The proceedings challenge the very nature of the state's relationship with the oil industry. Can the state's leaders trust what the major oil companies tell them about oil reserves, drilling plans, and the operations of the trans-Alaska pipeline? If the

As the immediate past Vice Presidential nominee, it’s hardly surprising that most people outside Alaska view Sarah Palin as a card-carrying member of the GOP establishment. Despite her husband Todd’s seven year dalliance with the secessionist Alaska Inde

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(Updates with voting beginning in 12th paragraph; comment from voters starting in 13th.) Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s 18 million voters are deciding today whether President Ma Ying-jeou’s work to improve relations with China merit him a second four-y

Taiwan’s 18 million voters will decide today whether President Ma Ying-jeou’s work to improve relations with China merit him a second four-year term. Ma, 61, and his main opponent, Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen, made final appeals

Taipei, Jan. 13 (CNA) Douglas Paal, a former director of the American Institute in Taiwan's (AIT's) Taipei office, rejected criticism Friday that he was trying to interfere with Taiwan's Jan. 14 presidential election.