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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Anchorage</title>
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		<title>Crew repairs engines on freighter adrift in stormy North Pacific off Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Crew repairs engines on freighter in N. Pacific

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of a crippled freighter adrift in the stormy North Pacific for several days repaired its engines Monday morning and the vessel continued on its voyage to Portland, Ore.
The Coast Guard said the crew of the India-flagged APJ Suryavir informed them soon after completing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crew-repairs-engines-on-freighter-adrift-in-stormy-north-pacific-off-alaska-246989/">Original source &nbsp;: Crew repairs engines on freighter adrift in stormy North Pacific off Alaska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Good Samaritan&#8217; ship rushes to aid freighter adrift in North Pacific with failed engine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Vessel rushes to aid ship adrift in North Pacific

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A private commercial ship rushed to help 28 crew members aboard a crippled freighter being tossed by 20- to 30-foot waves in the stormy North Pacific Monday morning.
The India-flagged APJ Suryavir, a 740-foot bulk cargo ship, was adrift about 540 miles southwest of Alaska&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/good-samaritan-ship-rushes-to-aid-freighter-adrift-in-north-pacific-with-failed-engine-246915/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : &#8216;Good Samaritan&#8217; ship rushes to aid freighter adrift in North Pacific with failed engine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ship rushes to aid India-flagged cargo freighter adrift in North Pacific with failed engine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Ship rushes to aid freighter adrift in N. Pacific

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A private commercial ship rushed to help 28 crew members aboard a crippled cargo freighter being tossed by 20- to 30-foot waves in the stormy North Pacific.
The &#8220;good Samaritan&#8221; vessel will help with repairs Monday and rescue the freighter&#8217;s 28 crew members if necessary.
Coast .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ship-rushes-to-aid-india-flagged-cargo-freighter-adrift-in-north-pacific-with-failed-engine-246913/">Ship rushes to aid India-flagged cargo freighter adrift in North Pacific with failed engine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India-flagged freighter adrift in stormy North Pacific after engine fail; no injuries reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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India-flagged cargo ship adrift in North Pacific

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard C-130 overflew a crippled cargo freighter adrift in the stormy North Pacific, and officials said the 28 crew members aboard were preparing to abandon ship once another vessel churning toward them arrives.
The India-flagged APJ Suryavir, a 740-foot bulk cargo ship, was being tossed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-flagged-freighter-adrift-in-stormy-north-pacific-after-engine-fail-no-injuries-reported-246655/" title="India-flagged freighter adrift in stormy North Pacific after engine fail; no injuries reported">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Airways to launch new Philadelphia-Anchorage daily nonstop route next summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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US Airways to launch new Philly-Anchorage route

PHILADELPHIA — US Airways Inc. said Friday it will launch a new daily nonstop flight between Philadelphia and Anchorage, Alaska next summer.
The Phoenix-based carrier said it will be the only nonstop airline service to Alaska from the Northeastern U.S.
Customers may book beginning Saturday.
... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-airways-to-launch-new-philadelphia-anchorage-daily-nonstop-route-next-summer-243039/">Read : US Airways to launch new Philadelphia-Anchorage daily nonstop route next summer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BP says ice plugs in Alaska pipeline caused rupture that led to 46,000 gallon spill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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BP says Alaska pipeline ice plugs caused rupture

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Oil company BP says ice plugs in a pipeline caused a rupture that spilled 46,000 gallons of crude and water in an oil field on Alaska&#8217;s North Slope.
BP spokesman Steve Rinehart says the plugs caused pressure to build up in the line on Nov. 29 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bp-says-ice-plugs-in-alaska-pipeline-caused-rupture-that-led-to-46000-gallon-spill-242236/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney general changing Alaska ethics rules due to Palin problems on legal bills, trips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Attorney general changing Alaska ethics rules

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan plans to change the state&#8217;s ethics rules to fix problems brought to light by complaints against former Gov. Sarah Palin.
The Anchorage Daily News reports the changes would allow the state to pay some legal bills of public officials and establish when a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/attorney-general-changing-alaska-ethics-rules-due-to-palin-problems-on-legal-bills-trips-241594/">Attorney general changing Alaska ethics rules due to Palin problems on legal bills, trips</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal agency proposes 2M acres of water off Alaska as habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Agency proposes waters off Alaska as whale habitat

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly 2 million acres of water off Alaska&#8217;s largest and busiest city, Anchorage, have been proposed as critical habitat for beluga whales.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday announced the proposal to protect the approximately 300 remaining Cook Inlet belugas that were listed as ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-agency-proposes-2m-acres-of-water-off-alaska-as-habitat-for-cook-inlet-beluga-whales-238501/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Federal agency proposes 2M acres of water off Alaska as habitat for Cook Inlet beluga whales</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thompson&#8217;s 25 points, 7 rebounds lead Washington State past Alaska-Anchorage 87-68</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Washington State tops Alaska-Anchorage 87-68

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Klay Thompson scored 25 points and pulled down seven rebounds and Washington State defeated Alaska-Anchorage 87-68 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Carrs-Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.
The Cougars (4-0) led 36-28 at halftime behind Thompson&#8217;s 11 points.
He hit a baseline jumper to start a 13-3 run ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thompsons-25-points-7-rebounds-lead-washington-state-past-alaska-anchorage-87-68-236082/">Thompson&#8217;s 25 points, 7 rebounds lead Washington State past Alaska-Anchorage 87-68</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diocese in Fairbanks, Alaska, agrees to $10M abuse settlement with alleged sex abuse victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Diocese in Alaska agrees to $10M abuse settlement

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks in Alaska and representatives of almost 300 alleged victims of sex abuse by clergy have agreed on a settlement of almost $10 million.
The agreement was discussed at a status hearing Tuesday in federal bankruptcy court and will need to be ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diocese-in-fairbanks-alaska-agrees-to-10m-abuse-settlement-with-alleged-sex-abuse-victims-235396/" title="Diocese in Fairbanks, Alaska, agrees to $10M abuse settlement with alleged sex abuse victims">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal court rules against halibut charter boat operators in southeast Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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Halibut charter boats lose court case in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Halibut charter operators lost an attempt to rid themselves of the one-fish-a-day rule, which they say is putting them out of business in southeast Alaska.
The charter operators accused the secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, of failing to explain how the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-court-rules-against-halibut-charter-boat-operators-in-southeast-alaska-235191/" title="Federal court rules against halibut charter boat operators in southeast Alaska">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Levi Johnston&#8217;s mother gets 3 years in painkiller distribution case</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Levi Johnston&#8217;s mother gets 3 years in drug case

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin&#8217;s daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday in Palmer, about 45 miles northeast of Anchorage. She pleaded guilty in August to one count ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/levi-johnstons-mother-gets-3-years-in-painkiller-distribution-case-233934/">Original article on  : Levi Johnston&#8217;s mother gets 3 years in painkiller distribution case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Air taxi emergency landing in Alaska smooth as runway; pilot kept his cool on tundra</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Emergency landing on tundra as smooth as runway

BETHEL, Alaska — An air taxi with eight people aboard made an emergency landing on tundra when the engine failed near Alaska&#8217;s Bering Sea coast.
Passengers told The Anchorage Daily News the Yute Air pilot remained calm on the flight from Bethel to Kipnuk, and the landing Wednesday was ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/air-taxi-emergency-landing-in-alaska-smooth-as-runway-pilot-kept-his-cool-on-tundra-233641/">Air taxi emergency landing in Alaska smooth as runway; pilot kept his cool on tundra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska&#8217;s unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Alaska&#8217;s jobless rate jumps to 8.9 pct in October

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska&#8217;s unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month.
State labor officials on Thursday said that&#8217;s 0.6 percentage point increase over the adjusted rate of 8.3 percent in September.
Alaska&#8217;s jobless rate has increased 0.8 percentage points over the last two months. But it remains well .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaskas-unemployment-rate-increases-to-89-percent-in-october-from-previous-month-233612/" title="Alaska&#8217;s unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-volunteers-strive-to-save-santa-letter-service-after-postal-service-puts-program-on-ice-233232/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Santa&#8217;s &#8220;elves&#8221; at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they&#8217;re not going quietly.
The volunteer &#8220;elves&#8221; are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North Pole, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-volunteers-strive-to-save-santa-letter-service-after-postal-service-puts-program-on-ice-233232/">Original source &nbsp;: Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BP makes $1 million donation to catalog and process papers of former US Sen. Ted Stevens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Oil giant donates $1M to catalog Stevens papers

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Oil giant BP PLC has donated $1 million to the University of Alaska Fairbanks toward cataloging and processes papers from the congressional career of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.
BP says the donation to will allow the Rasmuson Library to process more than 4,500 boxes of ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bp-makes-1-million-donation-to-catalog-and-process-papers-of-former-us-sen-ted-stevens-233083/">BP makes $1 million donation to catalog and process papers of former US Sen. Ted Stevens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska volunteers hope to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-volunteers-hope-to-save-santa-letter-service-after-postal-service-puts-program-on-ice-233037/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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AK volunteers strive to save Santa letter service

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Santa&#8217;s &#8220;elves&#8221; at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they&#8217;re not going quietly.
The volunteer &#8220;elves&#8221; are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a program begun in 1954 in the small Alaskan town of North .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-volunteers-hope-to-save-santa-letter-service-after-postal-service-puts-program-on-ice-233037/">Alaska volunteers hope to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Service ends Santa letter program, sparking cries of &#8216;grinch&#8217; in North Pole, Alaska</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/postal-service-ends-santa-letter-program-sparking-cries-of-grinch-in-north-pole-alaska-232640/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Grinch! North Pole irked at end to Santa replies

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won&#8217;t get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.
The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/postal-service-ends-santa-letter-program-sparking-cries-of-grinch-in-north-pole-alaska-232640/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Postal Service ends Santa letter program, sparking cries of &#8216;grinch&#8217; in North Pole, Alaska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Service halts program that brought flood of letters to Santa to North Pole, Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Popular Santa letter program ends in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Starry-eyed children writing letters to the jolly man at the North Pole this holiday season likely won&#8217;t get a response from Santa Claus or his helpers.
The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/postal-service-halts-program-that-brought-flood-of-letters-to-santa-to-north-pole-alaska-232314/">Postal Service halts program that brought flood of letters to Santa to North Pole, Alaska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska book stores report high anticipation for Sarah Palin book release</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Alaskans eager for Sarah Palin book release

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Fans in Sarah Palin&#8217;s home state turned out as early as possible Tuesday to snap up copies of her highly anticipated memoir.
Curiosity drove Natalie Baumgartner to pick up a copy of the former GOP vice presidential candidate&#8217;s book, &#8220;Going Rogue,&#8221; at an Anchorage Costco.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not politically .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-book-stores-report-high-anticipation-for-sarah-palin-book-release-231016/">Original source &nbsp;: Alaska book stores report high anticipation for Sarah Palin book release</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn&#8217;t intend to let the federal government&#8217;s expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state&#8217;s continued prosperity.
Like his predecessor, Sarah Palin, the governor is suing the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fearing-roadblock-to-drilling-alaska-fights-to-take-polar-bears-off-threatened-species-list-230068/">Read : Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anderson, Ware help Long Beach St win 86-65 over Alaska-Anchorage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Long Beach St beats Alaska-Anchorage 86-65

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Guard Larry Anderson&#8217;s 18 points and seven assists were a major driving force behind Long Beach State&#8217;s 86-65 victory over Alaska-Anchorage Saturday.
Casper Ware&#8217;s 16 points and six assists also went a long way in sealing the victory for the Long Beach St. 49ers. All five starters .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anderson-ware-help-long-beach-st-win-86-65-over-alaska-anchorage-229688/">Anderson, Ware help Long Beach St win 86-65 over Alaska-Anchorage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anchorage, Alaska, man convicted of holding mom at gunpoint for not paying his parking ticket</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Alaska man convicted of robbing mom at gunpoint

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 27-year-old Anchorage man has been convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint because she didn&#8217;t give him money to help pay a $430 parking ticket.
The Anchorage district attorney said Friday that Cheng Saelee (SAY&#8217;-lee) was also convicted of illegally contacting his mother from jail ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anchorage-alaska-man-convicted-of-holding-mom-at-gunpoint-for-not-paying-his-parking-ticket-228910/">Read more : Anchorage, Alaska, man convicted of holding mom at gunpoint for not paying his parking ticket</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska man convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint over money to pay a parking ticket</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Man convicted of robbing mom to pay parking ticket

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 27-year-old Anchorage man has been convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint because she didn&#8217;t give him money to help pay a $430 parking ticket. The Anchorage district attorney said Friday that Cheng Saelee was also convicted of illegally contacting his mother from ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-man-convicted-of-robbing-his-mother-at-gunpoint-over-money-to-pay-a-parking-ticket-228741/">Alaska man convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint over money to pay a parking ticket</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska governor proposed spending $100M annually for 5 years to repair of state facilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sean Parnell on Thursday proposed spending $100 million annually for five years on maintenance needs that have been ignored at Alaska&#8217;s state-owned buildings and facilities.
&#8220;We have not as a state had a predictable deferred maintenance plan,&#8221; Parnell said at a press conference at the University .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-governor-proposed-spending-100m-annually-for-5-years-to-repair-of-state-facilities-228488/">Original article &nbsp;: Alaska governor proposed spending $100M annually for 5 years to repair of state facilities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Publicist, co-authors terminate book deal with former Palin aide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Co-authors end book deal with ex-Palin aide

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A California publicist and two co-authors have terminated a book deal with a former aide of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
San Diego-based Releve Marketing and PR announced Tuesday it will no longer represent or co-author Frank Bailey&#8217;s upcoming book &#8220;Renegade: Sarah Palin&#8217;s Hatchet Man.&#8221;
Christiana Grace, company ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/publicist-co-authors-terminate-book-deal-with-former-palin-aide-224940/">Publicist, co-authors terminate book deal with former Palin aide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
&#8220;Diomede is probably the most isolated place in the United States right now,&#8221; said David Head, a doctor involved in the effort. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tiny-alaska-island-village-struck-by-suspected-swine-flu-isolated-without-regular-flights-221485/" title="Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu isolated without regular flights">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Plan that puts Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/plan-that-puts-arctic-off-limits-to-commercial-fishing-goes-into-effect-dec-3-217811/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing Dec. 3

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3, federal officials said.
The plan was approved by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke in August.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday that the plan establishes an orderly ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/plan-that-puts-arctic-off-limits-to-commercial-fishing-goes-into-effect-dec-3-217811/" title="Plan that puts Arctic off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Effort to find common ground fails, Tongass wars flare in Alaska over Logjam timber sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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Tongass wars flare over Logjam timber sale

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Conservation groups and the U.S. Forest Service have fought for decades over management of the country&#8217;s largest national forest. The wrangling has gone on for so long it has a name: The Tongass Wars.
But the Logjam timber sale gave both sides an opportunity to call a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/effort-to-find-common-ground-fails-tongass-wars-flare-in-alaska-over-logjam-timber-sale-215074/" title="Effort to find common ground fails, Tongass wars flare in Alaska over Logjam timber sale">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>SarahPAC to Federal Elections Commission: problems with excessive contributions resolved</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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SarahPAC says problems with contributions resolved

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Papers filed with the Federal Elections Commission show former Gov. Sarah Palin&#8217;s political action committee has resolved problems with excessive contributions to Republicans.
The FEC had found that SarahPAC contributed $5,000 to the campaigns of Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. That&#8217;s more than ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sarahpac-to-federal-elections-commission-problems-with-excessive-contributions-resolved-213104/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : SarahPAC to Federal Elections Commission: problems with excessive contributions resolved</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former oil services company chairman sentenced to 3 years for bribing Alaska politicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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Businessman gets 3 years in Alaska bribery cases

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The oil services executive at the center of a federal investigation of corruption in Alaska politics was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and fined $750,000.
Bill Allen, 72, testified on behalf of the government in three cases, including the trial of former U.S. Sen. .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-oil-services-company-chairman-sentenced-to-3-years-for-bribing-alaska-politicians-210331/">Former oil services company chairman sentenced to 3 years for bribing Alaska politicians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former VECO chief Bill Allen sentenced to 3 years for bribing Alaska politicians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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Businessman sentenced for Alaska bribery cases

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The businessman at the center of a federal investigation of corruption in Alaska politics has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Bill Allen, former chief executive of VECO Corp., was sentenced Wednesday and fined $750,000 for bribery and conspiracy. He pleaded guilty in May 2007 to improperly .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-veco-chief-bill-allen-sentenced-to-3-years-for-bribing-alaska-politicians-210080/">Source &nbsp;: Former VECO chief Bill Allen sentenced to 3 years for bribing Alaska politicians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Financial disclosure says Palin received $1.25M from for book by the time she left office</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Palin paid $1.25M for book by time she left office

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported Tuesday that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming memoir &#8220;Going Rogue.&#8221;
A disclosure statement released Tuesday discusses Palin&#8217;s finances from Jan. 1 to July 26, when she resigned as Alaska .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/financial-disclosure-says-palin-received-125m-from-for-book-by-the-time-she-left-office-208880/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Financial disclosure says Palin received $1.25M from for book by the time she left office</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin financial disclosure says she has received at least $1.25M in book deal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/sarah-palin-financial-disclosure-says-she-has-received-at-least-125m-in-book-deal-208828/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Palin makes at least $1.25 million in book deal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported Tuesday that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming book &#8220;Going Rogue.&#8221;
A disclosure statement released Tuesday discusses Palin&#8217;s finances from Jan. 1 to July 27, when she resigned as Alaska governor. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sarah-palin-financial-disclosure-says-she-has-received-at-least-125m-in-book-deal-208828/" title="Sarah Palin financial disclosure says she has received at least $1.25M in book deal">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Palin financial disclosure says former governor received $1.25M from HarperCollins for book</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/palin-financial-disclosure-says-former-governor-received-125m-from-harpercollins-for-book-208743/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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Palin receives $1.25M for book retainer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin reports she received $1.25 million as a retainer for her upcoming book &#8220;Going Rogue.&#8221;

The former Alaska governor says in her financial disclosure statement released Tuesday that she received the money from publisher HarperCollins.
Palin, the former GOP vice presidential candidate, resigned in July. She kept a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/palin-financial-disclosure-says-former-governor-received-125m-from-harpercollins-for-book-208743/">Palin financial disclosure says former governor received $1.25M from HarperCollins for book</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>House members express concern that ocean policy will block offshore development</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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US reps worry ocean policy will block development

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Dozens of U.S. representatives sent a letter Monday to the head of the President&#8217;s Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force with concerns that the policy will block offshore energy development and cost jobs.
Sixty-nine House members, including Alaska Rep. Don Young, signed the letter in which they .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-members-express-concern-that-ocean-policy-will-block-offshore-development-207609/">House members express concern that ocean policy will block offshore development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaskans wait to see if Palin&#8217;s gas pipeline plan will produce state&#8217;s next big economic boom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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Alaskans await progress on Palin pipeline plan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin hit the vice presidential campaign trail last year and touted what Alaska could provide for the rest of America — a natural gas pipeline to help lead the country to energy independence.
When a pipeline might be built remains a giant question for Alaskans who ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaskans-wait-to-see-if-palins-gas-pipeline-plan-will-produce-states-next-big-economic-boom-206459/">Alaskans wait to see if Palin&#8217;s gas pipeline plan will produce state&#8217;s next big economic boom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New court filing directly ties congressman Don Young to Alaska corruption probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time.

The state&#8217;s only representative in the House is identified as &#8220;United States Representative A&#8221; in the documents filed in connection with the sentencing next week of Bill Allen, a key ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-court-filing-directly-ties-congressman-don-young-to-alaska-corruption-probe-205383/">New court filing directly ties congressman Don Young to Alaska corruption probe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New court filing directly ties congressman to Alaska corruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time.

The state&#8217;s only representative in the House is identified as &#8220;United States Representative A&#8221; in the documents filed in connection with the sentencing next week of Bill Allen, a key .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-court-filing-directly-ties-congressman-to-alaska-corruption-205273/">New court filing directly ties congressman to Alaska corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New court documents directly tie congressman to Alaska corruption</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-court-documents-directly-tie-congressman-to-alaska-corruption-205217/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time.

The state&#8217;s only representative in the House is identified as &#8220;United States Representative A&#8221; in the documents filed in connection with the sentencing next week of Bill Allen, a key ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-court-documents-directly-tie-congressman-to-alaska-corruption-205217/">New court documents directly tie congressman to Alaska corruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation groups run ad appealing to US agriculture secretary to stop Tongass timber sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Pemberton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales in the Tongass National Forest.

The groups say both sales would cut old-growth trees in roadless areas of the Tongass — the largest national forest in the United States.
The groups — including .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conservation-groups-run-ad-appealing-to-us-agriculture-secretary-to-stop-tongass-timber-sales-205020/">Source article &nbsp;: Conservation groups run ad appealing to US agriculture secretary to stop Tongass timber sales</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors seek 46-month prison sentence for key Alaska corruption figure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal prosecutors say the former chief executive of a company that did construction work for oil companies should be sentenced to nearly four years in prison for offering bribes in exchange for legislation favorable to the petroleum industry.

The government&#8217;s recommendation was filed late Wednesday, a week before Bill Allen, 72, and another  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-seek-46-month-prison-sentence-for-key-alaska-corruption-figure-203844/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US oceans ambassador says more study is needed as countries deal with changing Arctic Ocean</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The United States must move forward with science research to make good decisions about how to manage human activities in the Arctic Ocean, the ambassador for oceans and fisheries said Wednesday.

&#8220;The Arctic is certainly the least well understood ocean on the planet, and in particular the area of the western Arctic nearest  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-oceans-ambassador-says-more-study-is-needed-as-countries-deal-with-changing-arctic-ocean-203597/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Palin aide writes his own book, titled &#8216;Renegade: Sarah Palin&#8217;s Hatchet Man&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin isn&#8217;t the only member of her former administration planning a book.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Frank Bailey, a close aide to the former Alaska governor, is writing his own book, titled &#8220;Renegade: Sarah Palin&#8217;s Hatchet Man.&#8221;
Bailey was embroiled in Troopergate, the investigation of Palin&#8217;s firing of her police commissioner .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-palin-aide-writes-his-own-book-titled-renegade-sarah-palins-hatchet-man-202678/">Original article &nbsp;: Former Palin aide writes his own book, titled &#8216;Renegade: Sarah Palin&#8217;s Hatchet Man&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key witness in corruption case against former Alaska senator seeking delay in sentencing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The key witness in the federal government&#8217;s corruption cases against several Alaska politicians, including former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, is seeking a delay in his sentencing.

Bill Allen, the former chief executive of oil field services company VECO Corp., on Tuesday asked for the delay to Feb. 28. He&#8217;s scheduled to be sentenced ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-witness-in-corruption-case-against-former-alaska-senator-seeking-delay-in-sentencing-201601/" title="Key witness in corruption case against former Alaska senator seeking delay in sentencing">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minerals Management Service conditionally approves Shell exploratory drilling in Beaufort Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency announced approval Monday of a plan by Shell Offshore, Inc.&#8217;s to drill exploratory wells next year on two leases in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska&#8217;s north coast — a decision that environmental groups contend ignores threats to the Arctic environment and its wildlife.

The Minerals Management Service said Shell must  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/minerals-management-service-conditionally-approves-shell-exploratory-drilling-in-beaufort-sea-200185/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska pilot who walked out after fatal plane crash receives treatment at Seattle burn center</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Doro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — From photographs of the wreckage, Richard Moore figured the odds were extremely poor that anyone survived the fiery plane crash in Alaska&#8217;s Denali National Park. Remains were spotted in the burned tangle of metal.

Then the park ranger medic got word that the pilot of the Cessna 185 had walked 20 miles for .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaska-pilot-who-walked-out-after-fatal-plane-crash-receives-treatment-at-seattle-burn-center-198496/">Alaska pilot who walked out after fatal plane crash receives treatment at Seattle burn center</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal agency denies endangered listing for spotted seals near Alaska</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Spotted seals off Alaska&#8217;s coast do not merit endangered species protection despite losses of Arctic sea ice from global warming, a federal agency announced Thursday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, however, will list as threatened a small population of spotted seals that live off the coasts of Russia and China.
Doug Mecum, acting .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-agency-denies-endangered-listing-for-spotted-seals-near-alaska-197568/">Original article &nbsp;: Federal agency denies endangered listing for spotted seals near Alaska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agency denies endangered species listing for spotted seals off Alaska</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/agency-denies-endangered-species-listing-for-spotted-seals-off-alaska-197444/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Joling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal agency says it will not list two populations of spotted seals off Alaska&#8217;s coast as threatened or endangered.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday it will, however, list a population of spotted seals that live off the coasts of Russia and China as threatened.
The agency says the 200,000 spotted ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agency-denies-endangered-species-listing-for-spotted-seals-off-alaska-197444/" title="Agency denies endangered species listing for spotted seals off Alaska">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alaskan fourth-grader may be youngest to kill whale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Native Alaskans say a fourth-grader may have become the youngest person to kill a whale, delivering the fatal blow to a 32-foot bowhead during a hands-on hunting lesson from his uncles.

The crew landed the whale last Tuesday as hunters approached the city of Barrow&#8217;s annual quota of 22 bowheads.
His uncle and whaling .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alaskan-fourth-grader-may-be-youngest-to-kill-whale-194141/" title="Alaskan fourth-grader may be youngest to kill whale">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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