http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nd-news/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:01:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418767/posts If you needed more confirmation that entrenched, nine-term incumbent Earl Pomeroy is in a lot of trouble in the upcoming election year (after ignoring his constituents and casting a vote for an unpopular health care bill this last year, among other things) I have the line on some private polling that shows Pomeroy floundering even against an unnamed opponent. Say Anything Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418767/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:01:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414686/posts North Dakota's oil patch will set a production record in 2009, despite a year that began with depressed crude prices and a drop in drilling activity, state and industry officials said. North Dakota will produce about 80 million barrels of oil in 2009, up from a record 62.8 million barrels last year, said Lynn Helms, director of the state Department of Mineral Resources. Final production numbers won't be known until sometime in the first quarter of 2010. "We are rocking along," Helms said. "It's a much better year than we expected earlier in the year. It adds up fast when... AP via ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414686/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:41:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413435/posts Energy: An oil company wants to invest its profits in clean-burning American natural gas. A Hungarian billionaire and a "green" politician want to stop it. This is the real Climate-gate scandal. While the greenies of the world united in Copenhagen to talk about the weather, emitting a Third World-country-size chunk of greenhouse gases to gather there, the world's largest oil company, Exxon Mobil, was doing something about it. On Dec. 14, Exxon agreed to buy XTO Energy, a natural gas firm, in a deal valued at $41 billion. XTO is one of the leaders in something called "fracking" technology, in... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413435/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412390/posts Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year. The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of likely voters in North Dakota finds the popular Republican governor leading Dorgan by 22 points – 58% to 36%. Just six percent (6%) are undecided in that senatorial contest. Part of the challenge for Dorgan is the health care legislation working its way through Congress. Dorgan, along with every Democrat in the Senate, has voted to move the legislation forward and... Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412390/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:09:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412597/posts Call it the Wages of ObamaCare. When only 30% of a state’s likely voters support the one piece of legislation on which the incumbent has worked for most of the year, they tend to get a little chippy about the idea of sending him back to Washington. When paired up with Republican Governor John Hoeven in a 2010 midterm election, Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan trails by 22 points, 58%-36%: Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year. The... Hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412597/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:59:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412301/posts When only 30% of a state’s likely voters support the one piece of legislation on which the incumbent has worked for most of the year, they tend to get a little chippy about the idea of sending him back to Washington. When paired up with Republican Governor John Hoeven in a 2010 midterm election, Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan trails by 22 points, 58%-36%: Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year. The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412301/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:51:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412290/posts Unless you carefully unpack the history of the last 30 years of elections in the Dakotas, it has to strike you as bizarre that the Democrats hold five of the six federal offices in those states (3 of 4 Senators, both Representatives). That may change next November, according to a new poll by RasmussenReports. Three-term Senator Byron Dorgan trails Governor John Hoeven by a 22 points, 58%-36%. 30% of North Dakotans favor the health care bill, while 64% oppose it. This makes it unlikely that Dorgan's numbers will improve after he casts at least five tiebreaking votes for the bill. RCP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412290/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:38:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411647/posts When the new West is won, will there be cowboys? In light of what her neighbors are up to, Double O Ranch owner Vicki Olson isn’t so sure. “I guess the point that I keep hammering at is that if they succeed, that means all of us third- and fourth-generation ranchers are gone,” Olson said. She is the average Montana rancher, 56 going on 70, working a spread gouged from the pebbly soil by her grandparents 100 years ago. Her neighbor, the nonprofit American Prairie Foundation, is methodically acquiring ranches and crafting a 3.5-million-acre wildlife reserve out of private property... The Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411647/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:40:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts 18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators. The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. The Senate oath of office is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409746/posts The steadily-shrinking Air Force base in Grand Forks, N.D., got something of an early Christmas present this week. Air Force Secretary Mike Donley announced Wednesday that 180 airmen will arrive at the base next year, as its unmanned aerial drone mission is expanded. Donley also said Global Hawk drones will be coming to the base, supplementing the Predator drones already there. The new personnel represent only one-tenth of the active-duty airmen at the base, a number that has been eroding for years. For decades, the base was an offensive outpost in the U.S. nuclear showdown with the Soviet Union. But... StarTribune.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409746/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:25:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406010/posts Appalachian State at Montana 4 p.m. Saturday, ESPN FCS powers load up for semifinal showdown By Ron Green Jr. rgreenjr@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 Weather forecast: The temperature is expected to be in the low 20s with the possibility of one inch of snow during the afternoon. Highlights Appalachian State is attempting to reach the national championship game for the fourth time in five years; The Mountaineers have never won a semifinal playoff game on the road; Three Division I football programs have won 10 or more games each of the past five years – Appalachian State, Texas and... The Charlotte Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406010/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:09:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395185/posts American ThinkerNovember 26, 2009Senator Conrad's insulting defense of trying KSM in New York David Jeffers:Democrat Senator from North Dakota, Kent Conrad, while defending the Obama Administration's decision to try al Qaeda terrorists in civilian courts, said: "If people don't believe in our system, maybe they ought to go somewhere else."  Really Senator Conrad? Would you like to retract that statement? I am a Gold-Star Father, meaning my son Sergeant Eddie Jeffers was killed in Iraq.  I am opposed to terrorists being tried in civilian courts.  Did I mention that I am a 22 year Army veteran?  Is it okay with... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395185/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:40:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394980/posts Democrat Senator from North Dakota, Kent Conrad, while defending the Obama Administration's decision to try al Qaeda terrorists in civilian courts, said: "If people don't believe in our system, maybe they ought to go somewhere else." Really Senator Conrad? Would you like to retract that statement? I am a Gold-Star Father, meaning my son Sergeant Eddie Jeffers was killed in Iraq. I am opposed to terrorists being tried in civilian courts. Did I mention that I am a 22 year Army veteran? Is it okay with you if invoke my free speech rights? American thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394980/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:57:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394586/posts A new one from CNS featuring Kent Conrad, who’ll be spared a “worst person in the world” award on Olbermann’s show for this bit o’ demagoguery solely by virtue of his party affiliation. Consider this a sequel to Lindsey Graham’s grilling of Holder last week: In both cases, we’ve got a Democrat who’s (a) absolutely confident that civilian trials are the way to go and (b) plainly unprepared to address the rather significant constitutional implications of his preference. The search warrant question here is bait but the underlying point isn’t: FrumForum interviewed former FBI and CIA agents to get their... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394586/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:40:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394830/posts CNSNews.com) – Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) told CNSNews.com that civilian courts are well-suited to prosecute al Qaeda terrorists and that "if people don't believe in our system, maybe they ought to go somewhere else.” Conrad also dismissed a question about the rights of terrorists captured on foreign battlefields and the rules of evidence in terms of a civilian court trial as not serious. Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Nov. 13 that five suspects in the 9/11 attacks would be tried in a civilian court in New York City instead of facing a military trial. On Capitol Hill on Nov.... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394830/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391870/posts North Dakota Republican state legislators and officials have had no better luck than anyone else in prodding Gov. John Hoeven for hints about whether he'll run against Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan next year. Four GOP lawmakers who raised the subject in a meeting with Hoeven in his Capitol office last week said the governor gave them no hints about his plans, although one participant said he believes Hoeven will make the race. "I think he feels a responsibility to do it," said Rep. Craig Headland, R-Montpelier. "Maybe I'm a little optimistic in my thinking, but I do believe he's giving... Crookston Daily Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391870/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:12:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390818/posts The most prominent defenders of the University of North Dakota's right to call its teams the Fighting Sioux are neither alumni nor hockey fans. They're Sioux. A group of Spirit Lake Sioux won a temporary restraining order last week to stop the North Dakota University System from retiring the nickname and logo, one of the last in the country associated with an American Indian tribe. A hearing for a preliminary injunction is slated for Dec. 9 in Ramsey County District Court in Devils Lake, N.D. Most such university team names have been abandoned in the face of criticism that they... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390818/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390748/posts Hundreds of people who believe the government is getting too big and spending too much... gathered tonight at the old Minot Armory. The tea party event, that packed in more than well more than 500 people, is a coordinated protest designed to give individual Americans a chance to come together, share ideas and give them unified voice. Former Governor Ed Schafer spoke at tonight's meeting in Minot. Schafer says many Americans believe the government is becoming too intrusive in our lives and that individual freedom and liberty should stay in place. "A lot of examples of how they're getting taken... KXMCTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390748/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389612/posts The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting three veteran Democrats who voted for the House version of the health care bill in a weeklong round of television ads that will begin airing on Thursday. The new 30-second spots hit Democratic Reps. Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota, Vic Snyder of Arkansas and John M. Spratt Jr. of South Carolina for their votes by using the words of fellow Democratic legislators who opposed the legislation. Among the statements the NRCC uses in it' new ad against Pomeroy is one released by the office of Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., when he announced he... CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389612/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:09:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389362/posts <p>Contact your Senators and let them know what you think!</p> <p>U.S. veterans or subsidies for United Nations (U.N.) bureaucracy.</p> Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389362/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389514/posts Dorgan, who chairs the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a $457,000 federal Energy Department grant to study the feasibility of a new oil refinery in North Dakota. What I’ve never understood is why the Rural Electric Co-Op is getting an earmark to study an oil refinery. And on top of that, why are we spending almost a half a million of our grandchildren’s as-yet-unearned tax dollars on studying the feasibility of an oil refinery in the state ? Plus, we already have one refinery in the state and there’s another one in the works... Other than the fact... Midkota Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389514/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:26:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383724/posts BISMARCK, N.D. - A judge has temporarily blocked higher education officials from changing the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname. The president of North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education, Richie Smith, said Tuesday that the order could delay the university’s efforts to join the Summit League and re-establish its football rivalry with North Dakota State University. Smith says he’ll talk with the state attorney general about challenging the order, which was issued Monday. Associated Press via MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383724/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:51:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379997/posts While roaming the grounds of the US Capitol yesterday, Kristinn Taylor obtained a list of possible democrat defectors of the now infamous “Healthcare” bill. Kristinn was asked to post this list of wobbly democrats on FreeRepublic in an effort to mobilize our forces and overwhelm these members with phone calls and e-mails asking them to vote NO on the socialization of our healthcare. We also learned that Nancy Pelosi had just scheduled the vote for tomorrow; Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:00 PM. For all those who were unable to answer the call to surround the Capitol yesterday, here is... First Hand http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379997/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:00:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378524/posts Three college softball players found dead in their Jeep after it dove into a pond on a North Dakota farm during a stargazing expedition probably drove straight into the water because they couldn't see it in the dark, authorities said Wednesday. Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said the women's SUV was found resting on its wheels Tuesday in about 10 feet of water hidden by tall grass, with the doors and windows closed. "When you're not familiar with an area like that it would have been very easy to drive into," Tuhy said. The sheriff said the Dickinson State University... foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378524/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:17:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377857/posts Three college softball players, who vanished Sunday night while at a North Dakota lake where they often went star-gazing, were found dead in their vehicle, which was pulled from a pond. Police Lt. Rod Banyai said Tuesday night that police are "still investigating" the cause of the deaths. Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif.; Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada, all play softball for Dickinson State University in Dickinson, N.D. FOX NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377857/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:56:31 GMT