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Tsunami Warning for Alaska Watch for Hawaii Issued Friday Evening. Japan...

Excerpt AP report from Seattle PI: ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A tsunami warning was issued Friday night for Alaska's western Aleutian islands and a tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii after an 8.3-magnitude...

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Exxon Valdez Case Was and Is About Much More Than A Drunken Captain

Exxon's ship was in violation of many, many maritime statutes when it hit the reef if I've correctly understood Greg Palast who was one of the investigators involved with the case: It didn't have the...

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Senator Ted Stevens Wins Primary

No kidding.  Facing indictment on corruption charges Alaska's Senator Ted Stevens has won his primary to face the Democratic Mayor of Anchorage in the general race in November. See LA Times "Alaska:...

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So a Two Year Governor Is a Good Back Up to a 72 Year Old President?

I'm sorry, but if it had been a two year governor, male or female, backing up a older Democratic candidate, just imagine the howls.Read Greg Mitchell:  Leading GOP Senator Admits She Knows Almost...

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Instead of the More Experienced GOP Women McCain Could Have Picked, He...

In fact, Ms Palin is apparently one of those right wing talk over goddesses.The habit of talking over all opposing points of view did not start with hot young women.For many years, of course, the...

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Alaskans Say Palin Misrepresented Her Position Regarding The Bridge to...

Candidate for Alaska governor, Sarah Palin said that calling a a bridge that Senator Stevens had earmarked funds for "a bridge to nowhere" was insulting. People on the"nowhere" island say that Palin...

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Mayor Palin Loved Earmarks. Governor Palin Cut Fewer Earmarks Than She Claims

She reminds me of another 'celebrity' governor, one that hangs around California, until he can get an amendment to the 22nd Amendment so he can start a 2012 presidential campaign.Excerpt Seattle Times...

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Sarah Palin: If she's not just another "Good Old Boy" government official...

Points to rememberPalin reduced her duties in her $68k mayoral job in Wasilla and then hired a city administrator to do much of the work.  (She did take $4k off her own salary, but wouldn't a CA be a...

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Palin Has Already Lost An Election This Year

Sarah Barracuda's candidate for Alaska's sole House Representative sank below the permafrost in Alaska, losing his chance to replace Representative Don Young on the ticket. Jimmy Orr over at Christian...

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Joe The Plumber's Alaskan Ties (and a hint of Arizonan).

Joe's world is pretty small.  Read this article too fast and you could miss it.I'm still trying to figure out how two guys in Arizona end up living close to each other in Alaska.

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Stevens Loses Lead in Alaska

Alaska Senator Stevens lead in the 2008 race for his reelection  has disappeared and currently Democrat Mark Begich is 3 votes ahead.  Of c. 90k votes 44k have been counted so far so, obviously...

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Alaska's Senator Stevens Loses Reelection Bid

The spread between front runner Mark Bagich, currently Mayor of Anchorage, AK and Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) now exceeds the number of ballots and the Democratic candidate has declared victory though...

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Plane Carrying Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Has Crashed. NASA Chief At...

The crash of a small plane near Dillingham Alaska in bad weather would likely be tragic for friends and family members of the crew and passengers, but the presence of a former senator and a retired...

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