Paul Thomas Richards has covered politics and resource issues in the American West since 1968. He lives in Boulder, Mont.
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Montana’s Not-So-Super Senator
Sen. Max Baucus helped dig the U.S. into debt; now he's working on "Deficit Reduction."
Paul Thomas Richards