ABC:
Investigation into Palin Now on Fast Track Sources Tell ABC News that Report Will Be Released Almost Three Weeks Early By LEN TEPPER
September 5, 2008—
ABC News has exclusively learned that Alaska Senator Hollis French will announce today that he is moving up the release date of his investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her office to get the Alaska public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, fired. The results of the investigation were originally scheduled for release Oct. 31 but will now come almost three weeks earlier, according to sources.
The announcement is set for 9 a.m. AKDT time.
The Alaska state senator running an investigation of Gov. Palin had accused the McCain campaign of using stall tactics to prevent him from releasing his final report by Oct. 31, four days before the November election.
“It’s likely to be damaging to the Governor’s administration,” said Senator Hollis French, a Democrat, appointed the proj...
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state.... more
Palin rallies crowd at first of four rallies
Sarah Palin is on a barnstorming tour of the state of Georgia
today, campaigning for fellow Republican Saxby Chambliss. The
incumbant senator faces a runoff election tomorrow against
challenger Jim Martin, his Democrat challenger. With votes still
being recounted in the Minnesota senate contest between Al Franken
and Norm Coleman, the outcome of Tuesday’s Georgia runoff could
determine the size of the Democrats’ majority in... more
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Georgia voters to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday’s runoff in an election eve appeal that underscored her popularity within the Republican Party and the GOP’s efforts to stave off erosion of its shrinking Senate numbers.... more
Save at the Pump, Live Where You Work Live, work, and play has become a mantra of progressive thinking communities throughout the nation. Evidence is mounting that consumers not only want to live near their work because of the convenience, but also because of the rising costs of energy. I explore some raw numbers to identify the trends in this area.
The Alaska Modular Home - Your Perfect Shelter From the Storm Who in his or her right mind would ever think of the phrase “Alaska m... more
Abstract:The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to renew the Air Quality Operating Permit for emission units at the Zehnder Facility, under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: Golden Valle...... more
The Alaska Federation of Natives on Saturday called on the state and federal governments to declare an energy emergency in rural Alaska, and to cap the price of heating oil and gasoline in villages across the state.
Some village residents pay twice as much as city dwellers for heating oil and gasoline, and rural delegates meeting [...]... more
Alaska Senator Ted Stevens asked for a speedy trial on the theory that he needed an acquittal before Election Day.
Boy, was that a bad idea:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska’s [...]
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New York Times - By Neil A. Lewis - Oct. 28 (Breaking News) - Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate’s history and a figure of enormous influence in his state, was found guilty on Monday of violating ethics laws for failing to report gifts and services that he was given by friends. NewsTrust Rating: 3.4 average (not enough reviews) - 1 review - Review It Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Dis... more
KSKA continues its profiles of state legislative races in Anchorage by looking at Muldoon and House District 19. KSKA’s Len Anderson reports on the two candidates seeking to represent this rapidly changing area of the city.
Pete Petersen for Alaska State House
Bob Roses - State House District 19
Len Anderson, KSKA - Anchorage
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Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and
the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
A Detachment
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Location: Ketchikan
Case number: 08-92480/ 08-92482
Type: Warrant arrest/ Fugitive from justice
Text: On 11/07/2008 at approximately 1211 hours, the Alaska State
Troopers arrested 46 year old Donald Sparks of Ketchikan on an
outstan... more
Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and
the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
A Detachment
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Location: Haines
Case number: 08-92740
Type: MVC-Damage, Wildlife
Text: On 11-8-2008 at 0803 hours the Alaska State Troopers were notified
of a single vehicle collision involving a moose on Chilkat Lake Road in
Haines. Troopers responded and dispatched the moose, [... more
(Bumped. Susan)
WellstoneDem in the comments of a previous post:
2 voted but there was no campaign: MI and FL
5 haven’t voted yet: TX, OH, PA, IN, and NC
5 have voted for Obama: IL, WA, MO, VA, and GA
and 5 have voted for Clinton: CA, NY, NJ, MA, and TN
The whole “Big State” thing is a myth.
Yeah, there’s some stupid spin floating around (from all sides) this cycle, but this is probably the dumbest. And it’s compounded by people wh... more
Yesterday, I noted an AP story on the recent contempt of Congress vote that, well… had a few problems.
In the least troubling of the errors, the reporter — Laurie Kellman — misidentified Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV) as a Democrat.
OK, not such an awful mistake. At least, not by itself. And the AP’s Director of Media Relations, Paul Colford, e-mailed to point out that the AP had in fact already put out a corrected version of the article.
But Kellman didn’t... more
Midday open thread From: americannonsense.com Post Date: 2008-03-04 13:55:20
Tonight’s schedule, with pledged delegates in parenthesis):
Vermont (15), 7 p.m. ET
Ohio (141), 7:30 p.m. ET
Rhode Island (21) 9 p.m. ET
Texas (193) 9 p.m. ET, but El Paso is in a different time zone, so closes an hour later. And, to make things extra complicated, the caucuses begin after the polls close.
Vermont will get called quickly for Obama. The rest should take a while to report winners. And Texas, sheesh, that one will be conf... more
The Obama campaign may be planning ahead (something the Clinton campaign never thought of, apparently), but it’s clear that they’re also paving the way for a serious push to knock Clinton out of the race this week.
First off is the developing CW , from the very astute Charlie Cook:
NBC political analyst Charlie Cook writes in his CongressDaily column, “[W]inning by slight percentages in Texas and Ohio aren’t real wins for Clinton. A ‘win’ would... more
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