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MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 06: Singer Alaska and her husband Mario Vaquerizo attend 'Agora' premiere at Kinepolis Cinema on October 6, 2009 in Madrid, Spain. View Photo »
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University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Steiner surveys ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea, about 200 miles from shore, from the window of a Coast Guard C130 September 30, 2009. View Photo »
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University of Alaska scientist Rick Steiner (L) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographer Jim Overland pose in front of a U.S. Coast Guard C130 in Barrow,Alaska during refueling stopover for their flight over the Arctic Ocean Sep... View Photo »
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, takes a position during a patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. View Photo »
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, takes cover, in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. View Photo »
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, gestures during a patrol in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. View Photo »
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, gestures during a patrol in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2009. View Photo »
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Harriet Panayah of Savoonga, Alaska, dances as Native tribal and community leaders take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Harriet Panayah of Savoonga, Alaska, dances as Native tribal and community leaders stage take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Harriet Panayah of Savoonga, Alaska, dances as native tribal and community leaders take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Merle Apassingok of Gambell, Alaska holds up his drum to the sky to catch droplets of rain as Native tribal and community leaders take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Alaska Revenue Commission Pat Galvin, left, applauds as Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell announces the amount of this year's Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend checks on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Anchorage, Alaska. View Photo »
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009. View Photo »
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) stands beside CLSA's CEO Jonathan Slone during the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009. View Photo »
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009. View Photo »
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009. View Photo »
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A sign at a used car lot in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, encourages buyers to use their Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check early for their purchase. The amount of this year dividend will be announced on Wednesday by Alaska Gov. View Photo »
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A sign at a used car lot in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, encourages buyers to use their Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check early for their purchase. The amount of this year dividend will be announced on Wednesday by Alaska Gov. View Photo »
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Kim Elton, director of Alaska Affairs at the Interior Department, left, is presented with a giant postcard by members of the Alaska Wilderness League during their demonstration against offshore drilling, Monday, Sept. 21,2009, outside the Interior Depar... View Photo »
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Members of the Alaska Wilderness League demonstrate against offshore drilling, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, outside the Interior Department in Washington. View Photo »
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MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 06: Singer Alaska and her husband Mario Vaquerizo attend 'Agora' premiere at Kinepolis Cinema on October 6, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Steiner surveys ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea, about 200 miles from shore, from the window of a Coast Guard C130 September 30, 2009.
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University of Alaska scientist Rick Steiner (L) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographer Jim Overland pose in front of a U.S. Coast Guard C130 in Barrow,Alaska during refueling stopover for their flight over the Arctic Ocean September 30, 2009.
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, takes a position during a patrol in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, takes cover, in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, gestures during a patrol in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Bobby Orr, from Fairbanks, Alaska, of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, gestures during a patrol in an area frequented by Taliban militants, in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2009.
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Harriet Panayah of Savoonga, Alaska, dances as Native tribal and community leaders take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Harriet Panayah of Savoonga, Alaska, dances as Native tribal and community leaders stage take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Harriet Panayah of Savoonga, Alaska, dances as native tribal and community leaders take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Merle Apassingok of Gambell, Alaska holds up his drum to the sky to catch droplets of rain as Native tribal and community leaders take part in a demonstration September 25, 2009 in Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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Alaska Revenue Commission Pat Galvin, left, applauds as Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell announces the amount of this year's Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend checks on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
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A sign at a used car lot in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, encourages buyers to use their Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check early for their purchase. The amount of this year dividend will be announced on Wednesday by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell.
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A sign at a used car lot in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, encourages buyers to use their Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check early for their purchase. The amount of this year dividend will be announced on Wednesday by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell.
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Kim Elton, director of Alaska Affairs at the Interior Department, left, is presented with a giant postcard by members of the Alaska Wilderness League during their demonstration against offshore drilling, Monday, Sept. 21,2009, outside the Interior Department in Washington.
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Members of the Alaska Wilderness League demonstrate against offshore drilling, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, outside the Interior Department in Washington.
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FedEx trucks unload in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. FedEx, on Thursday, reported that quarterly earnings have fallen 53 percent over last year. The company said it plans to raise U.S. domestic and export shipping rates by 5.9 percent for starting Jan. 4, 2010.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and Librarian of Congress James Billington look over an old map of Ketchikan, Alaska, Murkowski's hometown, during a visit to the Library of Congress in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, and Librarian of Congress James Billington look over an old map of Alaska during a visit to the Library of Congress in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, center, and Librarian of Congress James Billington, left, are shown old maps of Alaska by John Hebert, Chief of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress, right, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, during a visit to the Library of Congress in Washington.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, right, looks through a 3-D viewer of a photo of the Alaskan gold rush as Librarian of Congress James Billington watches, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, during a visit to the Library of Congress in Washington.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Rick Steiner surveys ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea, about 200 miles from shore, from the window of a Coast Guard C130 September 30, 2009.
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If they want changes, I want them to justify it, because I'm not about taking money out of Alaska coffers so it can go to investments in Nigeria. I want jobs for Alaskans
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When I saw what I loved, literally, melting in front of my eyes, I wanted to alert people ... We've lost a million square miles of ice, which is the same area as Alaska, Texas, and California, and we're predicted to lose another million in the next 20 years.
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From Florida to Alaska, catch share programs help fishing communities provide good jobs while rebuilding and sustaining healthy fisheries and ocean ecosystems
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Svalbard, Alaska, Norway, the Canadian Islands and both Coasts of Greenland
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Although there were Alaska projects included in several of these measures, this is clearly a flawed process when more than $1 trillion in spending is passed through the Senate without a full opportunity for amendment and debate
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I was pleased to work closely with other senators to explain Alaska's diverse needs, and glad they supported the millions of dollars' worth of essential Alaska projects and initiatives contained in this bill
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The law already permitted FHA loans to be 50 percent higher in Alaska and Hawaii because of higher home prices in those areas. For decades, home price and income limits have been in place for various HUD and mortgage revenue bond programs in order to reflect varying local area characteristics
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The adult female (Lisa Moore) also alleged that Allen provided her with a trip outside Alaska for the purpose of preventing the adult female to testify in an unspecified proceeding.
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You're not going to be targeted for armed robbery as a cruise tourist on a ship from Seattle to Alaska ... It's more of a reflection of what's happening in the Caribbean and the poverty that exists outside of the city limits, and people who are desperate for money.
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In Mail Call on Dec. 8, there was two items about Sarah Palin, one of cost of her book. I paid $24 for mine. It was worth the cost. I like Sarah Palin. She's intelligent, she was a good governor for Alaska. Democrats are trying to destroy her. She would be good for America. I'm a Democrat.
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In Alaska and British Columbia, that has not been borne out in practice. Fewer jobs, yes
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Those temperatures for snowfall are much more like Alaska, Canada or even Montana and Wyoming
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Getting her facts wrong and misrepresenting her record as governor of Alaska, again, not enough for Palin`s latest foray into opinion piece, this one for 'The Washington Post,' ... So she went into full-on denial, climate change is all political mode.
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He is a professional and he's now in a different role ... I know that he is going to do the best job he can for Alaska, so I feel comfortable with it.
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The only thing standing in the way of an Alaska gas pipeline is the Sarah Palin administration
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these storms are coming out of the west, more like Hawaii as opposed to Alaska, so snow levels will be much higher.
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Larry is an excellent choice for this important position. Few people can match his depth of knowledge and history on Alaska oil and gas issues
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Commercializing Alaska's vast reserves of natural gas is vital not only for the economy of the state, but the energy security of the nation as well
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His credentials are outstanding and I look forward to working with Larry to move an Alaska natural gas pipeline project to reality
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Hi, I'm Sarah Palin, Brander of MavericksTM . I've taken time from my busy schedule here in Alaska because it's important you know that [CANDIDATE NAME] is a maverick, just like me and Ronald Reagan. So vote for [HIM/HER] for [OFFICE], and remember the Mavericks‚ MottoTM : ‘Let's Keep Our Nation Wild an...
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The brand will decide to put the ship where there is the best return and the most profitable returns ... They have to put it in the context that they already have seven ships in Europe or they already have two ships in Australia, but they will model it out, and if it pays to pull a ship from Alaska and ...
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The work will advance knowledge that will not only benefit people in Alaska, but Oklahoma and the rest of the nation
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Growing up in Wasilla [Alaska] . . . I've never seen a gay guy in Wasilla
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