Anchorage, Alaska News

State to review Palin per diem payments
The state finance director will review whether future per diem payments to Gov. Sarah Palin for nights she stays in her Wasilla home should be considered income.
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Stevens friends plotted to cover bills
Sen. Ted Stevens' friends went out of their way to help pay his bills, according to court testimony today, even conspiring to hide how much they paid for something as minor as plumbing repairs at his Girdwood home.
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Girl dies of injuries suffered in highway crash
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 12:04 PM ET WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - A Wasilla girl has died of injuries suffered in a crash on the Parks Highway.
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Stocks dive as investors fret over credit
The misery worsened on Wall Street today, bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points.
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Wasilla man dies in one-car crash
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 11:46 AM ET WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Wasilla police are investigating a one-car crash that killed a 21-year-old man on the Parks Highway.
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Judge orders release of Chinese Muslims into US
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 11:43 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the release of a small group of Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States.
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Drug makers warn against giving cold medicines to young children
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 11:13 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The companies that make over-the-counter cough and cold products say they should not be given to children under the age of...
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Man charged in Montana with cruelty to animals
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 11:04 AM ET BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - A former Colorado man has been charged in Butte, Mont., with felony cruelty to animals.
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Allen lawyer denies making signals to client
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 11:04 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal judge overseeing Ted Stevens' corruption trial says he saw a lawyer making signals from the crowd to the lead...
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Feds: 300 suspected illegals held after SC raid
Associated Press - October 7, 2008 11:03 AM ET GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Federal agents say they have detained more than 300 suspected illegal immigrants in a raid on a South Carolina chicken...
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