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Many still without power after storm
An estimated 1,000 people are powerless after 100 mph gusts knocked down trees and took out power lines early Friday morning.
KTUU.com  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:40 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Harvest numbers mixed for 2008 salmon season
A cold spring kept fishermen and processors waiting anxiously, but by the end of the 2008 salmon season, weak king runs notwithstanding, preliminary statistics showed that Alaska's fishermen brought in nearly 139 million salmon of all species.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:16 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Democrats revive tax measure on natural gas reserves
Three Democratic state lawmakers have revived a measure to tax Alaska natural gas reserves.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:16 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Palin says report clears her
Despite the report's conclusion that she abused her power in violation of the law, Palin claims it absolves her of "any legal wrongdoing."
KTUU.com  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:08 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Palin says report vindicates her
In a brief telephone conversation with Alaska reporters Saturday, Gov. Sarah Palin said she did nothing wrong in the Troopergate affair involving her ex-brother-in-law and feels vindicated by a legislative investigation, the results of which are detailed in a hefty report.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:03 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Economy in Alaska holds steady
Insulated by high oil prices and conservative lending practices, Alaska's resource-driven economy has softened this year but not snapped under the pressure of Wall Street failures and a global credit crunch.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:03 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Grizzlies on prowl
As winter creeps down the Chugach Mountains and the grizzly bears start the move toward their dens, wildlife biologists and others have begun to contemplate whether the city's summer of bears was an aberration or the face of what is to come.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Oct 12, 2008 03:03 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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About 2,500 flee chemical leak in western Pa.
Associated Press - October 11, 2008 10:43 PM ET PETROLIA, Pa. (AP) - About 2,500 people have fled a toxic cloud after a corrosive material was leaked at a chemical plant in western...
KTUU.com  –  Oct 12, 2008 02:43 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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For Bush, last 100 days to feature 'no letting up'
Associated Press - October 11, 2008 10:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is down to his final 100 days in office as of Sunday. But don't expect a quiet fade into the Texas night.
KTUU.com  –  Oct 12, 2008 02:23 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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High fuel costs threaten state's troll fisheries
It is hard for me to see how the Alaska salmon troll fisheries will survive much longer in anything like a traditional form unless fuel prices fall dramatically.
The Anchorage Daily News  –  Oct 12, 2008 02:22 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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