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The Walter Ego

Missoula Independent | October 20, 2006

While Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer rakes in national press, his brother Walter seems to be running the show -- nobody knows quite what he does or who pays him, but everyone knows that if they want something done, they've got to go through him.

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