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Seeing red: Alaska dumps WMU, Gill - MLive.com

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Seeing red: Alaska dumps WMU, Gill
MLive.com, MI - 1 hour ago
Trailing by a goal with 20 seconds to play, the Broncos had Gill pulled for the extra-attacker and were bombarding Alaska's net when the Nanooks' Adam .
Bronco Comeback Falls Short at Home Against Alaska, 4-3 WMUBroncos.com
Broncos blank Nanooks Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Broncos Ride Gill to Shutout Win Over Alaska-Fairbanks, 3-0 WMUBroncos.com
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Minnesota Beats Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2 (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
Jordan Schroeder scored his 12th goal of the season and assisted on Jay Barriball's game-winner as Minnesota beat Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2, Saturday...

29 mushers begin 1600 km race toward Alaska - CBC.ca

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29 mushers begin 1600 km race toward Alaska
CBC.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago
Wayne Hall of Eagle, Alaska, leans into a turn on the trail while driving his dog team along the Takhini River. (Eric Engman/Associated Press)With the .
Alaska News Nightly: February 13, 2009 Alaska Public Radio Network
Ex-NA woman hits trail Attleboro Sun Chronicle
Ahead of Yukon Quest start today, its anybodys game Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fort Mills Times - KTUU
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Alaska Firm Recalls Sausage Products
Alaska Sausage Company, Inc., an Anchorage, Alaska, firm, is recalling approximately 872 pounds of sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...

Minnesota beats Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2 - Fort Mills Times

Minnesota beats Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2
Fort Mills Times, SC - 3 hours ago
MINNEAPOLIS EUR” Jordan Schroeder scored his 12th goal of the season and assisted on Jay Barriball's game-winner as Minnesota beat Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2, .
Minnesota Gophers' attack bogs down in tie with Alaska Anchorage Pioneer Press
Hockey: Gophers are flirting with trouble Minneapolis Star Tribune
Gophers snap 5-game winless streak with 4-2 victory Saturday Minnesota Daily
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newsminer.com EURą Aid arriving for remote rural Alaska villages
FAIRBANKS -- The Food Bank of Alaska is helping organize a food drive to help villages in Western Alaska that have been hard-hit by fishery failures and sky-high energy prices, according to Fairbanks Rep. Jay Ramras' office. ...

Alaska Politics Blog : Alaska delegation on stimulus | adn.com
This is the place to talk about Alaska politics -- state, local, national. Public life in the Last Frontier has probably never been more interesting than right now -- the governor as candidate for vice president, the broad and ...

Teaching in the really far north
Deb Sandquist and Daniel Moos help coordinate the student teaching experiences in the education department...

Take a trip to the Eastern Sports and Outdoors show - Cumberland County Sentinel
Today ends this yearEUR˜s Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show at the Farm Show Complex across the river. If you finish your coffee, you might want to drive over if for no other reason than Kermit Henning and fellow members of the Pennsylvania Outdoor ...

Minnesota beats Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota believes it's played better games during the past few weeks, but winning for the first time in nearly a month is a welcome change...

Our Opinion: Change process for filling Senate seats
GOVERNORS HAVE NOT exactly distinguished themselves this year when they have been charged with appointing replacements for U.S. senators who leave their seats...

Palin's favorite store forced to change its name - The Associated Press

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Palin's favorite store forced to change its name
The Associated Press - 22 hours ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) EUR” Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's favorite consignment shop has been forced to change its name after she brought the trendy, .
What Sarah Palin must do next Telegraph.co.uk
Sarah Palin look-alike Reporter-Times
Sarah Palin's shop not Out of the Closet The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau
Huffington Post - Right Pundits
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Obama to Sign Stimulus Tuesday
President Barack Obama will be signing the newly minted $787-billion economic stimulus bill Tuesday in Denver...

Respite from the losing brings relief for Gophers - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Alaska Anchorage goaltender Bryce Christianson couldnt reach the far side of the net on a goal by Jay Barriball. After five games without a victory, including four losses in a row, the U needed to win, and getting the first goal helped make that ...

Minnesota beats Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2 - Grand Forks Herald
Minnesota believes it's played better games during the past few weeks, but winning for the first time in nearly a month is a welcome change. Jordan Schroeder scored his 12th goal of the season and assisted on Jay Barriball's game-winner as the ...

Magnitude 2.7 - CENTRAL ALASKA
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards...

Stimulus bill passes, Alaska Republican leaders oppose it - KTUU

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Stimulus bill passes, Alaska Republican leaders oppose it
KTUU, AK - 10 hours ago
by Rebecca Palsha ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- After tense debate, President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan was approved Friday night on Capitol Hill. .
Stimulus stimulating for Alaska Republicans Alaska Dispatch
Alaska delegation on stimulus Anchorage Daily News
Obama says stimulus is 'major milestone on our road to recovery . USA Today
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Alaska's top lawyer, Troopergate figure, resigns - MSNBC

Alaska's top lawyer, Troopergate figure, resigns
MSNBC - 18 hours ago
By ANNE SUTTON JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, a major figure in the abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin, has resigned, .
Lets not all go jumping on the 'Elect The AG' bandwagon Alaska Dispatch
Our view: Colberg departs Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage Edition: February 13, 2009 KSKA
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Travel independently in Alaska - Salt Lake Tribune

Travel independently in Alaska
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Feb 13, 2009
If that fits your description and you've wanted to visit Alaska, you may want to check out Alaska Travel Adventures, which offers Alaska Highway Cruises, .
Alaska cruise industry wants pollution rule changed News & Observer
Elton considered for job in federal Interior Department Alaskajournal.com
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Aid arriving for remote rural Alaska villages (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Winter dealt a brutal hand to villages in Western Alaska this year...

Peanut Corporation of America - Chicago Tribune
ATLANTA (AP) EUR” First, federal investigators said Stewart Parnell knowingly shipped salmonella-tainted foods even after internal tests showed they were contaminated. Then they revealed the evidence: e-mails Parnell sent to his employees urging them ...

Mysterious halo heralds Kim's birthday in North Korea
The moon over hermit North Korea gave off a mysterious glow and citizens pledged undying loyalty to leader Kim Jong-il ahead of his birthday...

Slicing silently through snow by dog sled
The same teams of Alaskan huskies that whisk tourists through snow-covered forests at Mount Bachelor will also provide dogs for the 2009 Iditarod race in Alaska...

Alaska gas pipeline to be on U.S. agenda for Ottawa visit (Toronto Star)
U.S. President Barack Obama said he would raise the proposed Alaska natural gas pipeline in talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper during his visit here next week...

Mysterious halo heralds Kim's birthday in N.Korea
The moon over hermit North Korea gave off a mysterious glow and citizens pledged undying loyalty to leader Kim Jong-il ahead of his birthday...

Minnesota And Alaska-Anchorage Finish In 2-2 Tie (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
Paul Crowder's power-play goal in the third period pulled Alaska-Anchorage even with Minnesota and the two teams finished in a 2-2 tie on Friday night...

Still rockin' the Bakken
This is the winter of oil's discontents. It is the winter after oil prices whipsawed world markets...

Teaching in the really far north - Free Press
Photos Deb Sandquist and Daniel Moos help coordinate the student teaching experiences in the education department. Last semester, they sent a group to Spain. This semester students will travel to Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost point of ...

newsminer.com EURą Alaska legislators prepare to roll back limits on .
Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director Deb Hickok said about half of the 400000 annual summer visitors to the Interior come to Alaska on a cruise and head inland on a package deal. ...

Alaska's Education System under legal fire: Worst in the country (KTVA Anchorage)
( Digital Journal ) Either shape up or we will do it for you is what an Alaska Superior Court Judge ruled at the end of last month during a decision surrounding the lawsuit Moore vs. State of Alaska. Rural children entering elementary are years behind urban children...

Less-than-impressive Gophers defeat Alaska Anchorage - TwinCities.com
On Saturday night against Alaska Anchorage, which is in ninth place in the 10-team WCHA, the Gophers sputtered and struggled before finally putting the Seawolves away for a 4-2 victory in front of about 9500 at Mariucci Arena. ...

Minnesota and Alaska-Anchorage finish in 2-2 tie (WKBT La Crosse)
Associated Press - February 13, 2009 11:04 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Paul Crowder's power-play goal in the third period pulled Alaska-Anchorage even with Minnesota and the two teams finished in...

BP Alaska gives big for Fairbanks heart center (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)
FAIRBANKS EUR” A top Alaska oil producer announced Friday a $500,000 gift benefiting heart patients in Fairbanks...

WCHA roundup: Gophers snap loss streak, 3-1 - St. Cloud Times
MINNEAPOLIS EUR” Jordan Schroeder scored his 12th goal of the season and assisted on Jay Barriball's game-winner as Minnesota beat Alaska-Anchorage 4-2 Saturday. It was Minnesota's first win since Jan. 17. Barriball and Cade Fairchild each tallied a ...

Judge In Stevens Trial Holds Justice Dept. Prosecutors In Contempt - Free Internet Press
An angry federal judge held Justice Department lawyers in contempt Friday for failing to deliver documents to former senator Ted Stevens' legal team, as he had ordered. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan called it "outrageous" that government ...

Students celebrate Valentine's
Perhaps more than most of the other kids, Brooke Burkhalter was really, really glad to have her father Chris with her at Millbrook Elementary School's Valentine's Day breakfast Friday...

Editorial: Border fence commands reevaluation
Much of the Department of Homeland Security's border fence already has been built or is under construction...

newsminer.com EURą Global warming brings more robins to Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska has an abundance of North American robins, thanks to global warming. A National Audubon Society study that came out this week says global warming is causing birds to winter farther north. ...

Moss eager to prove knee is healthy
Even before he got unexpected good news about his left knee, Brandon Moss never doubted he would be ready for the start of spring training...

As country slides toward 'Obamaland,' it's a good time to be old
Between the congressional bill for $750 billion in October 2008 and the ongoing rush to spend another $1.3 trillion , the nation is apparently willing to spend or develop a plan to spend about $3 trillion on ...

newsminer.com EURą BP Alaska gives big for Fairbanks heart center
Thank You, BP Alaska for your generous gift to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and to the people of Interior and Northern Alaska. .A gift to the Heart of Alaska for the hearts of Alaskans. ...

Mark Story: Russell County rediscovers its basketball roots
Early in the 20th century, the novelist Thomas Clayton Wolfe wrote You Can't Go Home Again ...

Sarah Palin look-alike - Martinsville Reporter-Times
MORGAN COUNTY EUR” Move over comedienne Tina Fey and EURœSaturday Night Live.EUR Morgan County boasts its own Sarah Palin look-alike in Denise Reuter of Mooresville. Fey has become more famous than she was before Palins 2008 nomination as the GOP ...

newsminer.com EURą Alaska sees decline in retirement fund investments
JUNEAU, Alaska - State retirement investments are taking a drubbing. Alaska's attempt to claw its way out of its retirement hole was making progress, until last year's drop in oil prices and deep declines in the stock ...

Contempt charge against Justice attorney dropped - The Associated Press

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Contempt charge against Justice attorney dropped
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
. internal communications regarding a whistle-blower complaint brought by an FBI agent involved in the investigation into the former Alaska senator. .
Justice Dept. Lawyers in Contempt for Withholding Stevens Documents Washington Post
Prosecutors in Stevens Case Are Ruled in Contempt New York Times
US prosecutors in ex-senator's case held in contempt Reuters
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Palin's favorite store forced to change its name - AP - Guardian Unlimited
Associated Press Writer= ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ĂąEUR” Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's favorite consignment shop has been forced to change its name after she brought the trendy, upscale Anchorage boutique unintended legal problems during last year's ...

School Board picks Alaska Native to fill vacancy - Anchorage Daily News

School Board picks Alaska Native to fill vacancy
Anchorage Daily News, AK - 57 minutes ago
The board chose Mackie, an Alaska Native woman and stay-at-home mom, from a pool of 31 applicants. Mackie will hold the position on the seven-member panel .
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New motto of Globalizations 'R' U.S.
New motto of Globalizations 'R' U.S. Sunday, February 15, 2009 The United States has been the demand center in the global economy for so long that we can't remember when that wasn't true...

29 mushers begin 1,600 km race toward Alaska (CBC)
With the thermometer hovering around -30 C, 29 mushers set off from Whitehorse on Saturday to make their way toward Fairbanks, Alaska, 1,600 kilometres away...

Respite from the losing relieves Gophers
This was a badly needed win. So the music in the Gophers' locker room sounded a little louder, and the players coming out of it were definitely more cheerful...

Minnesota beats Alaska-Anchorage, 4-2
Minnesota believes it's played better games during the past few weeks, but winning for the first time in nearly a month is a welcome change...

Lifeguards tow dead whale to Fiesta Island
" Lifeguards slowly and carefully towed the rotting carcass of a blue whale to Fiesta Island on Saturday before it could drift into the rocky shoreline of La Jolla...

Cruise lines slash prices for Alaska trips (The Salt Lake Tribune)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska » Alaska's tourism industry is taking a hit because of the downturn in the U.S. economy, as well as the slowdown in the economy globally...

Man, dogs prepare for Alaskan challenge - Colorado Springs Gazette

Man, dogs prepare for Alaskan challenge
Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - 8 hours ago
The laid-off software engineer turned husky breeder will start Alaskas 1049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race with 79 other teams March 7. .
EURą Slicing silently through snow by dog sled The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
One fast puppy North County Journal
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Palin's favorite store forced to change name - 10 News
Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's favorite consignment shop has been forced to change its name after she brought the trendy, upscale Anchorage boutique unintended legal problems during last year's presidential campaign. Out of the ...

Travel independently in Alaska (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Some travelers enjoy getting off on their own. If that fits your description and you've wanted to visit Alaska, you may want to check out Alaska Travel Adventures, which offers Alaska Highway Cruises, motorhome rentals, best of Alaska day tours and attractions, and best of Alaska RV parks...

Briefs: Universal Orlando Resort extends deal
Universal Orlando Resort has extended a deal allowing families to book a three-night package and receive two additional nights free...

Obama plans to sign stimulus measure Tuesday
President Barack Obama will be signing the newly minted $787-billion economic stimulus bill Tuesday in Denver...

Blades Page: Meet Ryan Lang
2. When did you first learn to play hockey? Age 4 3. Does anyone else in your family play hockey? Both my older brothers played, but after juniors they both got injuries...

newsminer.com EURą Contempt charge dropped against one prosecutor in .
Last month, Sullivan ordered the Justice Department to provide the agency's internal communications regarding a whistle-blower complaint brought by an FBI agent involved in the investigation into the former Alaska senator. ...



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