Alaska

Palin's pals in the Alaska Independence Party had ties to terrorist state Iran. Yes, Iran. The country that wants to wipe Israel off the map.

AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 55 minutes ago

Sarah Palin and her "first dude," Todd, have unseemly ties to the Alaska Independence Party. First, here's what the AIP had to say about our "damn flag" and their "hatred for the American government" : The founder of the AIP was a man named Joe Vogler. Here's what he had to say in a 1991 interview, only a few years before Palin attended its convention: "The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared...

Alaska GOP Touts Chuck Norris’s Endorsement of Don Young

Washington Wire (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Brad Haynes reports on the 2008 election. A few facts: Chuck Norris can sneeze with his eyes open. Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one bird. And Chuck Norris has decided who should represent Alaska in Congress. Norris mentioned his support for embattled Rep. Don Young in an Internet column Monday decrying the financial rescue plan. “Congress doesn’t need another bailout, but a roundhouse kick...

Alaska Dems: Palin Distorted Her Record on Darfur

TalkLeft (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin claimed during the Vice Presidential Debate: "When I and others in the legislature found out we had some millions of dollars in Sudan, we called for divestment through legislation of those dollars to make sure we weren't doing anything that would be seen as condoning the activities there in Darfur." --Sarah Palin, Oct. 2, 2008, VP Debate Not so , say Alaska Dems in a press...

• Sarah Palin Lied About Supporting Sudan Divestment - Stereohyped
• Palin Lies About Sudan Divestment - Jack and Jill Politics

Palin pledges of Alaska sunshine marred by secrets

Examiner (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Sarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign built a wall of protectiveness around her.

• Palin's promise of transparency in Alaska wanes on touchy topics like e-mail and polar bears - Star Tribune
• Palin's promise of transparency in Alaska wanes on touchy topics - Chicago Tribune
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Alaska to review per diem payments to Palin

Examiner (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Alaska's top finance officer will review payments made to Gov. Sarah Palin for nights she charged the state for staying in her own home.

State of Alaska finance director to review Palin per diem payments as taxable income

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Palin has received more than $17,000 in per diem payments since taking office in December 2006 for 312 nights she stayed in her Wasilla home about an hour's drive from Anchorage. The state provides a home for the governor in Juneau.

Palin pledges of Alaska sunshine marred by secrets

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign built a wall of protectiveness around her.

• Palin pledges of Alaska sunshine marred by secrets - Seattle Times
• Palin's promise of transparency in Alaska wanes on touchy topics like e-mail and polar bears - Star Tribune
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Alaska man's body found on Montana lake shore

billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

KALISPELL - The body of an Alaska man living in the Flathead Valley of Montana was found washed up on the shore of Woods Bay in Flathead Lake. The 43-year-old man's name has not been released. ...

Election is remote for Alaska Eskimo village

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

The bush plane glides over the tundra in autumn, descending slowly into the green and orange with avian grace. Soon its wheels kiss a spit of an airstrip in a western Alaska place where senators and governors rarely visit, a Yup'ik Eskimo village called Akiachak.

• This Land: Remote and Struggling, but Still a Piece of America - New York Times

Ninth Circuit Uphold's Alaska's Ability to Force Alaska Independence Party to Choose Its Nominees via Direct Primary

Election Law (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

You can find the Ninth Circuit's opinion in Alaska v. Alaska Independence Party (yes, that Alaska Independence Party), here. The opinion begins: Alaska requires political parties to nominate candidates for the state’s general election ballot in a state-run primary, in...

Alaska's Icy Strait Point Honored for Sustaining Native Culture

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

HOONAH, Alaska, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Travel Industry Association and National Geographic Traveler magazine recently named Icy Strait Point, Alaska's only private cruise ship destination, the winner of a "Travel to a Better World" award for sustaining an indigenous culture or community. Given in conjunction with TIA's Odyssey Awards, this sustainable tourism honor recognizes the best in the...

Palin pledges of Alaska sunshine marred by secrets

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign built a wall of protectiveness around her.

Palin-Emmer Alaska Connection

Wright County Republican (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

L to R: Jacquie, Bobby, Joe, Tom & Katie Emmer with Sarah & Todd Palin When John McCain and Sarah Palin visited Blaine a few weeks ago Tom & Jacquie had the privilege of an up close and personal with the Palins. Tom's college hockey jerseys from Alaska Fairbanks on Joe and Katie caught the Governor's attention. The Palins couldn't have been more genuine and warm.

LJ Talks to Alaska Children’s Librarian Charlotte Glover

Library Stuff (Free subscription) | yesterday

LJ - “Given the controversy over the gay-themed titles that allegedly raised the ire of some Wasilla, AK, residents, and the inquiries by then-Mayor Sarah Palin about the library’s procedure for banning books, LJ decided to ask a veteran Alaska librarian about some of the issues raised.”

Alaska's anonymity

USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Alaska's anonymity Kerri Scala - New York In the Forum piece "Anonymity of Alaska suits us just fine," commentary writer Lisa Phu stated that she and other Alaskans wanted to "return to our lifestyle of anonymity and seclusion in Nowhere,...

Obama Draws More At Rally In Alaska Than Palin

shugaray | 10/06/2008

Obama Draws More At Rally In Alaska Than Palin

Palin: The woman that could be the next...

hankryley | 09/04/2008

The women that McCain has chosen as a running mate just might put Barack Obama to shame. As I am sure that you have already heard Gov. Palin of Alaska will be boosting the GOP ticket with a little more charisma and a lot more fire.

Diddy Slams Presidential Candidate John McCain And His Potential Vice President Choice Sarah Palin

icelebz | 09/02/2008

P. Diddy doesn't think there are any black people or "crackheads" in Alaska. The music mogul has slammed Republican Presidential candidate John McCain's choice of potential vice president - Sarah Palin, from the remote U.S. state of Alaska - insisting she has no idea about the real problems in America. Diddy - who has changed his name to show his support for Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama