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American Physical Therapy Association Applauds Sen Baucus For Standing Up Against Therapy Cap (Medical News Today)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applauds Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) for urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain the exceptions process to Medicare Part B therapy caps in a letter sent yesterday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt.

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The Early Word: Pie in the Big Sky? (The Caucus)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:17:31 GMT

... Montana does have three high-level statewide officeholders, Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester. Mr. Weisman writes:The political currents of the Mountain West will not be easy to navigate. The blend of economic activism and social libertarianism that propelled Schweitzer and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) to victory creates conflicting demands for Obama, who is trying...

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Artificial island intended to cleanse pond water (billingsgazette.com top headlines)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:07:18 GMT

... donated the island and says it's valued at about $40,000. The company invited Montana Sen. Max Baucus to choose a site for the island. Copyright © 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Published on Friday, July 04, 2008.Last modified on 7/4/2008 at 8:32 pmCopyright © The Billings Gazette, a division of Lee Enterprises.Ads...

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McConnell Calls for Spending Cuts to Offset Tax Cuts (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:40:29 GMT

... cuts in the bill be offset by tax revenue raisers. An aide to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus , who has led talks on the Senate side over the tax package, said Thursday in response that “a letter is hardly necessary, but certainly Senator Baucus will continue his efforts to reach consensus on a tax extenders bill.” The bulk of the tax package deals with extending expiring...

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Baucus Challenger Tries to Preempt Personal Attacks [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:43:22 GMT

Saying he's concerned Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) "may use personal smears" in their Senate campaign, challenger Bob Kelleher (R) "laid out his life's faults" yesterday, the Missoulian reports. Kelleher noted that he dropped out of a monastery "because he couldn't handle the vow of chastity." He also noted he has since been married and divorced three times and has seven children "and regrets the...

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Kelleher lists faults to avoid smears (billingsgazette.com top headlines)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:10:36 GMT

HELENA - Saying he's concerned that Democratic Sen. Max Baucus may use personal smears in the campaign, Republican candidate Bob Kelleher laid out his life's faults Wednesday - and threw a few political punches of his own. Kelleher, a longtime Democra ...

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Baucus pushes Medicare bill (billingsgazette.com top headlines)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:14:55 GMT

HELENA - For a second time, Senate Republicans have blocked a bill that would improve Medicare payments to physicians - and Sen. Max Baucus said Tuesday he'll make another run at passing it, perhaps next week. "Hopefully the third time is the charm," ...

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The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land to Purchase 320,000 Acres of Plum Creek Forestland in Landmark Agreement (YubaNet.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:36:24 GMT

... opportunity to protect these lands for our families and future generations," said U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), who helped facilitate the agreement. "It will keep jobs in Montana, help maintain our communities and our working forests, and preserve public access for hunting and fishing. This will be the most significant land conservation project in the state's history, by far, and I'm proud...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (Physorg)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:03:57 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber. The deal, which involves...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (Seattle Times)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (Arizona Republic)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:18:16 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (Boston Globe)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:11:30 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (kansascity.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:10:00 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million, hailed as largest of kind in US history (Star Tribune)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:03:18 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (The Washington Times)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:02:07 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Baucus, Plum Creek, Conservation Groups Announce Massive Land Deal (NewWest.Net Missoula)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:02:00 GMT

Standing just below the summit of Kalispell's Lone Pine State Park, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., today announced the purchase of 320,000 acres of Plum Creek Timber Company-owned land by two conservation groups, calling the deal, "the largest land purchase, for conservation purposes, in American history." Dubbed, "The Montana Legacy Project," The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land...

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Rocky Mountain conservation deal tops $500 million (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:01:00 GMT

... in a deal backed by the federal government, which is pitching in $250 million, said U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.The land includes huge parcels in the scenic Swan Valley north of Missoula, and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land said the land will be managed as a working forest with places of harvestable timber.The deal, which involves...

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Plum Creek selling big Montana tract to conservation groups (Seattle Times)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:02:04 GMT

Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber has agreed to sell 320,000 acres to two conservation groups with the backing of the federal government, for a total price of $510 million. U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says it's the largest deal of its kind in U.S. history. The agreement was signed Monday morning at a ceremony in Kalispell.

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Will This Man Fix American Health Care? (Alternet)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:01 GMT

Max Baucus wants to convince us to let him try.

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Hospital lobby flexes GOP muscle (Top Stories)

media@politico.com (David Rogers) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:48:42 GMT

... under Republican rule. To be sure, Democrats are not immune. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) was forced to water down his initial Senate proposal to appease Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), who has a specialty hospital in her state. And Texas developer Alonzo Cantu, a major fundraiser for New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign and for House...

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