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Man of the dirt: Montana Senator Jon Tester rolls up his sleeves to keep Big Sandy farm in the family

April 8, 2007 /

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Stretched beneath his tractor and staring into the belly of the broken-down behemoth, Jon Tester http://tester.senate.gov/ looks like Jonah swallowed by the whale.

It is Congress’ spring recess, and Tester is well aware that many of his brethren – the other 99 most powerful lawmakers in America – spent their morning on “Meet the Press.”

But he’d rather be wrenching than yakking, he says.

By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian

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