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• In Brief: Hey, the IRS and the FBI are raiding Ted ...

  Published: July 30, 2007, 6:45 pm

  Tags: Alaska, Fbi, Irs, Raids, Ted Stevens, We Love A Good Raid

  Hey, the IRS and the FBI are raiding Ted Stevens’ house! [KTVA]

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• Series Of Rubes Dept.: Ted Stevens' Seussian House Raided by FBI, IRS

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:29 am

  Tags: Alaska, Bribery, Corruption, Crime, Fbi, Irs, Raids, Senate, Series Of Rubes Dept, Ted Stevens

  As the longest-serving Republican Senator ever, Ted Stevens has obviously committed enough crime to make Dutch Schultz blush. He’s less ostentatious than your Duke Cunninghams and less...

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• AK-Sen: "Unprecedented in Alaskan politics"

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:37 pm

  Tags: Ak Sen, Alaska, Senate, 2008, Ted Stevens, Mark Begich

  Alaska Republicans are amongst the most corrupt anywhere. "All I can say is that agents from the FBI and IRS are currently conducting a search at that residence," Dave Heller, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Anchorage office, said Monday. Neighbors said agents showed up between 11 a.m. and noon and that a commercial locksmith was

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• Dept. Of Everybody's Going To Jail Forever: Ha Ha, Ted Stevens Is So Screwed

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:19 pm

  Tags: Alaska, Bribery, Cnn, Corruption, Dept Of Everybody S Going To Jail Forever, Fbi, Gop, Republicans, Senate, Ted Stevens

  Nobody could find Ted Stevens at the Capitol today because he kept disappearing whenever they caught a glimpse of him, but CNN’s Dana Bash chased him down a stairwell or something and this is...

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• In Brief: AT&T subsidiary Alascom launched their WiMax ...

  Published: August 6, 2007, 7:17 pm

  Tags: Alascom, Alaska, Att, Internet, Wimax

  AT&T subsidiary Alascom launched their WiMax service in Juneau, Alaska for $19.95 a month. We're slightly jealous. [Broadband Reports]

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• Alaska Ski Vacations

  Published: August 11, 2007, 4:17 am

  Tags: Travel, Alaska, Alaska Ski Vacation, Alaska Ski Vacations, Alyeska Prince Hotel, Alyeska Resort, Cable Car Line, Flight Seeing, Nightlife Spots, Skiing Magazine, Ski Experience, Snowboarding Enthusiasts, Tubing Park

  Alaska, which has always been a source of awe and mystery, has some of the best skiing in the world, and the Alyeska Resort is one of the finest resorts in the state. With a top elevation of 2751 feet and a 2501 vertical drop, the area gets an average of 631 inches of snow annually. Although this is some of the best skiing in the world, you

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• Series Of Oil Pipelines Dept.: Ben Stevens' New Dream Job

  Published: August 16, 2007, 5:13 pm

  Tags: Alaska, Ben Stevens, Corruption, Series Of Oil Pipelines Dept, Ted Stevens

  Ben is no longer a corrupt Alaskan state Senator, he needs to find some way to feed the kids he may or may not have. Thankfully, father Ted pulled some strings and got his wayward son a gig with the transportation company Lynden, who, coincidentally, have received $300 million in federal contracts over the last six years, thanks to Ted being a

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• Alaskan luddites are 50th state to get e-prescriptions

  Published: August 17, 2007, 11:10 am

  Tags: Alaska, Eprescriptions

  OxyContin electronically. Alaska was the last state to revise regulations that were keeping doctors scribbling illegible notes that presumably denoted medicines in their twisted imaginations. Other late-comers included Georgia, South Carolina and West Virginia. There'll always be a few complainers about how the new e-prescription systems hurt

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• Big September

  Published: August 20, 2007, 3:49 pm

  Tags: 2008, Senate, Alaska, Ak Sen, Kentucky, Ky Sen, Nebraska, Ne Sen, New Hampshire, Nh Sen, New Mexico, Nm Sen, North Carolina, Nc Sen, Tennessee, Tn Sen, Virginia, Va Sen

  top for this coming month: Alaska This wasn't supposed to be on the radar, but with the FBI swarming around Sen. Tubes Stevens' house and offices, it's now become a top Democratic pickup opportunity. The DSCC is really hoping that the state's Democratic wunderkind, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, will pick up the mantle. The DCCC was also trying

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• Alaska State Representative Mike Kelly (R-Fairbanks) Calls For Ted Stevens And Don Young Not To Run For Re-Election In 2008

  Published: August 21, 2007, 12:51 am

  Tags: Ted Stevens, Don Young, Alaska State Legislature

  Alaska's U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and Congressman Don Young have come under considerable scrutiny over investigations being directed towards them. Not only have both have endured media criticism, but Don Young has already attracted two semi-marquee Democratic opponents, Diane Benson and current state Democratic Party Chairman Jake Metcalfe. A

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• Alaska SB 38 Would Outlaw Possession, Use Or Manufacture Of Salvia Divinorum, A Potentially Dangerous Psychoactive Drug

  Published: August 19, 2007, 5:02 am

  Tags: Drugs, Alaska State Legislature

  a ban on the substance, and Alaska was listed as one of them.Well, gollee! This blog isn't called ALASKA Pride for nothing, and so Alaska Pride hit the trail to find out more about this. And guess what. I found out that back in 2006, during the 24th Legislature session, Senator Gene Therriault (R-North Pole) introduced SB 313 to declare salvia

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• Alaska State Senator Hollis French's SB 160 Will Formally Mandate Universal Health Care For All Alaskans

  Published: August 11, 2007, 5:16 pm

  Tags: Universal Health Care, Alaska State Legislature, Health

  insurance a reality for all Alaskans.As justification, Senator French cites a March 2006 Institute of Social and Economic Research study, which showed that only a third of Alaska businesses with fewer than 50 employees offer coverage, compared with 43 percent nationwide. Over 60,000 working Alaskans do not get health care insurance through their

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• Alaska Department Of Transportation Reacts To Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Collapse, Assures Us That Alaska's Bridges Meet A Higher Standard And Are Safe

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:51 pm

  Tags: Bridges, Alaska, Transportation

  missing)is more pertinent to Alaskans than to residents of many other states. Cognizant of this fact, the Alaska Department of Transportation wasted little time in addressing local public concern about Alaska's bridges. See full story on KTUU Channel 2 Anchorage.But while the federal government considers 151 of Alaska's bridges "structurally

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• Collapse Of Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Highlights America's Crumbling Infrastructure - American Society Of Civil Engineers Warned Us Of This In 2005

  Published: August 1, 2007, 10:32 pm

  Tags: Alaska, Transportation

  category.Of course, being an Alaskan, my next move was to find out how Alaska fared in this survey. I replicate the entire result below:Roads- 33% of Alaska's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.- Vehicle travel on Alaska's highways increased 24% from 1990 to 2003. Alaska's population grew 18% between 1990 and 2003.- The Alaska

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• Scientists, Christians Team Up To Search for Global Warming

  Published: August 30, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Global Warming, Nature, James Dobson, Republican, Climate Change, Jim Wallis, Alaska, Evangelicals, Christianity, Bill Mckibben

  The National Association of Evangelicals has, for a couple of years now, been changing the way American Christians look at the Earth, breaking from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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