minted Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will face Capitol Hill lawmakers for the first time since she won Senate confirmation in April.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, David Vitter, Republican

The Hill

The week ahead: EPA nominee Gina McCarthy faces Senate committee vote

A Senate Committee will vote Thursday on whether to advance President Obama's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency to the full Senate.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environment, Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu May 02, 2013

Valley News Live

Crowds gather to honor ND's longest serving gov

Friends, family and former and current political figures gathered in Bismarck Thursday to remember William Guy, North Dakota's longest serving governor.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Kent Conrad, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Apr 30, 2013

KFYR-TV Bismarck

Memorial Service for Former Governor

Loved ones, lawmakers and hundreds of friends in Fargo said goodbye to Former Governor Bill Guy.

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Related Topix: Fargo, ND, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Kent Conrad