Byron Dorgan

Who will take radical steps to stop the transition to clean energy?  That’s the question that underlies “Blowout,” the new book by retired Senator Byron Dorgan and David Hagberg.  Because the answer is so straightforward (hint: it’s ...  

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is to speak this week at a symposium in Grand Forks on civil public discourse. GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is to speak this week at a symposium in Grand Forks ...  

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is to speak this week at a symposium in Grand Forks on civil public discourse. GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is to speak this week at a symposium in Grand Forks ...  

GRAND FORKS – In a May 1 address to lawyers and judges in Nevada, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy urged the use of “rational, quiet, thoughtful, respectful discussion and debate,” to improve the tone of public discourse in ...  

Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in Grand Forks Monday. He said he doesn’t expect that to happen this election cycle, but he has faith in “a strong, strong political center in this country” eventually sending a wake-up call: “You’d better shape up.  

Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said in Grand Forks Monday. I t may take a “message from the American people through the ballot box” to tame negative, demeaning politics and a “deliberate strategy of delay” that keeps Congress from acting ...  

He decided to spend time on a less grim endeavor than “Blowout”: POLITICO’s latest “Answer This” interview, conducted by email. Tell us your favorite joke. My hometown is so small that when they have the Fourth of July Parade ...  

Democracy NowFormer Labor Sec. Robert Reich on Clinton's Errors of Crippling Welfare to ...Democracy NowIn this clip from before the 1999 vote, Senator Byron Dorgan of South Dakota predicted how the repeal would be remembered on its 10th anniversary. SEN. BYRON DORGAN: We are, with this piece of legislation, moving towards greater risk.and more »  

The Drudge Retort has been sponsored this week by The Blowout, a new thriller by former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and David Hagberg: "America is on the brink of crisis. Unless we can curb our dangerous appetite for foreign oil, petroleum-rich countries and speculators will bring our economy to its knees ... long before CO2 emissions will devastate our ecosystem. The President has answered the call with the Dakota District Initiative, a top...  

Byron Dorgan. "In my judgment, this pipeline will be built. The question is when is the decision made," Dorgan said during an American Petroleum Institute-hosted event. Obama deferred a decision on the project because his liberal base is against it ...  

The Tribune editorial of March 26 deals with the successful diminishment of the elk herd in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. By all assessments, the hunt accomplished its intended goal; you appropriately refer to the Park Service in a favorable light.  

“In my judgment, this pipeline will be built. The question is when is the decision made,” former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) said during an event hosted by the American Petroleum Institute, the powerful oil industry group. Dorgan said Obama punted a ...  

Retired North Dakota senator Byron Dorgan will celebrate his latest book, “Blowout,” with an appearance and book signing at 7 p.m. Monday at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Fargo. Retired North Dakota senator Byron Dorgan will celebrate his ...  

Former North Dakota senator Byron Dorgan led the effort for the Navy to name a new USS North Dakota. According to a news release that his office issued in 2009, Dorgan invited Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., now former representative Earl Pomeroy and other ...  

Former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), a politician who may have his skull split into the widest left-hand sided part we’ve ever seen, is the victim subject of Politico Patrick Gavin‘s “Answer This” interview that published late last night. A few things that jumped out at us: Dorgan does not go cheap on white tennis shoes or brown licorice, nor does he go all “Roses are Red, Violets are Blue” about his late mother. An excerpt: “No haiku … but to...  

At the same point in the 2010 election for the Senate seat left open when Byron Dorgan retired, then-Gov. John Hoeven, a Republican, had raised $1.5 million, and Tracy Potter, the Democrat Hoeven handily defeated, had raised $18,625. In the ...  

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former North Dakota U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is a co-author of a new 'eco-thriller' novel that details a fictional attempt to sabotage alternative energy development. The book is called "Blowout." Dorgan wrote it with ...  

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former North Dakota U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is a co-author of a new 'eco-thriller' novel that details a fictional attempt to sabotage alternative energy development. The book is called "Blowout." Dorgan wrote it with ...  

FARGO – Longtime North Dakota senator and best-selling author Byron Dorgan will celebrate the launch of his latest book, “Blowout,” at 7 p.m. Monday at the Barnes & Noble store here at 1201 42nd St. S. FARGO – Longtime North Dakota ...  

Retired Sen. Byron Dorgan, with the Tuesday release of the action-thriller novel “Blowout” he co-authored with David Hagberg, became one of a number of politicians who’ve taken the leap into writing works of fiction while or after serving as members of Congress.  

Retired Sen. Byron Dorgan, with the Tuesday release of the action-thriller novel “Blowout” he co-authored with David Hagberg, became one of a number of politicians who’ve taken the leap into writing works of fiction while or after serving as a member of Congress.  

We’re used to Byron Dorgan the author. North Dakota’s former senator hit bestseller lists with his book “Take this Job and Ship It.” So it’s not a total surprise the retired politician has another book out, though it is unexpected to ...  

Retired North Dakota U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan will celebrate his latest book, “Blowout,” with an appearance and book signing at 7 p.m. Monday at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Fargo. Dorgan will give brief remarks and answer questions from the ...  

BISMARCK — Former North Dakota U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is a co-author of a new 'eco-thriller' novel that details a fictional attempt to sabotage alternative energy development. The book is called "Blowout." Dorgan wrote it with author David ...  

I’m well into Byron Dorgan’s novel, “Blowout,” and it’s so good I’d rather be reading it than writing about it. The former U.S. senator from North Dakota co-wrote the eco-thriller with David Hagberg, an Air Force veteran and author ...  

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan is to speak this week at a symposium in Grand Forks on civil public discourse. The University of North Dakota's Conflict Resolution Center is holding a five-day symposium titled "Civility in ...  

To lessen the crunch, he said, in 2008 they worked with Sen. Byron Dorgan to establish Fargo as a Tier 1 Hub instead of drivers having to go to Alexandria, Minn. Alexandria is about 108 miles from Fargo. He said a Tier 1 facility has priority when the ...  

Today's Birthdays: Opera singer Patrice Munsel is 87. Photo-realist artist Richard Estes is 80. Former Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., is 70. Rock singer-musician Jack Bruce (Cream) is 69. Movie producer George Lucas is 68. Actress Meg Foster is 64. Movie ...  

Byron Dorgan's team on agricultural issues to his present career with the North Dakota Grain Growers Association. Don''t tell Wogsland there are no careers available in agriculture. According to him, there are so many opportunities in ag, from farming and ...  

He added that Crabtree had many donations that came through the Democratic Party and Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad. Where those donations originally came from is anyone’s guess, he said. Christmann added that he’s run five successful campaigns for ...  

snip~ Monday, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., took testimony at a hearing in Washington from a retired teacher, fined for taking a bicycling trip in Cuba, and the son of a missionary, fined after a one-day trip to ...  

However, one former senator says he knows the reason why gas prices are so high. Former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D.-N.D.) said it’s the oil speculators who are the problem and the government needs to address them. "There is no justification for the ...  

Chuck Schumer of New York said on the Senate floor. Just eight senators voted against the repeal, including Democrat Byron Dorgan of Nebraska. The former senator tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz that at the time, he warned ...  

Former Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., will be the keynote speaker opening night at the Chester Fritz Library. “The public square used to be a place where people with different views would come and exchange those views and try to persuade others ...  

and it features former Sen. Byron Dorgan and a host of other notables as speakers. Now, in the interest of adding to that conversation, here’s another word for the participants to explore. It’s the word that represents civility’s opposite ...  

A tribal law-and-order bill pushed by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and signed into law in 2010 by Obama that gives tribes new powers, including authority to sentence criminals for up to three years, up from one year. •An Obama directive to ...  

Former North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan, a leading voice in his party on energy issues during his 30 years in Congress, said Tuesday that he believes the massive Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline will eventually be built ...  

Robert Menendez, D-N.J., if you have a special guest star, why not mention it up top? And a note to webmasters at the Senate YouTube hub: Time to update your "featured content." Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., retired after the 2010 midterms.  

Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. “Keep It Local” brings out the big guns. VALLEY CITY, N.D. — In response to Dale Thorenson’s “Measure 2 is a wrong move” (Agweek, March 12). I note that Thorenson was hired by the Washington, D.C. lobbying group ...  

Former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, who retired last year, will receive an honorary associate degree. Dr. Rodney Casad, a longtime faculty member in the school’s dental department who retired in 1994, will receive an emeritus distinction.  

Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., retired after the 2010 midterms. Want to stay ahead of the curve? Sign up for National Journal’s AM & PM Must Reads. News and analysis to ensure you don’t miss a thing.  

Former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), whose new book is Blowout, sits down with Alan to discuss America’s addiction to foreign oil.