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Giant Blob Of Floating Goo Found Off Alaska's Coast (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green

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UPDATE: The mysterious blob has been identified - it appears to be algae. ----------------------------------------------- Sometimes reality is ev...

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Ventura: "Palin Would Never Make It As A Navy SEAL" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota, Navy Seals, Sarah Palin Resignation, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Seals, Larry King, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska, Jesse Ventura, Larry King LIve, Politics News

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura called Sarah Palin a "quitter" on CNN's Larry King Live last night. "She is a quitter. Let me put it to you this ...

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WATCH: Obama Allows Logging in Largest US Rainforest - Think of All the Jobs!

Lee Camp | Posted 08.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Tongass Forest, Tongass Logging, Logging, Alaska, Alaska Logging, Comedy News
Lee Camp

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Say It Ain't S'Obama

Hart Bochner | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Tongass Forest, Tongass Logging, Charles Hurwitz, Alaska, Rainforest, Alaska Logging, Green News
Hart Bochner

The Obama Administration's decision today to open Alaska's Tongass National Park for logging is, in my opinion, the first major blunder of their tenure.

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Obama Administration Approves First Roadless Logging Contract In Alaska's Tongass National Forest

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Tongass Forest, Logging, Tongass Logging, Clearcutting, Video, National Forest Logging, Alaska, Tom Vilsack, Alaska Logging, Green News

This week, the Obama administration approved the sale of timber in a roadless national forest in Alaska. The Tongass National Forest is a 17 million a...

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The Nation's Energy Expert Speaks Out on Climate...Not

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, John Kerry, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Sarah Palin, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alaska, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

It blows my mind that someone could write a critique of a bill designed to address climate change and never once mention the word "climate."

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Sarah Palin Fundraising Driven By Small Donors

Five Thirty Eight | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Palin, Small Donors, Grassroots, Ron Paul, Political Action Fund Palin, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Fundraising, Sarahpac, Palin, Politics News

Sarah Palin's political action committee -- SarahPAC -- raised $733,000 in the first half of the year and is set to push past $1 million in the wake o...

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Sarah Palin is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Bill Katovsky | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Media, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Bill Katovsky

Any Palin news item will continue to be hungrily devoured and scrutinized. By comparison, Iran's fraudulent election and protests already seem so yesterday.

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The Winter Olympics -- Cough -- Welcomes You

Giles Slade | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: Richmond B.C., Alaska, Steven Colbert, Jim Carey, Winter Olympics, Anti-Americanism, Jon Stewart, Vancouver Olympics, Mormonism, Canada, Vancouver International Airport, Utah, Speedskating, Sarah Palin, Whistler Olympics, World News
Giles Slade

I warn you: smallness is what to expect of your Canadian hosts, and this is why tourism in this beautiful country is still a shabby disaster.

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Sarah Palin's Pipeline: What Will Happen To It?

nytimes.com | Stefan Milkowski | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

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In the wake of Sarah Palin's surprise announcement to step down as Alaska governor, questions linger over her signature energy initiative: the constru...

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Updated: Quit Happens; Sarah Palin's Constitutional Train Wreck

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Special Session, Alaska, Senator-Wielechowski, Branchflower Report, Joe Schmidt, Constitutional Crisis, Maj. Gen. Craig Campbell, Celebrity Governor, Sarah Palin, Governor, Palin Ethics Complaints, Sean Parnell, Ethics Complaints, Quit Happens, Palin, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

For some reason, nothing is simple in Alaska. The state sits on the edge of a constitutional crisis because of the "chain of command vacuum" created by the governor's abrupt resignation.

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WATCH: Interview With Sarah Palin's Former Speechwriter

Lee Stranahan | Posted 08.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Sarah Plain, Jon Favreau, Alaska, Snakes, Sarah Palin Resignation, John Favreau, Hockey Mom, Hockey, Sarah Palin, Comedy News
Lee Stranahan

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Smokin' More Than Salmon

Gershon Hepner | Posted 08.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Femme Fatale, Dirty Fingernails, Alaska, Fish Sline, Sarah Palin, Home News
Gershon Hepner

A song dedicated to the former Alaska governor.

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Planet Palin

Shawn Healy | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, Alaska, Republican Party, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin 2012, GOP Candidates, Politics News
Shawn Healy

Palin must assume the pitfalls of "movement" candidacies, running for the nation's highest office on the basis of lofty ideals and downplaying the importance of tried-and-true experience.

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It's Sarah, for Better or for Verse

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palin and Republicans, Sarah Palin Resignation, Alaska, Palin and Pundits, Bill Kristol, Rich Lowry, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

They're wrong, she's right, she'll rise again, and lifts her eyes to God in prayer,/The Lord works in surprising ways -- but she's not going anywhere.

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Palin: "How Ya' Gonna Keep Her in Alaska, After She's Seen DC?"

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Spotlight, Alaska, Resignation, 2008 Election, Biden, Palin, Politics News
Joan E. Dowlin

In her short campaign as the GOP Vice Presidential candidate in the 2008 Presidential election it seems that Sarah Palin got addicted to the spotlight of national politics.

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AP: After Palin, Ayotte Resigns to Explore NH Senate; Sotomayor Is the Bar: Welcome to the 24/7 Election Cycle of the Woman

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Breaking Political News, Ap, Alaska, Andrea Mitchell, Women, Palin, Nbc, Sotomayor, Obama, Kelly Ayotte, Hillary Clinton, Limbaugh, Senate, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

We live in the era of the seamless 24/7 campaign. You snooze, you lose. Could just be the change that allows a new slate of candidates, including women, to emerge in both parties.

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If She's Seeking Higher Office, Sarah Palin May Already Be Failing Her First Test: Mastering the Media

Eric Deggans | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Journalists, Republican Party, Politics, Cnn, NBC News, Sarah Palin, Gop, Reporters, Media, Alaska, Wasilla Sports Complex, Media News
Eric Deggans

Until Palin learns how to handle the press better, she will continue to suffer from self-inflicted wounds -- gashes that lie in her inability to tell a better story than the national press provides.

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Palin's Crude Awakening

Terry Keenan | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Oil, John McCain, Alaska, Economy, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Terry Keenan

Forget the Jackson 5, this was the weekend for the Palin 5.

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Sarah Palin, Preparing to Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

After reading Palin's interview in Runner's World, I doubt she'll be off the political stage anytime soon. A presidential campaign is a long race that requires a lot of endurance.

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Attention Media: Sarah Palin Hates You, You Betcha!

Tina Dupuy | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, Richard Nixon, Sarah Palin, Press Conference, Quitting, Joe Biden, Alaska, Media, Palins, Nixonian, Politics News
Tina Dupuy

Nixon was bitter because he was just as smart and capable as elites -- he just wasn't one. He got accepted to Harvard but his parents couldn't afford it. Palin is bitter because "Facts," as Ronald Reagan once said accidentally, "are stupid things."

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Sarah Palin Is a Long Distance Runner, Not a Train Wreck

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Michael Wolff

Arrayed against an establishment, both Democratic and Republican, which says she is a hopeless lightweight and obviously illegitimate, Palin keeps coming, keeps giving offense.

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A Higher Calling

Amy Ephron | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor, Alaska, Levi Johnston's Tell-All Book, Shannyn-Moore, Thomas Van Flein, Televangelists, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Amy Ephron

The Great State of Alaska is about speculation, it was founded on speculation. Main Street, Anchorage is full of Joe Speculators.

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Palin Ally: "Life Is Not Happy For Her"

CNN | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palin Family, Wasilla, Gop, Palin Resignation, 2012 Presidential Election, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin, Governor Palin, Alaska, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin Quits, Politics News

A person close to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with knowledge of her thinking told CNN Monday that her decision to end her term early "is not part of a gra...

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Sarah "Barracuda" Doesn't Sleep With The Fishes!

Warren Holstein | Posted 08.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Russia, Wasilla, George Bush, Mark Sanford, Sarah Palin Resigns, Depression, John McCain, Afghanistan, Swine Flu Pandemic, Economy, The Rapture, War, Swine Flu, Axis of Evil, Nadya Suleman, Iran, Recession, Iraq War, Religion, Nuclear Weapons, Todd Palin, Sarah Palin, Financial Crisis, Christianity, Alaska, Iraq, Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, David Letterman, Barracuda, North Korea, Politics, Gop, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

She is not a narcissist. She just has the good sense to realize she is better and more deserving than most people to rule the planet and prepare humanity for the end of days.

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