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Wyoming Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal says he won't seek third term in office. Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Thursday he will not seek re-election, ending speculation that the popular Democrat might try to overturn a state law that would have prohibited him from pursuing a third term.

Wyoming BLM reports sharp decline in oil, gas drilling permits. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management processed fewer oil and gas drilling permits in Wyoming last year than in any year since 2003, the agency's Wyoming office reports.

Wyoming Associated Press members rank top stories of 2009. Wyoming members of The Associated Press voted this month on the state's top news stories of 2009. Here are the results:

Colorado firm chosen for pre-construction work on NCAR supercomputer in Wyoming. The National Center for Atmospheric Research has selected a Colorado company to work on a supercomputing facility west of Cheyenne and potentially become general contractor for the project.

New study finds amputee-runner Oscar Pistorius gets big boost from prosthetic blades. The prosthetic legs of double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius give the South African a 10-second advantage over a 400-meter race, according to a new study.

The artificial legs of South African paralympic champion Oscar "Blade Runner" Pistorius give him a clear advantage, taking at least 10 seconds off his 400-meter time, a US study said Wednesday.

The artificial legs of South African paralympic champion Oscar "Blade Runner" Pistorius give him a clear advantage, taking at least 10 seconds off his 400-meter time, a US study said Wednesday.

President Obama signed into law a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill during a White House signing ceremony on Wednesday. President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Prevention Act during a White House signing ceremony on Wednesday. The legislation expands the definition of federal hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity. ?After more than a decade of opposition we passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray or who they are,? Obama said before signing the bill. Democrats stowed away the bill inside the must-pass fiscal year 2010 defense reauthorization bill, a move that rankled some Republicans. As senators debated the bill last Thursday, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint called the bill ?offensive.? ?It suggests that violence against certain kinds of victims is worse, more in need of federal intervention and swift justice,? he said. He added

President Obama is expected to sign a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill approved by Senators last week on Wednesday. President Obama is expected to sign a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill approved by Senators last week on Wednesday, 'ABC News' reported. On Thursday, senators voted mostly along party lines 68 to 29 in favor of expanding hate crimes legislation to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Democrats stowed away the bill inside the must-pass fiscal year 2010 defense reauthorization bill, a move that rankled some Republicans. House members approved the bill by an overwhelming majority on October 8. The bill is named for Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming who was killed in 1998 by two men he met in a gay bar, and James Byrd Jr., a black man dragged to death behind a pickup truck in 1998. Shepard was beaten and left to die shackled to a post along a rural road near Laramie. Judy Shepard devoted herself to passage of the bill named after her s

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday in favor of ending debate on a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill and hold a final vote. The U.S. Senate voted Thursday in favor of ending debate on a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill and hold a final vote. Final passage is expected as early as Thursday evening. The legislation is tucked inside a must-pass defense bill, a move that rankled some Republicans. Senators voted in favor of the 2010 defense authorization bill with a 64-to-35 vote. The legislation is also known as the Matthew Shepard Act. Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, was killed in 1998 by two men he met in a gay bar. He was beaten and left to die shackled to a post along a rural road near Laramie. Earlier in the month, members of the House of Representatives approved the legislation with overwhelming support. The president devoted a good amount of an early October speech before gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on the subject of hate crimes. ?In May, I met with Judy S

The U.S. Senate has approved a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill that President Obama has promised to sign. The U.S. Senate has approved a gay-inclusive hate crimes bill that President Obama has promised to sign. Senators voted mostly along party lines 68 to 29 in favor of expanding hate crimes legislation to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill was tucked inside a must-pass defense bill, a move that rankled some Republicans. House members approved the bill by an overwhelming majority on October 8. In a speech to gay rights group the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), President Obama renewed his support for the measure. ?After more than a decade, this bill is set to pass and I will sign it into law,? he told a cheering audience. HRC President Joe Solmonese wasted no time in praising the Senate. ?We're in the home stretch,? Solmonese said in a statement. ?This critical piece of legislation is on its way to the president's desk for his signature. We look forward to President O

Former Wyoming governor and US Sen. Clifford Hansen dies in Jackson at age 97. Former Wyoming governor and U.S. Sen Clifford Hansen, a rancher who rode his agricultural background to political success in Cheyenne and Washington, D.C., died Tuesday night. He was 97.

House members have approved the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes bill . The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday in favor of adding disability, gender and sexual orientation to the list of hate crime protections over Republican objections that it was tucked inside a defense bill, 'The New York Times' reported. The legislation is also known as the Matthew Shepard Act. Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, was killed in 1998 by two men he met in a gay bar. He was beaten and left to die shackled to a post along a rural road near Laramie. Congressman Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York, hailed the bill's passage. ?It is remarkable that, at this late date, hate crimes legislation should remain a controversial idea,? Nadler said in a statement. ?The idea that someone could be singled out for a crime of violence due to his or her actual or perceived race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability is simply repugnant.? The bill defines hate crimes a

'Laramie Project' epilogue depicts Matthew Shepard's killer as candid but not quite remorseful. A decade after "The Laramie Project" became a theatrical phenomenon, its creators are back with an epilogue highlighted by a riveting prison interview with the killer of gay college student Matthew Shepard ? depicting him as candid but not remorseful over the murder.

Huge crowd leaves fans questioning value of standing-room 'party pass' in new Cowboys Stadium. Joe Dogan had a standing-room-only ticket for the Dallas Cowboys home opener at their gleaming new $1.15 billion stadium. He headed for the exits at halftime, fed up with fighting the largest regular-season crowd in NFL history.

Laramie, Wyo., greets Cheney with praise, protest as Univ. of Wyo. dedicates Cheney center. Praise and protest greeted former Vice President Dick Cheney as he visited his alma mater Thursday for the dedication of a new international center bearing his name.

As hate crime bill nears finish line, Judy Shepard emerges as gay rights activist. As passage of a federal hate crime bill appears to be nearing its finish line, Judy Shepard, the bill's biggest advocate, appears to have evolved from the single issue of fighting against gay hate to a full-time gay rights activist. Shepard is the mother of Matthew Shepard, the twenty-one-year-old University of Wyoming student who was viciously murdered in 1998 by two men he met in a gay bar. He was beaten and left to die shackled to a post along a rural road near Laramie. Shepard has spent much of the last decade lobbying for the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act that would add disability, gender and sexual orientation to the list of federal hate crime protections. Representatives approved the bill earlier this year, but a Senate version ? sponsored by the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy ? has yet to be finalized. Shepard is shopping a new book titled 'The Meaning of Matthew' in a final

Friends, family gather at University of Wyoming to remember missing poet Craig Arnold. Friends, family and colleagues paid their respects Wednesday to an award-winning poet and University of Wyoming professor who went missing in April while hiking in Japan.

One hundred and fifty years ago this week in a small Pennsylvania town an indefatigable businessman struck oil, changing the world forever.

Officials in western US warn of beetles poisonous to horses following grasshopper outbreak. An outbreak of grasshoppers this summer could be behind recent detections in Wyoming of a toxic beetle that can be deadly if eaten by horses, according to agriculture officials.