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Posted: 4/13/2013 3:23:24 PM EST
This April 4, 2013 photo shows an 80-foot thick coal seam at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Mont. From the time coal is blasted from strip mines in remote southeastern Montana to the point where it reaches customers in Asia, the fuel's price gets marked up by five times or more, offering a lucrative emerging market for the companies that ship it overseas. But as the federal government investigates whether companies are unfairly bilking the treasury by paying royalties based on a far lower coal price, one of the industry's main players, Cloud Peak Energy, is defending the practice. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
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Posted: 4/11/2013 11:33:36 AM EST
This image provided by Explore.org shows Denver Holt of the Owl Institute tagging a long-eared owl outside Missoula, Mont. Holt has been studying the long-eared owl for 27 years. He's banded over 1,700 of the birds and found 225 nests in a 90-mile stretch through Montana. But he's never been able to see what the nocturnal birds do at night _ until now. An infrared camera on top of a pole in willow thickets on Montana rangeland has been aimed at a long-eared owl nest. The long-eared owl cam is part of explore.org's "Pearls of the Planet" Internet initiative. (AP Photo/Explore.org, Christina Nealson)
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Posted: 4/11/2013 11:33:36 AM EST
This image provided by Explore.org shows Denver Holt of the Owl Institute tagging a long-eared owl outside Missoula, Mont. Holt has been studying the long-eared owl for 27 years. He's banded over 1,700 of the birds and found 225 nests in a 90-mile stretch through Montana. But he's never been able to see what the nocturnal birds do at night _ until now. An infrared camera on top of a pole in willow thickets on Montana rangeland has been aimed at a long-eared owl nest. The long-eared owl cam is part of explore.org's "Pearls of the Planet" Internet initiative. (AP Photo/Explore.org, Christina Nealson)
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Posted: 4/11/2013 11:33:36 AM EST
This undated image provided by Explore.org shows a long-eared owl chick perched in a Montana willow tree. Explore.org's "Pearls of the Planet" Internet initiative has plans to mount an infrared camera on top of a pole in willow thickets on Montana rangeland to study long-eared owl nests. (AP Photo/Explore.org, Christina Nealson)
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Posted: 4/11/2013 11:33:36 AM EST
This undated image provided by Explore.org shows a long-eared owl perched in a Montana willow tree. Explore.org's "Pearls of the Planet" Internet initiative has plans to mount an infrared camera on top of a pole in willow thickets on Montana rangeland to study long-eared owl nests. (AP Photo/Explore.org, Christina Nealson)
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Posted: 4/6/2013 11:10:04 AM EST
Bozeman Democratic Senator Mike Phillips (R) holds a copy of the Legislature's rule book in Helena, Montana April 5, 2013. REUTERS/Dan Boyce
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Posted: 4/6/2013 11:10:04 AM EST
Bozeman Democratic Senator Mike Phillips (R) holds a copy of the Legislature's rule book in Helena, Montana April 5, 2013. REUTERS/Dan Boyce
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Posted: 4/4/2013 1:23:36 PM EST
In this April 3, 2013 photo shows Butte-Silver Bow Animal Shelter supervisor Jacki Casagranda sits with "Shirley" a pygmy goat in Butte Mont. The goat was picked up at a local bar by the animal warden last weekend. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort general manager Steve Luebeck says staffers knew the goat was missing but didn't realize it had been stolen until they saw a story in The Montana Standard reporting that a goat had been taken into a Butte bar early Sunday. Shirley was returned to the resort's petting zoo. (AP Photo/The Montana Standard, Walter Hinick)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 1:38:20 PM EST
In this March 14, 2013 photo, Hamish Wylie, right, director of Seafish Falkland Ltd. watches Montana Short handle fish in Port Stanley, Falklands Islands. Fish are suffering from the fight between Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Scientists say the western South Atlantic Ocean claimed by both governments is the only place in the world where scientists don't jointly manage their shared seas. As a result, unlicensed boats are able to scoop up vast quantities of squid and other species. (AP Photo/Paul Byrne)
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Posted: 3/23/2013 8:53:32 PM EST
Georgia's Jasmine Hassell (12) struggles to control the ball while surrounded by Montana players in the first half during a first-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Posted: 3/23/2013 8:53:32 PM EST
Georgia's Jasmine Hassell is congratulated after scoring in the second half during a first-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament against Montana in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, March 23, 2013. Georgia won 70-50. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Posted: 3/23/2013 8:53:32 PM EST
Georgia's Jasmine James lets out a yell after a teammate scored against Montana in the second half during a first-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, March 23, 2013. Georgia won 70-50. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 12:48:33 AM EST
Montana head coach Wayne Tinkle, right, talks with Spencer Coleman during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament against Syracuse in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 12:48:33 AM EST
Montana guard Will Cherry (5) shoots against Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas (25) during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 12:48:33 AM EST
Syracuse guard Brandon Triche (20) is fouled by Montana forward Mike Weisner (33) during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 12:48:33 AM EST
Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas (25) blocks a shot by Montana guard Will Cherry, bottom, as Syracuse's Brandon Triche (20) defends during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 12:48:33 AM EST
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim gestures during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament against Montana in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Posted: 3/22/2013 12:48:33 AM EST
Syracuse forward C.J. Fair (5) dunks over Montana forward Mike Weisner (33) during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Posted: 3/12/2013 9:38:33 AM EST
This February 2, 2013 publicity photo provided by the Alaskan Malamute Assistance League shows owner Nicole McCullough and Cinder, a 6-year-old female malamute, at home in Anchorage, Alaska. Cinder was one of 213 Alaskan malamutes seized from a Montana breeder who was convicted in December 2012 of 91 counts of animal cruelty. The dogs were released to the Lewis & Clark Humane Society in Helena, Mont., where they were spayed and neutered; and then the Assistance League helped place the animals. (AP Photo/Alaskan Malamute Assistance League, Bob Sutherland)
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Posted: 3/12/2013 9:38:33 AM EST
This March 3, 2013 publicity photo provided by the Alaskan Malamute Assistance League shows owner Nicole McCullough and an adopted 6-year-old female malamute, Cinder, skiing together near Portage, Alaska. Cinder was one of 213 Alaskan malamutes seized from a Montana breeder who was convicted in December 2012 of 91 counts of animal cruelty. Bob Sutherland, president of the Alaska Malamute Assistance League, and his wife, McCullough, adopted Cinder who came to them missing the tip of her ear, with broken teeth and a broken toe. (AP Photo/Alaskan Malamute Assistance League, Bob Sutherland)
