Fires/ Student Loans/ Contempt of Congress/ Sony buying EMI

Missoulian: Weather helps firefighters near Roundup; Northern Cheyenne blaze persists

Montana Fire Information

Missoulian: Congress poised to act on highways, student loans 

H.R. 14: MAP-21 

Missoulian: GOP wins contempt fight, but legal dispute loom

H.RES.711 -- Resolved, That Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, shall be found to be in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena.

The House agreed to H. Res. 711, recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, by a recorded vote of 255 ayes to 67 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 441.  

Read the discussion in the Daily Digest

Missoulian: FTC approves Sony's acquisition of part of EMI

FTC Closes Its Investigation Into Sony/ATV MusicPublishing's Proposed Acquisition of EMI Music Publishing 

“The Federal Trade Commission has closed its nonpublic investigation of Sony/ATV Music Publishing's proposed acquisition of EMI Music Publishing, without taking any action. Accordingly, the deal may now proceed as proposed.”- FTC