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Alaska State Fair Addresses Protester's Arrest
The Alaska State Fair has completed a review of the actions taken last Thursday when Sidney Hill was arrested after he caused a disturbance on the fairgrounds while carrying a large political sign...

Joe Miller's victory celebration in Alaska is invitation-only .
Joe Miller pulled off his upset Alaska primary election victory against Republican US Sen. Lisa Murkowski in a campaign calling for more transparency in government, but Miller's operation has been less than see-through in the days since ...

Give Us Liberty?
Q with Dick Armey & Matt Kibbe of Freedom Works Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the latest victim of the Tea Party insurgency that's trying to take over the Republican Party...

Shell says Arctic offshore plan up to snuff
Shell told a federal panel reviewing offshore safety Aug. 26 that its plans for Arctic drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas are designed to handle a worst-case oil spill scenario, but the claim was challenged by a former state spill response manager now who is now a consultant to Pew Environmental Group...

The reality-TV show known as Sarah Palin - Seattle Times

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The reality-TV show known as Sarah Palin
Seattle Times
"Sarah Palin's Alaska" is set to premiere in November on TLC, the cable network that was known in happier days as The Learning Channel. .
Meeting Mr. PalinAmerican Spectator
Sarah Palin is everywhere -- and going nowhereWashington Post (blog)
As Sarah Palin's star rises, critics expose her dark sideIndependent
The State Column (blog) -Peace FM Online -One News Page
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Conneaut Lake County Youth Soccer Club using prize money to help fund field improvements
The Conneaut Lake Area Youth Soccer Club in Conneaut Lake, Penn., just got some exciting news: It won $1,000 in the latest Sunbelt Free Kicks Monthly Club Giveaway, part of a cash reward program sponsored by Sunbelt - and some local kids are going to have better fields to play on as a result...

Alaska senate race: Will Joe Miller win mean less federal money for Alaska?
Alaska's Joe Miller is a fiscal conservative and front-runner for the senate seat now held by Republican Lisa Murkowski. Less seniority in the US Senate will likely mean fewer federal dollars for Alaska, say political observers...

Joe Miller wins Alaska US Senate Republican primary - KSDK
Tea Party favorite Joe Miller victorious in Alaska Republican US Senate race 1 hr ago PHOTOS: Obama remodels Oval Office 1 hr ago FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.? 1 hr ago Hurricane Earl could force US ...

Success gives Tea Party extra swagger
Sarah Palin at a campaign rally earlier this year . a deeply polarising figure, her endorsement can be a two-edged sword...

Opinion: Candidate differences grow clearer in general election
At times during the past few months, it was hard to recall that the purpose of the Aug...

Fatal Alaska ambush witnessed by one cop's family - Police one.com
The scenic Village of Hoonah, Alaska is a small Tlingit community of 800 EUR” the Tlingit . ambushed by a 45-year-old Hoonah resident identified as John Marvin Jr. Marvin was known to the police from prior contacts,..

Tea Party Activists Protest Against John Cornyn For Allegedly Meddling In . - Huffington Post (blog)

Tea Party Activists Protest Against John Cornyn For Allegedly Meddling In .
Huffington Post (blog)
The suggestion came in the wake of news that a lawyer for the NRSC was heading to Alaska to help Murkowski's campaign before a final batch of deciding .
Activists say John Cornyn-led National Republican Senatorial Committee should .Dallas Morning News

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Magnitude 2.7 - SOUTHERN ALASKA
Depth, 28.3 km (17.6 miles). Region, SOUTHERN ALASKA. Distances, 60 km (40 miles) SW of Homer, Alaska 150 km (90 miles) SSE of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 260 km (160 miles) SSW of Anchorage, Alaska 1035 km (640 miles) WNW of JUNEAU, Alaska ...

UAS begins classes amidst enrollment boom
New students at the University of Alaska, Southeast, take in the view from Auke Lake during orientation on Aug...

Alaska: Miller Getting Serious About Fundraising
Alaska Republican Senate hopeful Joe Miller has hired a prominent Washington, D.C., fundraiser to help fuel his general election campaign against Sitka Mayor Scott McAdams (D). Miller, a Fairbanks attorney who narrowly ousted Senate Conference Vice Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski in last month's GOP primary, has tapped Republican fundraiser Mike Gula, whose clients include GOP Sens. Jim DeMint (S.C ...