Video: Jon Tester’s K Street cash problem

By   /  October 31, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Finances, Issues, Media, Montana, Montana Watchdog, Video  /  No Comments

Montana Democrat Jon Tester is the number one recipient of lobbyist cash this year, despite his 2006 pledge not to take K Street money.

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Video: Jon Tester’s changing tune on national debt

By   /  October 29, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Media, Montana, Montana Watchdog, Uncategorized, Video  /  No Comments

Here’s a smattering of clips from Jon Tester’s appearance in the 2006 debates, wherein he smashes Conrad Burns for doubling the national debt.

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Video: Scott Walker dubs Steve Bullock’s tax-rebate plan “a gimmick.”

By   /  October 11, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Media, Montana, Montana Watchdog, Video, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker used a stop in Montana to criticize Democrat Steve Bullock’s tax plan.

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SEILER: 1 dead in Obama Administration attack on medical-marijuana

By   /  September 11, 2012  /  Commentary, Montana Watchdog  /  22 Comments

John Seiler

By John Seiler | Watchdog.org
HELENA — Even though Montanans voted 62-38 percent in a 2004 referendum to allow medical marijuana, provider Richard Flor recently died while in federal custody, a victim of the Obama Administration’s ongoing crackdown on medical marijuana.
His death highlights conflicts between the federal government and state initiative. Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states and the District [...]

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MT: Intrade gives Rehberg 65 percent chance to take Tester’s U.S. Senate seat

By   /  August 20, 2012  /  2012 General Election, Montana, Montana Watchdog, News  /  No Comments

Rehberg holds small lead over Tester in latest poll.

By John Seiler | For Watchdog.org
HELENA – Republican U.S. Rep Denny Rehberg enjoys 65 percent odds of winning a Montana seat in the U.S. Senate, according to Intrade, the online betting site. The site gives first-term Democratic incumbent Jon Tester a 42.5 percent chance of winning. That differs from the opinion polls, which show Rehberg with only a slight lead.
Intrade is [...]

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