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Letterman Resists Making Joke About Palin Wanting Massive Pipeline

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.16.2009 | Comedy

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"Here you have the words 'Sarah Palin' and 'massive pipeline' in the same sentence," the source said. "If David were to leave that alone, it would almost be dereliction of duty."

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Hate to Smudge the Lipstick but Could We Get a Muzzle for that Pitbull?

Warren Holstein | Posted 07.13.2009 | Comedy

Ms. Palin, you're simply a side-show freak in the corner of the Republican tent that everyone points and titters at as you continue to bark and sell tickets to your own dwindling, embarrassing performances.

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Legislating Hate: The Real Anti-Christ

Shannyn Moore | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Anchorage Gay Rights Ordinance, Gay Rights, Glbt, Palin, Jerry Prevo, Domestic Terrorism, Ron Hammon, X-Ians, Politics News

Today, the Anchorage Assembly will vote on an ordinance to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians in hiring, housing and education. Local Church leader Dr. Jerry Prevo is leading the opposition.

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VIDEO: Palin's "Lifted" Speech

Shannyn Moore | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Geoffrey Dunn, Michael Reagan, Anchorage Speech, Dennis Zaki, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Mudflats, Politics News

Part One & Two: Geoffry Dunn's take on Palin's "lifted speech." Mudflats take on attending and transcript Shannyn Moore's take on attending....

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Palin Lifts From Gingrich in Anchorage Speech

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

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Much of Sarah Palin's speech delivered in Anchorage on Wednesday was lifted from an article written four years ago by Newt Gingrich and Craig Shirley.

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Slap Shot: Alaska Legislators Set to Override Palin's Veto

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

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It will take a 75 percent legislative majority to override Palin's veto -- no small feat in a rightward leaning state. It would appear to be a political slap shot headed straight for the net.

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Palin: Obama Wants To "Control The People" With Bailout Money

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said in a speech Wednesday that the Obama White House is trying to "control the people." Palin was introducing Michael ...

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Pinocchio in Drag: Sarah Palin's Latest Lies

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Palin continues to maneuver herself, haphazardly as it may be, into a run for the presidency in 2012. Through it all she continues to delve in a disturbing duplicity, spewing lies and half-truths.

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Palin Pulls Alaska Out Of Effort To Write Nationwide Education Standards

Alaska Daily News | MEGAN HOLLAND | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to opt out of an effort to write nationwide education standards in reading and math has some Alaska educators cheering and...

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Palin's Refusal To Join in Nation's Energy Savings Plan: Wrong For U.S., Wrong for Alaska

Les Gara | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

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What Governor Palin has done is as effective as spending your time blowing dandelion seeds into the wind.

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Alaskans Honor Dead As Palin Pulls Diva Card

Shannyn Moore | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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I talked to a Republican lawmaker told her how honored I felt to be at the memorial day ceremony. She commented on the governor's attire -- Palin wore a mini skirt.

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Think Again: Blogosphere to Mainstream Media: Get Off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in Our Shoes)

Eric Alterman | Posted 06.22.2009 | Media

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Dowd's accident is yet another sign of how traditional media outlets are increasingly (and to their credit) taking cues from the reporters and commentators that populate the blogosphere.

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Palin Says Thanks But No Thanks To Stimulus Money

Shannyn Moore | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Gov. Sarah Palin dropped the hammer today on $80 million from the state budget. In a "bring it on" move, Palin dared the legislature to over-ride her veto.

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Captain Sig Hansen Speaks Out About Alaska's Deadliest Match

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Fish and Mining, Sig Hansen, Salmon, Alaska, Deadliest Catch, Pebble Mine Project, Bristol Bay, Green News

Captain Sig Hansen, well known for his featured status on Deadliest Catch has used his political capital, as it were, to speak out against Alaska's Deadliest Match; fish and the proposed Pebble Mine Project.

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An Arctic Agenda for Secretary Salazar

Trip Van Noppen | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Alaska, Ken Salazar, Shell Oil, Arctic, Environment, Polar Bears, Climate Change, Oil Drilling, Global Warming, Green News

Here's what the President and Sec. Salazar can do to make a decisive break from the "drill here, drill now" policies of the Bush administration and show Americans a new day has dawned in the Arctic.

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Blue Whales Return To Former Alaska Waters

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades af...

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Stimulus Interruptus: Palin's Lies to Nowhere About Obama's Recovery Package

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics

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Sarah Palin has found herself painted into a shrinking political corner in which she finds herself at odds with just about every interest group in Alaska -- Democrats and Republicans alike.

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CrackHo.com: Sarah Palin's New Legal Foe

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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Sarah Palin's lawyers -- already busy handling the dozen legal complaints that are pending against the Alaska governor -- are now doing legal battle ...

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Sarah Palin's Approval Rating in Alaska is Crashing. When Will the Burning Start?

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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After the last six weeks of watching the Palin train cars derail one by one, in what can only be described as agonizing political slow motion, we've been waiting to see what would happen when the latest poll came out.

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Palin Popularity Plunging in Polls

Shannyn Moore | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Alaskans are starting to get it. Palin's job approval numbers have dropped consistently since she came back from the Straight Talk Express tour. Neglect doesn't play well here.

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Something's Fishy on the Yukon...

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Alaska, Factory Trawlers, Pollack Fishing, Sustainable Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries, Sustainability, Alaska Salmon, Sarah Palin, Green News

If the salmon are the collateral damage, then the losers of this war are those who have for thousands of years depended on the bounty of the Yukon.

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Sarah Palin To Accept Most Stimulus Funds For Alaska

AP | MARK THIESSEN | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sign bills accepting most of the federal stimulus funds available to the state, her spokeswoman...

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Palin Loses the War

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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I've said that the governor's political ambition combined with her intellect is like a jet engine on a golf cart. Today, the legislature managed to find the brakes.

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For Sarah Palin, A Rough Return To Her Day Job: New York Times

New York Times | WILLIAM YARDLEY | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Before Tina Fey and "Drill, baby, drill," there was mud season here in the Alaskan capital. This soggy, socked-in spring has been no exception, but it...

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