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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:28:09 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kott lawyer suggests perjury in corruption trial]]></title>

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The lawyer for former Rep. Pete Kott said in court Tuesday that federal prosecutors might have knowingly used perjured testimony to send Kott to prison on corruption charges.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:28:41 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Obama asks Drue Pearce to leave gas pipeline post]]></title>

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WASHINGTON -- The Republican who heads up the federal agency overseeing the proposed construction of Alaska's natural gas pipeline is stepping down at the request of President Barack Obama.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:21:23 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[No room for media at Palin speaking event]]></title>

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- There will be no seat for the media when Sarah Palin speaks next month at the College of the Ozarks in southwest Missouri.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:52:08 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Leaks set stage for Palin book tour]]></title>

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WASHINGTON -- By now, nearly everyone with a television has seen the teases for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's appearance today on Oprah Winfrey's show. (&quot;Will Levi come to Thanksgiving dinner? Stay tuned!&quot;) ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:48:32 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Newest Bush legislator to join with Democrats in Juneau]]></title>

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Alaska political junkies, meet Neal Foster of Nome: pilot, Stanford grad, marathoner.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:45:45 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin is scheduled to speak to loggers]]></title>

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REDDING, Calif. -- Sarah Palin is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at a Northern California logging conference early next year.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:41:02 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Polar bears vs. oil exploration, with Alaska in the balance]]></title>

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Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal government's expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state's continued prosperity.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:44:19 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]></title>

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A QUESTION . . . The rumor persists that applicants for Richard Foster's seat had to promise not to follow in his footsteps and organize with the House majority Republicans.  ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:43:51 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Obama offers thanks to airmen, soldiers during Alaska visit]]></title>

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President Barack Obama addressed a cheering hangar full of airmen and soldiers during a brief stopover in Anchorage on Thursday, vowing to look after the men and women who serve their country while in uniform and after they return to civilian life.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:01:51 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[President meets privately with Fleury family]]></title>

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President Obama took a moment of his speech at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Thursday to recognize Marine Cpl. Gregory Fleury, a 2005 Service High School graduate killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan Oct. 26.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:57 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Murkowski slams Dem health care plans]]></title>

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At a town hall meeting in Chugiak Wednesday night, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski propped up a foot-high stack of paper next to her  at the podium -- the 1,900-page health care bill passed by the House last week.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:17:02 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Masek starts her term at California desert prison]]></title>

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Former Alaska state Rep. Beverly Masek began serving her six-month prison sentence this week at the minimum-security Federal Correctional Institution-Victorville in Adelanto, Calif.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:09:22 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Foster's son to take Nome House seat]]></title>

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Neal Foster has been appointed to a state House seat to replace his late father, Rep. Richard Foster, who died last month.   Gov. Sean Parnell made the announcement in Nome on Tuesday.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:02:42 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Hopkins is new Fairbanks borough mayor]]></title>

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FAIRBANKS -- Luke Hopkins has won the race for Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:34:37 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin says she'll provide Twitter updates]]></title>

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Former Gov. Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter.   Palin took to the social networking site earlier this year, tweeting about state government, national politics and everything in between.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:03:40 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Obama to speak during brief Elmendorf stop]]></title>

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President Barack Obama will speak Thursday to military personnel at Elmendorf Air Force Base in a meeting closed to the general public, the White House said.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:10:08 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Murkowski plans town hall meeting on health care]]></title>

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has scheduled a town hall meeting on health care reform from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mirror Lake Middle School in the Chugiak area. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:55 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Young calls health care bill 'a vote to rescind ... freedom']]></title>

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After the U.S. House passed  health care legislation Saturday, Alaska Rep. Don Young, a Republican, released a statement  after the vote calling it a &quot;vote to rescind American freedom.&quot; He deplored the tactics used by those pushing the measure.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:31:36 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]></title>

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SEVERAL TWITS . . .  So, did you catch the latest Levi Johnston drama? (His trash is actually more fun than Sarah's these days). Apparently Conan O'Brien and a guest zapped Levi on the air the other night over comments allegedly made on Levi's Twitter account, stuff like asking how to find drugs, etc.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:53:36 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[GOP lists potential Coghill successors]]></title>

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NORTH POLE -- North Pole Republicans on Saturday selected a list of three candidates to replace Rep. John Coghill, who has moved to the state Senate. Among the contenders: The current mayor of North Pole and a candidate trailing in the undecided borough mayor election.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:44:42 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Murkowski continues health care meetings]]></title>

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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she will hold a town hall meeting in Chugiak on health care reform from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Mirror Lake Middle School.   As Congress debated how to reform U.S. health care policies and practices to make it more accessible to Americans, Murkowski held health care town halls in Anchorage, Mat-Su, the Kenai Peninsula and Fairbanks, and a video town hall from Washington with Kodiak residents.]]></description>

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