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Known for its striking natural beauty, the Big Sky Country has more than 50 state parks and still considers agriculture, especially wheat and cattle, its economic mainstay. Despite this year's highly publicized Freeman standoff in Jordan and the arrest of the Unabomber suspect near Helena, Montana remains one of the most moderate of the conservative Rocky Mountain states. Clinton won here by 2% in 1992, but a Republican Governor was elected the same year. And both the contested congressional seats this year are considered close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: MONTANA | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...only to be rebutted by the state's Republican governor, George Voinovich. "It's about growth, it's about opportunity, it's about jobs, it's about the private sector," Dole said in a speech to business leaders about his tax plan. "We believe there are great opportunities. The mainstay of this campaign is the economic package." Voinovich undercut Dole's message when he countered that the economy was in fact in pretty good shape, and that it was governors like himself that should be given the credit: "The economy has never been better. But let me tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Now? | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

Another Democratic mainstay, the National Organization of Women, protested with Jackson outside the White House on the day Clinton signed the bill on the South Lawn...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Democrats Unite Under One Big Tent | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

...town was also the home of Fruitlands, a utopian community set up by Christian Transcendentalists who believed that fruit should be the mainstay of an ascetic lifestyle. They also believed all clothing should be of linen and private property abolished. Although the community was an economic failure, the Fruitlands Museums, which teach visitors about the Transcendental movement, are a popular tourist destination...

Author: By Sewell Chan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: 'Harvard' Is More Than A University | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

...town was also the home of Fruitlands, a utopian community set up by Christian Transcendentalists who believed that fruit should be the mainstay of an ascetic lifestyle. They also believed all clothing should be of linen and private property abolished. Although the community was an economic failure, the Fruitlands Museums, which teach visitors about the Transcendental movement, are a popular tourist destination...

Author: By Sewell Chan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: 'Harvard' Is More Than A University | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

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