WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 26: Steve Smith (L), a longtime Alaska fisherman, confers with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) during a press conference with victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill at the National Press Club February 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. The press conference comes a day before Supreme Court arguments are scheduled in Baker v. Exxon, a landmark case in the ongoing battle between Alaska residents and Exxon.