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  Fake AP tweet sends stocks briefly plunging

  

  Posted 5:30 PM 4/23/2013 by Alain Sherter - Moneywatch

  Stocks tumbled briefly Tuesday after hackers hijacked the main Twitter feed of The Associated Press and sent out a false tweet about a terror attack at the White House.

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  Line up announced for Senator Tester's tourism workshop in Bozeman

  Posted 5:20 PM 4/17/2013 by SENATOR TESTER PRESS OFFICE

     The "Big Sky Advantage" panel announced for Senator Tester's  Tourism Small Business Opportunity Workshop in Bozeman on Friday, May 17. The workshop will be held in the Strand Union Building's Ballroom A at Montana State University. Tester's four "Big Sky (More)

  
  

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  Gold sees biggest price drop in more than a year

  Posted 8:52 AM 4/13/2013 by CBS News

  The cost of gold plunged Friday amid investor optimism about the the U.S. economy.

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  As economy flails, debtors' prisons thrive

  

  Posted 12:00 PM 4/6/2013 by Alain Sherter - CBS MoneyWatch

  Courts and judges in states across the land are violating the Constitution by incarcerating people for being unable to pay debts.

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  American workforce plummets amid weak job growth

  Posted 8:03 PM 4/5/2013 by Anthony Mason - CBS News

  It may be just a speed bump, but America's employers have suddenly hit the brakes on hiring. The Labor Department reported Friday the economy created only 88,000 jobs in March; it had been averaging nearly 200,000 a month.

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  As economy flails, debtors' prisons thrive

  

  Posted 8:37 PM 4/4/2013 by Alain Sherter - CBS Moneywatch

  Thousands of Americans are sent to jail not for committing a crime, but because they can't afford to pay for traffic tickets, medical bills and court fees.

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  Facebook COO to headline MT Economic Development Summit

  

  Posted 7:50 PM 4/4/2013 by MTN News

  Baucus announced that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will headline the summit in Butte, which is set for Sept. 16 and Sept. 17. Sandberg was listed among TIME Magazine's The World's 100 Most Influential People of 2012.

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  Daines visits Livingston lumber mill to address lumber shortage

  

  Posted 5:47 PM 4/4/2013 by MTN News

  Congressman Steve Daines continues his statewide natural resources tour with a stop at Livingston's RY Lumber Mill on Thursday.

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  Congressman Steve Daines tours Livingston Sawmill

  

  Posted 1:11 PM 4/4/2013 by Jamie Leary

  Montana Congressman Steve Daines, a Republican from Bozeman toured the sawmill operations at RY Lumber in Livingston on Tuesday. After the tour Daines planned on meeting with company officials about issues affecting the wood products industry in Montana. KBZK reporter Jamie Leary is on the scene and will report on the discussions at 5:30 on KBZK-TV.

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  Oracle president, CFO joins headliners for Montana Economic Development Summit in Butte

  

  Posted 11:55 AM 4/2/2013 by KBZK

  The president and CFO of Oracle has joined the list of headliners for this year's Montana Economic Development Summit.

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