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Dems Gain a State With Nixon Win in Missouri

governors races

Nov 5, 2008 1:00 AM CST

Dems Gain a State With Nixon Win in Missouri

They take 7 of 11 governor contests

(Newser) - Democrats captured a Republican governor's seat last in Missouri, where state Attorney General Jay Nixon defeated Rep. Kenny Hulshof, AP reports. And in the night's closest races, Democrats Bev Purdue won in North Carolina and Christine Gregoire beat her opponent in Washington. With all 11 races in, Democrats now control...

N. Dakota's New Crop: Instant Millionaires

Jun 30, 2008 8:57 PM CDT

N. Dakota's New Crop: Instant Millionaires

Oil far underground makes landowners rich overnight

(Newser) - Many North Dakotans are enjoying their own milkshakes as oil makes landowners instant millionaires. Oil companies are drilling new wells at record rates, and those lucky enough to own the land above deposits are becoming wealthy overnight, the AP reports. "It's the easiest money we've ever made," says...

Third Time a Charm for B.C. at Frozen Four

Apr 12, 2008 10:04 PM CDT

Third Time a Charm for B.C. at Frozen Four

Gerbe scores two goals as Eagles win title game in third try

(Newser) - Nathan Gerbe no longer has to be a gracious runner-up. The nation's leading scorer led Boston College to the NCAA hockey championship that had eluded the talent-laden Eagles the last two seasons. Gerbe scored twice and added two assists in B.C.'s 4-1 win over Notre Dame at the...

Don't Be Hating on North Dakota, Fool!

Jan 15, 2008 1:27 PM CST

Don't Be Hating on North Dakota, Fool!

National Geographic in for a world of hurt after dismissive article

(Newser) - National Geographic is under fire for an article perceived as (gasp!) anti-North Dakota. Headlined "The Emptied Prairie," the piece refers to the state's "irreversible decline" and "sense of things ebbing." No less a personage than North Dakota's governor, John Hoeven, has lambasted it as...

Bush Picks Ex-Governor to Head the Farm Team

Oct 31, 2007 9:25 PM CDT

Bush Picks Ex-Governor to Head the Farm Team

Schafer could overhaul way Agricultural Department does business

(Newser) - Edward Schafer has extolled the virtues of smaller government, but he is President Bush’s nominee to head the mammoth Agriculture Department, which employs more than 100,000 people and spends $90 billion a year. If approved by the Senate, the former North Dakota governor would likely be thrust into...

Farmers Fight
to Legalize
Pot's Cousin

Jul 21, 2007 5:39 PM CDT

Farmers Fight to Legalize Pot's Cousin

Growing hemp won't harm drug war, say strapped ND growers

(Newser) - The push to legalize hemp—marijuana’s less potent cousin—has some unlikely supporters: North Dakota farmers who couldn't be more conservative in every other respect, the New York Times reports. Hemp, used in clothing, lotions and even snack bars, has become especially attractive to North Dakota because of a...