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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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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:37:21 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Obama visit postponed a day]]></title>

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama's first visit to Alaska, originally scheduled for Veterans Day, has been postponed a day, the White House said Saturday.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:05:27 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[GOP rally in D.C. against health care bill draws Rep. Young]]></title>

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Don Young doesn't attend many big public events in Washington, so his presence was notable Thursday afternoon at a Republican rally that drew thousands of people who oppose the health care legislation scheduled for a vote this weekend in the House of Representatives.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:15 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Government will work with tribes, Obama tells leaders]]></title>

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Meeting with tribal leaders from across the country Thursday in Washington, D.C., President Obama heard calls from Alaska Natives for help combating suicide, coastal erosion and offshore drilling. ]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:49:57 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Feds set to pick new Kohring lawyer today]]></title>

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Former Rep. Vic Kohring, who lost his criminal defense attorney when he sued him over a car accident, will have a new one appointed by the court.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:03:54 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Obama to stop in Anchorage next week on his way to Asia]]></title>

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WASHINGTON - President Obama will make his first-ever visit to Alaska next week, on Veterans Day, as part of a multi-day journey to Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:53:38 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Kott's attorney requests judge reject 'no-harm' argument]]></title>

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The attorney for former Rep. Pete Kott asked a judge Wednesday to reject a Justice Department argument that no harm was done when favorable evidence was withheld from Kott at his trial.   Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Kott's appeals attorney, said that if the judge refuses to dismiss charges against Kott or grant him a new trial, he should allow a special evidentiary hearing for her to question Justice Department officials about why the evidence was withheld.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:34:19 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Palin book tour to avoid 'Democratic' cities]]></title>

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NEW YORK -- Sarah Palin's book tour is a gift for her base.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:22:50 AST</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Hopkins leads Wilson in close Fairbanks mayoral runoff]]></title>

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FAIRBANKS -- Early returns show Luke Hopkins leading Tammie Wilson in their runoff for Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:44:12 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]></title>

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TIME ON HIS HANDS ... Well, darlings, it's done. The corrupter gets three years in a federal summer camp. And a fine he probably had in his wallet during his sentencing in federal court Wednesday. Ear agrees Bill Allen is less culpable than those guys we elected, the ones who promised to be honest and represent us, then sold us out. Still, Ear finds Allen annoying -- all that conspicuous consumption and hobnobbing with C List celebs. Being a felon isn't what it used to be.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:11:16 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Initiative seeks status as person for fetuses]]></title>

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      Anti-abortion activists are sponsoring an initiative that would declare a fetus a legal person.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:17:58 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Democrats offer 3 to fill Foster's seat]]></title>

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      The Alaska Democratic Party on Thursday sent three names to Gov. Sean Parnell as suggestions for him to choose from in picking the late Richard Foster's replacement in the state House.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:44:19 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Democrats suggest Foster replacements]]></title>

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 The Alaska Democratic Party today sent three names to  Gov. Sean Parnell as suggestions for him to choose between in picking the late  Richard Foster's replacement in the state House.  One of them is Foster's son, Neal Foster, who is on the Nome City  Council.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:58:57 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Iowa group invites Palin to speak but her book tour may interfere]]></title>

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Leaders of a key group in Iowa's presidential politics said Wednesday that they're hopeful former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will headline their annual meeting next month, but a Palin aide said such a visit would be &quot;incredibly difficult.&quot;]]></description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:50:07 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Veco men  stand for sentencing today]]></title>

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With his delays exhausted, Bill Allen, the central figure in Alaska's public corruption scandal, is due to be sentenced this morning on bribery, conspiracy and tax charges.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:10:14 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Unsealed documents portray seamier side of Veco's Allen]]></title>

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Asking for leniency and a sentence of only six months in prison, Bill Allen wants a federal judge to look beyond his corruption of Alaska politics to a life of charity and job creation in the state.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:09:39 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Judge allows Kohring new lawyer, more time]]></title>

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Former state Rep. Vic Kohring is getting a new lawyer -- and more time to argue that his conviction on federal corruption charges was tainted.   U.S. District Judge John Sedwick on Monday granted a request by Seattle lawyer John Henry Browne to withdraw from Kohring's case because of conflicts stemming from a civil lawsuit. Kohring has sued Browne in state Superior Court over injuries he said were caused in a wreck in which Kohring was the passenger and Browne the driver.]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:27:23 ADT</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Alaska Ear]]></title>

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A FUGUE STATE ... Darlings, were you as amused as Ear by news that Bill Allen wanted his sentencing postponed so he could get credit for helping a special prosecutor go after the regular prosecutors who roped him in and aimed him at Uncle Ted? Is it very wrong for the Divine Appendage to imagine a courtroom moment when Bill testifies against the regular prosecutors -- his former handlers -- and they argue that he's an untrustworthy witness, a corrupt liar with possible brain damage whose testimony should not be believed?]]></description>

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