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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:23:29 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Agency pulls abuse ad candidate criticized]]></title>

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The Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault said its ad featuring Gov. Sean Parnell won't be aired anymore, but not because of Ralph Samuels' objections.    It was a decision made before gubernatorial candidate Samuels raised his objection, according to the group's director, and was based on its other ads being considered more effective. The group said it made the call, not KTUU Channel 2.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:13:21 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ads show 'incomplete picture,' Parnell says]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- Gov. Sean Parnell said an energy industry trade group is giving an &quot;incomplete picture&quot; of the effect of Alaska's oil and gas production tax.   ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:44:49 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Judge denies Kott second chance for a new trial]]></title>

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Former Rep. Pete Kott won't get a second chance to ask for a new trial on corruption charges, a federal judge ruled this week.]]></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 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>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:26:14 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>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>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>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:47:23 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin gives pep talk to Tea Party]]></title>

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sarah Palin declared &quot;America is ready for another revolution&quot; and repeatedly assailed President Barack Obama on Saturday before adoring &quot;tea party&quot; activists, a seemingly natural constituency should she run for president.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:58:46 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]></title>

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GO TEAM ... Elmendorf Air Force Base is one of two finalists for the Air Force's &quot;Installation Excellence Award,&quot; neck-and-neck with Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The brass came north to inspect Elmendorf last week but Public Affairs Specialist Stephen Lee says there's no firm date to announce the winner. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:20:51 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Salary commission considers pay boosts for state officers]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- The Alaska governor and some state department heads are due for a raise, according to a state compensation commission.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:10:29 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Legislature examining corporate campaigning]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- Alaska lawmakers say it appears all bets are now off when it comes to corporate and union spending in Alaska elections, with no limits allowed or any requirements for disclosure after the recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:22:03 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers spar over adding seats to Legislature]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- A push to increase the size of the Legislature so rural Alaska doesn't lose representation after this year's census is proving contentious, with a price tag running in the millions.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:56:02 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Murkowski final-quarter contributions $263,145]]></title>

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      JUNEAU -- The latest campaign finance report from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski shows that the Republican raised $263,145 in the last three months of 2009.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:54:34 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Begich receives $44,000 in final 3 months of 2009]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- He doesn't stand for re-election until 2014, but U.S. Sen. Mark Begich still reported $44,000 in net contributions during the last three months of 2009.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:51:01 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin's PAC raises $1.4 million in second half of 2009]]></title>

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A new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission shows Sarah Palin's political action committee raised about $1.4 million in the second half of 2009, most of it following her resignation as Alaska's governor.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:34:00 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Ad campaign hits at state oil taxes]]></title>

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JUNEAU -- An energy industry trade group is using a new ad campaign to call for changes to Alaska's controversial oil and gas production tax.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:55:39 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Parnell wants to intervene in suit against Chukchi drilling]]></title>

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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has asked the state to intervene in a federal lawsuit by environmentalists challenging the approval of an oil exploration plan for the Chukchi Sea.   Parnell said oil exploration and development will increase jobs and revenue for Alaskans and the nation.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:45:39 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]></title>

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TIME'S UP ... Well, the shoe finally dropped. Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, has filed for divorce from former Anchorage Rep. Tom Anderson, currently doing five years in a federal prison in Oregon for political corruption. The case was filed Jan. 21 in Palmer Superior Court]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:48:38 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kookesh also tried to pressure Sitka, assemblyman charges]]></title>

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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:21:55 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[In State of Union, Obama says job creation will get priority]]></title>

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Declaring &quot;I don't quit,&quot; an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with a new burst of stimulus spending. Despite stinging setbacks, he said he would not abandon ambitious plans for longer-term fixes to health care, energy, education and more.]]></description>

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