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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:52:45 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Case of man missing tip of nose interests Juneau police]]></title>

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Juneau police are investigating a suspected assault involving a man who may have had part of his nose bitten off -- but first they managed to find the missing piece.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:25:56 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Anchorage maintains high rating on short-term bonds]]></title>

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A bond market analyst has given Anchorage a top rating for some short-term notes the city wants to sell and says the city is maintaining its AA rating for long-term debt.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:44:25 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin critics question ethics rules proposals]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- A legislative committee on Monday took up ethics issues that erupted during the Palin administration, but it's not clear whether the panel intends to take any action.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:42:30 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Houston City Council votes to keep police sergeant in office]]></title>

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HOUSTON -- Houston Police Sergeant Charlie Seidl, who butted heads with the mayor,  got to keep his job Monday after an emergency City Council meeting was called to review Seidl's performance ended in a split vote against firing him. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:26:21 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin calls global warming studies 'snake oil science']]></title>

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REDDING, Calif.  -- Former Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a &quot;bunch of snake oil science&quot; Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations.   Palin spoke before a logging conference in Redding, a town of 90,000 about 160 miles north of the state capital. The media were barred from the event, but The Associated Press bought a $74 ticket to attend.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:21 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Whales suspect in struggles of  Prince William Sound herring]]></title>

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Something is holding down the herring population of Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:30 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Parnell takes hit for TV ad]]></title>

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Candidate for governor Ralph Samuels is calling for a halt to a television ad featuring Gov. Sean Parnell that's being aired by a nonprofit advocating against domestic violence and sexual assault. But a third candidate running in the Republican primary for governor, Bill Walker, says it's Samuels who needs to back off.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:02:23 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Valley crash closes Parks Highway, injures 3]]></title>

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WASILLA -- A stretch of the Parks Highway near Wasilla was closed temporarily and three people were taken to the hospital for treatment Monday after a car rear-ended an Alaska State Trooper pickup and burst into flames.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:58:07 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Bank robber gets 12 years after using ID in heist]]></title>

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An Anchorage bank robber whose identity was revealed when he showed his own photo ID card to a teller during the heist has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to the U.S. attorney.   Jarell Paul Arnold, 34, pleaded guilty in October to one count of credit union robbery.  According to prosecutors, Arnold entered the Alaska USA Federal Credit Union on Juneau Street last August and gave the teller his real name and account number as he inquired about his balance. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:34 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Hiring incentive linked to oil tax bill]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- A House committee has agreed to consider a measure to give tax breaks for oil and gas companies whose work forces are composed of at least 80 percent Alaskans.   ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:00 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Begich at fundraising event with 'who's who' of lobbyists]]></title>

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Alaska Sen. Mark Begich was among a group of Democratic senators who spent the weekend of Jan. 29-31 in Miami Beach at a fundraising event that included dozens of corporate lobbyists.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:26:30 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Legislator proposes 'permanent fund' just for transportation]]></title>

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A Republican state House leader is proposing a big change in how road and other transportation projects are paid for in our state: a new permanent fund.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:04:45 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Tough old soldier battles a new enemy on the home front]]></title>

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   WASHINGTON -- Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Rhodes keeps pictures of the dead in his pockets.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:03:49 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin says she'd make run for president if good for country]]></title>

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WASHINGTON -- Sarah  Palin said Sunday she might run for president in 2012 if she decides it's good  for her family and country.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:47 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska village programs facing big cuts in federal funding]]></title>

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As part of an effort to shave earmarks from the federal spending plan, President Obama has proposed cutting $10 million from a Denali Commission program that pays to purchase health equipment and build village clinics and elder housing in rural communities. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:59:25 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Assailant sentenced in robbery, stabbing]]></title>

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KETCHIKAN -- A Ketchikan judge rejected an initial plea agreement, then sentenced a man to nearly four years in prison for stabbing an 86-year-old World War II veteran during a theft.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:15:53 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Young joins Murkowski in seeking study of deep-water Arctic port]]></title>

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U.S. Rep. Don Young has introduced a bill aimed at studying the potential for an Arctic deep water port.   The measure is a companion bill to one introduced in December by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:57:51 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Cabinet secretaries announce conservation advisory group]]></title>

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack have announced the creation of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council advisory group. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:54:18 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[School Board goes beyond paper in looking for new superintendent]]></title>

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FAIRBANKS -- The School Board will consider nontraditional candidates for superintendent of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:53:05 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Popular diner rises from ashes to once again serve breakfasts]]></title>

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FAIRBANKS -- A popular Fairbanks restaurant closed by fire last year has reopened.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:51:46 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Naval spokesman outlines plans for live fire in the Gulf of Alaska]]></title>

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The Navy plans to conduct live-fire exercises in the Gulf of Alaska over the next few years, bringing in an aircraft carrier and other ships in a strike group.   Navy spokesman Alex Stone told a meeting recently in Anchorage that besides explosions and ship noise, the exercises would make extensive use of sonar. That has environmentalists worried about the effect on marine mammals.]]></description>

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