Anchorage Daily News
Apprenticeship raises questions about Palin
Dan Fagan
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(01/03/09 00:02:01)
Have you noticed how our governor seems to have convinced herself only some of the rules apply to her?
This attitude was really at the heart of Troopergate. It also allows her to do things like take cash from the state for spending more than 300 nights in […]
In Hard Times, Russia Tries to Reclaim Industries
The New York Times
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: December 7, 2008
BEREZNIKI, Russia — In late October, one of Vladimir V. Putin’s top lieutenants abruptly summoned a billionaire mining oligarch to a private meeting. The official, Igor I. Sechin, had taken a sudden interest in a two-year-old accident at the […]
Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists
A revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim.
By Jasper Copping
Last Updated: 2:39PM GMT 29 Nov 2008
Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists. Existing technologies require an average current of five or six […]
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State paid for trip when Palin told students to pray for pipeline
By RICHARD MAUER
rmauer@adn.com
Published: September 7th, 2008 01:57 AM
Last Modified: September 7th, 2008 02:39 AM
Gov. Sarah Palin used state funds in June when she traveled from Juneau to Wasilla to speak to graduating evangelical students and urge them to fan out through Alaska “to make […]
Sarah Palin: Tough on polar bears
Boston.com Staff
August 29, 2008 04:22 PM
In May, Palin said she would sue the federal government after it declared polar bears an endangered species. Here’s what the Anchorage Daily News reported:
She and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off […]
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Does Ted Stevens (R-AK) use a gesture to show contempt for the charges?
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The Veep’s Pipeline Push
By Michael Isikoff and Tony Hopfinger | NEWSWEEK
Published Aug 23, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Sep 1, 2008
A two-year-old letter by Vice President Dick Cheney that pushed a controversial Alaska natural-gas pipeline bill is getting renewed scrutiny because of recently […]
Jeesh!
Not only are they no longer free, the passenger has to assemble them.
Do they charge $20 for Small Pox-free bedding?
By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP Business Writer 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways Corp. said Monday it is now charging customers for pillows and blankets.
The carrier has done away with the recycled blankets and pillows […]
Perle Linked to Kurdish Oil Plan
By Susan Schmidt and Glenn R. Simpson
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Influential former Pentagon official Richard Perle has been exploring going into the oil business in Iraq and Kazakhstan, according to people with knowledge of the matter and documents outlining possible deals.
Mr. Perle, one of a group of security experts who began pushing […]
Houston Refinery Latest in String of Crane Collapses
July 19, 2008
In a scene that has become all-too familiar, one of the nation’s largest mobile cranes came crashing down at a Houston oil refinery on Friday afternoon, killing four workers. It was the latest of a number of fatal crane accidents.
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One lives and learns.
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