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September 2008
- Wyo. Changes Sluggishly Since Shepard Murder
  
  New York Times | Sep 17, 08 11:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The creators of The Laramie Project have returned to Wyoming to explore the legacy of Matthew Shepard’s murder 10 years later, the New York Times reports. In revisiting the people whose words make up the script, the theater company found that there has been progress—albeit slow. More »
  
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  murder • theater • gay • hate crime • Wyoming
March 2008
- Hunters Take Aim at Gray Wolf
  
  Associated Press | Mar 29, 08 9:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hunters in the northern Rockies will soon take aim at a rare target—the gray wolf. The animal lost its protected species status in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming yesterday, and wildlife agencies in the region are looking to reduce the population by granting hunting licenses for the first time since 1973. An estimated 1,500 gray wolves now roam the region. More »
  
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  endangered species • wildlife • Idaho • Montana • hunting • Wyoming • Endangered Species Act • Rocky Mountains • gray wolf • Earthjustice
- Obama Wins 7 Delegates in Wyo.
  
  Washington Post | Mar 8, 08 5:17 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama easily won the Wyoming caucuses today and added 7 delegates to his tally, Chris Cillizza reports in his Washington Post blog. Obama won 61% of the vote and Hillary Clinton won 38%, scoring 5 delegates. Obama campaign chief David Plouffe called the victory "a very important win" while Clinton's camp depicted the result as a surprisingly good "near split in delegates." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Election 2008 • Iraq war • Democrats • caucus • presidential race • Wyoming
- Wyoming Democrats in the Spotlight
  
  Los Angeles Times | Mar 8, 08 9:21 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - This is what the 2008 presidential election has come to: even the least populous state in the Union gets to be the center of the political universe for its 15 minutes. Wyoming Democrats caucus today after being wooed as never before, the Los Angeles Times reports. And the Dems—all 59,130 of them—are thrilled with the up-close-and-personal treatment by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Election 2008 • caucus • Wyoming • caucusgoers
February 2008
- Protections End for Gray Wolf
  
  National Geographic | Feb 22, 08 5:06 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The gray wolf has been taken off the endangered species list in a multi-state area of the northern Rocky Mountains, National Geographic reports. "The wolves are back," said an official of the Department of the Interior. Just 66 of the animals were reintroduced to the region in 1996 and there are over 1,500 today. Environmental groups say it's too soon to take away the wolves' protection and believe many will soon be killed by hunters. More »
  
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  endangered species • conservation • wildlife • Idaho • Montana • Wyoming • Endangered Species Act • Rocky Mountains • gray wolf
January 2008
- Hunter: Now That I Have Your Attention ...
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 7, 08 3:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Duncan Hunter pulled a fast one on the press corps today, the LA Times reports: The GOP presidential candidate fueled speculation he’d withdraw from the race by announcing a “major announcement”—then used the occasion to complain about his exclusion from this weekend’s debates. Hunter says he's in the race "no matter what happens" tomorrow. More »
  
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  Rudy Giuliani • Wyoming • Duncan Hunter
- Romney Wins in Wyoming
  
  Reuters | Jan 5, 08 4:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Mitt Romney won the Wyoming Republican caucuses today by netting eight of the state's twelve delegates, Reuters reports. Fred Thompson racked up three delegates and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one. "This is just the beginning," Romney said. "The people of Wyoming took the first step towards bringing true conservative change to Washington." More »
  
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  Election 2008 • Mitt Romney • Fred Thompson • Republican candidates • caucus • Wyoming
- This Week's Other Caucus
  
  Associated Press | Jan 3, 08 8:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - With all eyes focused on Iowa, another state is gearing up for its own caucus: Wyoming, whose Republican Party will choose delegates this Saturday. Only three candidates have bothered to visit Dick Cheney's home state ahead of the poll, and none are planning to show up between now and Saturday except back-of-the-pack Duncan Hunter, who's floated a possible appearance. "Candidates are where the media are," one professor told the AP. More »
  
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  Election 2008 • Republican presidential primaries • Wyoming • pledged delegates
November 2007
- Best States for Small Business
  
  CNN | Nov 25, 07 2:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - If you want your seed of genius to grow, plant it in the right soil. CNNMoney finds the most small-business-friendly states: South Dakota: No tax personal income, capital gains, corporate income, or corporate capital gains and low energy costs. Nevada: No income, capital gains, corporate income, or corporate capital gains tax and some of the country's lowest property taxes. More »
  
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  Texas • Florida • Michigan • South Carolina • Nevada • Virginia • Washington • Alabama • Wyoming • South Dakota • small businesses • small business
- GOP Penalizes 5 Early Primary States
  
  Associated Press | Nov 8, 07 10:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Republican party leaders voted today to punish five states for holding their primaries too early, the AP reports. New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, and Wyoming will lose half their delegates to next summer’s national convention because they plan to stage primaries before Feb. 5. Iowa gets off on a technicality. None of the states will change their dates because of the RNC's punishment. More »
  
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  Election 2008 • Florida • GOP • Michigan • New Hampshire • South Carolina • RNC • Wyoming
October 2007
- West's Water Woes May Be Permanent
  
  New York Times | Oct 21, 07 3:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Officials out West are worried about water, the New York Times reports, and not just for the short-term. In what the Times calls the " other water problem" caused by global warming, snowcaps that feed the the Colorado River—which quenches the thirst of 30 million people in seven states—are at their lowest levels in 20 years. The "most optimistic" climate models suggest that 30% to 70% will be gone the second half of this century. More »
  
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  California • global warming • environment • Nevada • Utah • Arizona • Colorado • water • New Mexico • drought • Wyoming
- Dissing Cousins: Cheney & Obama Are Kin!
  
  Associated Press | Oct 17, 07 3:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama have an unlikely bond. They are eighth cousins, according to Cheney's wife, Lynne. She discovered the two share a common 17th Century ancestor in French Huguenot Mareen Duvall, whose son married the granddaughter of a Richard Cheney in Maryland in the 1650s, she told MSNBC. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • Wyoming • Lynne Cheney • cousins
September 2007
- Hunters Take Aim in Wyoming
  
  Reuters | Sep 15, 07 4:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hunters take aim at a symbol of the American West today, as Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge opens the first buffalo season in almost a decade. Officials say they need to lower the population from 1,200 to 500 because of overgrazing and disease. But killing the once-endangered species has animal groups and locals up in arms, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  animal rights • wildlife • hunting • species • Wyoming • bison
August 2007
- 9 Perfect Places to Live
  
  Outside | Aug 13, 07 1:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Outside magazine selects 30 sweet spots—the best towns for mixing city life with the big outdoors—and, oh yeah, getting a job, too. Here are the top nine: Santa Cruz, California Jackson, Wyoming Iowa City, Iowa Bend, Oregon Santa Fe, New Mexico More »
  
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  list • California • travel • Iowa • Oregon • New Mexico • homes • Wyoming • Iowa City • Bend • Santa Fe
June 2007
- Sen. Craig Thomas Dies of Leukemia
  
  Associated Press | Jun 5, 07 5:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Craig Thomas, GOP Senator from Wyoming, died yesterday of leukemia at age 74. The popular conservative congressman began his Senate career in 1994; he was in the hospital when he was reelected by 70% of the vote last year, and announced his diagnosis shortly afterward. More »
  
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  Republicans • obituary • death • Wyoming • leukemia