The Supreme Court upholds gun rights in a wide-reaching ruling, while Gen. Stanley McChrystal is dismissed from commanding the Afghan War.
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2nd AMENDMENT – A Supreme Court ruling Monday affirms gun rights apply nationwide.
HORSE RACING – This popular sport is returning to the Northwest Montana Fair, Aug. 21 and Aug. 22, courtesy of the All Breeds Turf Club and the Blackfeet Tribe.
CI-105 – Backers of this initiative to prevent a certain kind of real estate tax say they have collected more than enough signatures to get it on the ballot.
KALISPELL – With a spare and stable proposed budget that should double the cash reserve, Kalispell’s financial outlook is improving.
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BARACK OBAMA – The president had to fire his Afghanistan general in an embarrassing episode and a judge overturned his moratorium on offshore drilling. But by the end of last week, Obama could claim victory on the biggest overhaul of the financial system since the Great Depression.
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STANLEY McCHRYSTAL – This top Afghanistan War commander was fired by President Obama after the general and his aides were quoted making disrespectful comments in a Rolling Stone magazine story.
ELOUISE COBELL – This Blackfeet woman negotiated a $3.4 billion settlement with the U.S. government for American Indians, but the money is stuck in Senate legislation filibustered by Republicans last week.
BOB BRADLEY – This coach of the U.S. soccer team may not return after a second round loss to Ghana Saturday in World Cup play: a decent showing by Americans, but expectations were high.
ALEX – This tropical storm’s center won’t directly hit the Gulf oil spill, but could hinder cleanup operations and push oil farther inland.