1.   And like those former grazing bills, this rider treats grazing lessees as if they have an entitlement.

2.   A new grazing bill has been flying through committees of the House of Representatives.

3.   Democrats scoffed at that argument, saying they had not raised the subject last week on a grazing bill because Western Democrats objected.

4.   Officials at the Bureau of Land Management never denied they were disseminating information about the grazing bill, but they said they did not break any laws.

5.   Overcoming opposition from Democrats, a Senate panel approves a livestock grazing bill crafted by Sen. Larry Craig.

6.   Sen. Thomas in July and August letters to Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt complained that the BLM lobbied against his grazing bill.

7.   That aptly sums up two essential elements of the new grazing bill working its way through Congress.

8.   This grazing bill, if passed, will only lead to more acrimony and litigation.

9.   Without a Democratic filibuster, some form of grazing bill could pass the Senate when it comes up for vote on Monday or Tuesday.