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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:31 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[GCI to use $425 million loan to repay debt]]></title>

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General Communication Inc. said it has closed on $425 million in new debt in early November that will be used to pay off old debt, with the remaining money being used for general corporate purposes. The Anchorage telecom company said the interest rate is 8.625 percent on the 10-year debt. GCI provides local, long-distance and cell phone, cable TV and Internet services.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:12:50 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Seminars]]></title>

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THURSDAY]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:12:02 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Meetings]]></title>

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WEDNESDAY]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:10:55 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Conventions and conferences]]></title>

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WEEK OF NOV. 8-14]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:10:12 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Crabbers get a boost in bairdi Tanner quotas]]></title>

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KODIAK -- Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula crabbers got some good news last week -- bigger catch quotas for bairdi Tanner crab, a mid-January fishery important to local economies. Bairdi are the larger cousins of the better-known opilio Tanners, or snow crab.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:10:12 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Pipeline's worth varies with who's counting]]></title>

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The ongoing valuation dispute between the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), on the one hand, and state and local governments, on the other, is a classic case of trying to make real-world sense out of vague legislative directives. Each of the three parties has a different approach to valuation and each technically conforms to the statutory mandate directing how the property should be valued for tax purposes. So far so good.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:23:43 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Cruise passenger tax clearly legal,  Alaska AG says]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- Alaska has a strong case to defend itself in the cruise ship industry's lawsuit on a passenger tax, according to the state attorney general.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:24:24 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Inside Alaska business]]></title>

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   Chamber hosts Red Dog Mine discussion ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:25:44 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Inside Alaska business]]></title>

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More customers boost GCI profits]]></description>

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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:53:17 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Thursday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices]]></title>

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North Slope oil: $77.62, down $0.78]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:55:52 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Facing environmental lawsuits, Shell debates Arctic drilling]]></title>

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Shell, the giant oil company that hopes to open a new petroleum frontier for Alaska, says it will decide within months whether to risk sending a large fleet of vessels to drill for oil and gas in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas next summer.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:48:24 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Chevron to lay off an estimated 25 workers in Cook Inlet region]]></title>

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Chevron announced Wednesday it plans to cut an estimated 25 jobs in the Cook Inlet region because of decreased activity at the oil fields and tough economic times.   Chevron employs about 370 people in Alaska, said company spokeswoman Roxanne Sinz. The employees being laid off are among approximately 200 working in the field in the Cook Inlet area, she said. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:55:13 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Business people]]></title>

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&bull; The law firm of Guess &amp; Rudd has announced that Christina A. Rankin of its Anchorage office has become a shareholder of the firm. Her area of practice includes: litigation of insurance bad faith and coverage issues, personal injury defense, wrongful death, products liability, automobile negligence, uninsured and underinsured motorists, premises liability, and commercial litigation.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:04:33 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Goldman got cozy with loan star that crashed and burned]]></title>

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IRVINE, Calif. -- Goldman Sachs was one of the last Wall Street giants to enter the subprime lending world, but when it did, it quickly climbed into bed with profligate, high-flying firms -- companies such as New Century Financial Corp.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:33:29 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[State says it's keeping close eye on gas line project]]></title>

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State officials said Tuesday that they are closely monitoring a major pipeline company's progress on a North Slope gas line to ensure the state's multimillion-dollar stake in the project is well-spent.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:18:31 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Commercial fishing banned in Arctic waters as of Dec. 3]]></title>

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A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic Ocean off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3, federal officials said Tuesday.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:15:23 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Public can join in gas authority meeting]]></title>

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The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority conducts a public meeting at 1 p.m. today at 411 W. Fourth Ave., first floor. The agenda includes discussion of current and upcoming contracts and projects. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:18:45 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Goldman left foreign investors holding subprime bag]]></title>

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NEW YORK -- Inside the thick Goldman Sachs investment circular were the details of a secret, $2 billion deal channeled through a Caribbean tax haven.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:18:09 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs mortgage sent couple into bankruptcy]]></title>

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   SAN JOSE, Calif. -- When California wildfires ruined their jewelry business, Tony Becker and his wife fell months behind on their mortgage payments and experienced firsthand the perils of subprime mortgages.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:17:45 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs bet on housing crash]]></title>

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WASHINGTON -- In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send the value of those securities plummeting.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:18:43 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Backers of competing gas line projects prepare pitches]]></title>

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Energy industry giants are winding up their pitches for a North Slope gas pipeline next year, but the state and its critics remain at war over whether any of the hundreds of millions being spent now will result in a successful project.]]></description>

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