Santorum: Palin has 'explaining' to do
Politico - Mon Dec 7, 4:17 pm ETFormer Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would have “some explaining” to do if she seeks the White House.
Alaska Elections
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Alaska delegates differ on military strategy in Afghanistan
Anchorage Daily News - Wed Dec 2, 2:01 am ETPresident Obama's announcement that he will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan got near-unequivocal support Tuesday from Sen. Mark Begich, a fellow Democrat. But Rep. Don Young and Sen. Lisa Murkowski , both Republicans, raised questions.
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Health bill survives first big test -- on Medicare
Bennington Banner - Sun Dec 6, 4:37 am ETWASHINGTON (AP) -- Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. The bid by the bill's critics to reverse cuts to the popular Medicare program failed on a vote of 58-42,
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Fact check: Claims stoke health debate
Tulsa World - Sun Dec 6, 3:47 am ETWhen Republican Sen. Tom Coburn warned seniors, 'you're going to die sooner' if Democrats pass health care legislation, it stood out as an memorable, unprovable moment in an opening-week debate over President ...
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GOP Calls for Ethics Probe of Baucus
Fox News - Sat Dec 5, 9:52 am ETRepublicans want Senate Ethics Committee to investigate Dem senator for nominating girlfriend to be U.S. attorney
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UAF students headed to climate conference in Denmark
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Sun Dec 6, 2:59 am ETFAIRBANKS — A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks students are headed to Denmark this week to witness a global climate change summit. Fourteen students with the UAF Alaska Native Rural Develop...
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Baucus: Girlfriend merited US attorney nomination
The Record and Herald News - Sat Dec 5, 6:03 pm ETSenate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly qualified."
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W.H. raises climate summit stakes
Politico via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 9:09 pm ETPresident Barack Obama is heating up his efforts on climate change, with decisions that have some Democrats in Congress starting to sweat.
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Big crowd forming for Palin event in Iowa
KWWL Iowa - Sat Dec 5, 11:50 pm ETIt looks like Black Friday but it's not a line for a shoppers special.
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Sen. Baucus nominated girlfriend for U.S. attorney
The Washington Times - Sat Dec 5, 2:28 pm ETUPDATED: WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly qualified" but eventually withdrew her nomination. Baucus said that he began dating former state office director Melodee Hanes after they were both separated from ...
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Sen. Baucus says he was in relationship with staffer recommended for US attorney post
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 2:07 pm ETWhat were the "other opportunities she couldn't pass up." Did Maxxy feel the heat was starting to come and find another sweetheart deal … read more for her? A little follow up reporting should be in order here.
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December 5, 2009
Idaho State Journal - Sat Dec 5, 7:22 am ETGov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house. Neither could former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, of course, but her suggestion that Russia's proximity to her home state made for foreign policy chops was spoofed endlessly during the 2008 campaign.
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Palin: Obama should boycott Copenhagen
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 4:59 pm ETWASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has used her Facebook page to call on President Obama to boycott the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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GOP Calls for Ethics Probe of Baucus for Nominating Girlfriend for U.S. Attorney
Fox News - Sat Dec 5, 1:32 am ETRepublicans on Saturday called on the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the disclosure by a senior Democrat that he nominated his girlfriend to be U.S. attorney.
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Baucus: Girlfriend merited U.S. attorney nomination
Great Falls Tribune - Sat Dec 5, 7:16 pm ETWASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appoint-ment as Montana’s U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is “highly qualified” but eventually withdrew her nomination.
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Numbers you can count on
The News & Observer - Fri Dec 4, 10:45 pm ETWhen former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin visited Fort Bragg recently, some media outlets reported that 4,000 people attended her book signing.
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Energized Fans Line Up For Palin At MOA
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Interior OKs offshore drilling in Arctic
Anchorage Daily News - Mon Dec 7, 3:40 pm ETShell approved to drill 3 exploration wells in Chukchi Sea
KTUU Anchorage - Mon Dec 7, 3:38 pm ETOil pipeline decline spurs tax debate
Juneau Empire - Mon Dec 7, 2:37 pm ETSenate health care bill 'poor fit' for Alaska, Murkowski says
KTUU Anchorage - Mon Dec 7, 1:37 am ETUAF students headed to climate conference in Denmark
KTVA Anchorage - Mon Dec 7, 11:12 am ET
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Drumroll please: Palin entertains D.C. reporters
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Legislators question ACES oil tax hike
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Ethics complaint against Palin aides by McLeod
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Probe continues in the wake of the Stevens trial
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Dahlstrom picked as rules chair
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