Perhaps best known for its beautiful mountain ranges and having the smallest population in the the U.S., Wyoming has a few famous sons - most notably Jackson Pollock and Dick Cheney. And it is playing a surprising role in the 2008 presidential nomination race.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:22:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/26046/bison-on-comeback-trail.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOnce facing extinction in North America, bison are well on their way to a stunning comeback, LiveScience reports. After commercial hunting and habitat loss reduced their population to less than 1,100, the estimated bison population is approaching 500,000—thanks in large part to conservation efforts started more than a century ago by the American Bison Society and the Bronx Zoo.http://www.newser.com/story/26046/bison-on-comeback-trail.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 30 Apr 2008 12:16:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21088/obama-wins-7-delegates-in-wyo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBarack Obama easily won the Wyoming caucuses today and added 7 delegates to his tally, Chris Cillizza reports in his Washington Post blog. Obama won 61% of the vote and Hillary Clinton won 38%, scoring 5 delegates. Obama campaign chief David Plouffe called the victory "a very important win" while Clinton's camp depicted the result as a surprisingly good "near split in delegates."http://www.newser.com/story/21088/obama-wins-7-delegates-in-wyo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 17:42:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/21074/wyoming-democrats-in-the-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThis is what the 2008 presidential election has come to: even the least populous state in the Union gets to be the center of the political universe for its 15 minutes. Wyoming Democrats caucus today after being wooed as never before, the Los Angeles Times reports. And the Dems—all 59,130 of them—are thrilled with the up-close-and-personal treatment by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.http://www.newser.com/story/21074/wyoming-democrats-in-the-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19708/protections-end-for-gray-wolf.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe gray wolf has been taken off the endangered species list in a multi-state area of the northern Rocky Mountains, National Geographic reports. "The wolves are back," said an official of the Department of the Interior. Just 66 of the animals were reintroduced to the region in 1996 and there are over 1,500 today. Environmental groups say it's too soon to take away the wolves' protection and believe many will soon be killed by hunters.http://www.newser.com/story/19708/protections-end-for-gray-wolf.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15728/romney-wins-in-wyoming.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMitt Romney won the Wyoming Republican caucuses today by netting eight of the state's twelve delegates, Reuters reports. Fred Thompson racked up three delegates and California Rep. Duncan Hunter won one. "This is just the beginning," Romney said. "The people of Wyoming took the first step towards bringing true conservative change to Washington."http://www.newser.com/story/15728/romney-wins-in-wyoming.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15521/this-weeks-other-caucus.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith all eyes focused on Iowa, another state is gearing up for its own caucus: Wyoming, whose Republican Party will choose delegates this Saturday. Only three candidates have bothered to visit Dick Cheney's home state ahead of the poll, and none are planning to show up between now and Saturday except back-of-the-pack Duncan Hunter, who's floated a possible appearance. "Candidates are where the media are," one professor told the AP.http://www.newser.com/story/15521/this-weeks-other-caucus.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14639/lakotas-secede-from-union.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSome Lakota tribesman, led by veteran American Indian activist Russell Means, have declared a sovereign nation within US borders. “We are now a free country and independent of the United States,” Means told the Rapid City Journal yesterday, adding, "This is all completely legal." The group informed the State Department of its “unilateral withdrawal” earlier this week.http://www.newser.com/story/14639/lakotas-secede-from-union.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12746/feds-reverse-7-wildlife-decisions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Fish and Wildlife Service reversed seven decisions that watered down protections for endangered species, saying they were “improperly influenced” by a Bush appointee with no formal training in natural sciences, the Los Angeles Times reports. The appointee, Julie MacDonald, "should never have been allowed near the endangered species program," a congressional critic said.http://www.newser.com/story/12746/feds-reverse-7-wildlife-decisions.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11307/gop-penalizes-5-early-primary-states.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRepublican party leaders voted today to punish five states for holding their primaries too early, the AP reports. New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, and Wyoming will lose half their delegates to next summer’s national convention because they plan to stage primaries before Feb. 5. Iowa gets off on a technicality. None of the states will change their dates because of the RNC's punishment.http://www.newser.com/story/11307/gop-penalizes-5-early-primary-states.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:55 CST