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VIDEO: Mates in Alaska - EP1 - Red Bull (International)

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VIDEO: Mates in Alaska - EP1
Red Bull (International)
New Zealand's backcountry megastar Jake Koia is joined by RMB (Roland Morely Brown) on a jounrey to Haines, Alaska in search of perfect backcountry conditions to ride. Using helis aplenty, the two charge down epic lines and manage to avoid any serious ...

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Alaska pushes DC on ANWR drilling - Politico

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Politico

Alaska pushes DC on ANWR drilling
Politico
Alaskan officials are hoping to prod the federal government into measuring the amount of oil and gas beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and are offering state money as part of their plan to push the project forward. “Alaska is willing to help ...
Alaska Unveils Plan to Assess Gas, Oil in ANWRABC News
Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refugeLos Angeles Times
Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWRMiamiHerald.com
Bloomberg -Alaska Dispatch
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Give away Alaska's fair share of oil wealth, give away Alaskans' PFD checks - Alaska Dispatch

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Give away Alaska's fair share of oil wealth, give away Alaskans' PFD checks
Alaska Dispatch
The money Senate Bill 21 gives back to BP, ConocoPhillips, and Exxon Mobil Corp. will leave Alaska with about the same amount of income from oil revenues that the state treasury had to spend back in 2002, when voters were choosing a new governor and ...
Repeal and replace the giveawayJuneau Empire (subscription)

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Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel - Yahoo! News

12 hours 18 min ago

Christian Science Monitor

Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash, disrupts air travel
Yahoo! News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said ...
Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellationsThe Seattle Times
Trace Volcano Ash Reaches Small Alaska CityABC News
Pavlof Volcano ash cloud shows Alaska's threat to air travel (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Fox News -Ktoo
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Alaska taps ex-Mexico State star as import for Governors Cup - Philippine Star

12 hours 19 min ago

Alaska taps ex-Mexico State star as import for Governors Cup
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Alaska Milk brings in as import former New Mexico State star Wendell McKines as the Uytengsu franchise chases a second straight title in the PBA Governors Cup set to start Aug. 14 or after the country's hosting of the 2013 FIBA ...

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Former Alaska DOT worker charged with workers' comp fraud - Anchorage Daily News

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 17:50

Former Alaska DOT worker charged with workers' comp fraud
Anchorage Daily News
A former Alaska Department of Transportation worker and his supposed masseuse were charged with defrauding the State of Alaska out of more than $20,000 of worker's compensation benefits, the state Department of Law said Monday. Scott A. Groom and ...
Former Alaska State Employee and Wisconsin Nurse Indicted for Worker's ...SitNews

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Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations - MiamiHerald.com

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 15:48

MiamiHerald.com

Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations
MiamiHerald.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska volcano eruption is prompting regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities, including a town that reported traces of fallen ash. Pavlof Volcano released ash plumes as high as 22,000 feet over the weekend, ...
Trace Volcano Ash Reaches Small Alaska CityABC News
Pavlof Volcano ash cloud shows Alaska's threat to air travel (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Palvof Volcano ash reaches Alaska city but stays under major threat level to ...Fox News
OregonLive.com -RedOrbit
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge - Los Angeles Times

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:48

Politico

Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
Los Angeles Times
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, a Republican, launched a new bid Monday to at least determine what the argument is about. In a proposal to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Parnell said Alaska is willing to consider a $50-million contribution to launching ...
Alaska pushes DC on ANWR drillingPolitico
Alaska Unveils Plan to Assess Gas, Oil in ANWRABC News
Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWRMiamiHerald.com
Alaska Dispatch -Bloomberg
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Alaska, Hawaii, W. Virginia get No Child Left Behind waivers - Washington Post

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:18

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Alaska, Hawaii, W. Virginia get No Child Left Behind waivers
Washington Post
Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia join 37 other states and D.C. in getting relief from No Child Left Behind, in exchange for agreeing to make changes in education policy endorsed by the Obama administration. The states have agreed to prepare students ...
NCLB Waivers Granted To Alaska, Hawaii, West Virginia By Education DepartmentHuffington Post
Alaska, Hawaii, West Virginia Win NCLB WaiversEducation Week News (blog)
Alaska's request for waiver from education law OK'dFairbanks Daily News-Miner
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska -Alaska Public Radio Network -Alaskajournal.com
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Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations - Houston Chronicle

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:12

Christian Science Monitor

Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations
Houston Chronicle
Pavlof Volcano released ash plumes as high as 22,000 feet over the weekend, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Clouds obscured the volcano Monday, but U.S. Geological Survey scientists said seismic instruments at the volcano show continuing ...
Trace Volcano Ash Reaches Small Alaska CityABC News
Pavlof Volcano ash cloud shows Alaska's threat to air travel (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Palvof Volcano ash reaches Alaska city but stays under major threat level to ...Fox News
OregonLive.com -RedOrbit
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Alaska Unveils Plan to Assess Gas, Oil in ANWR - ABC News

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:05

Politico

Alaska Unveils Plan to Assess Gas, Oil in ANWR
ABC News
The state of Alaska on Monday proposed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar plan aimed at determining the true oil and gas potential in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. State officials hope the plan will reinvigorate — and reshape — the debate over ...
Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWRSacramento Bee
Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refugeLos Angeles Times
Alaska pushes DC on ANWR drillingPolitico
Alaska Dispatch -Bloomberg
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Judge: Religion no defense for Alaska Native fishermen to break laws ... - Alaska Dispatch

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:51

Alaska Dispatch

Judge: Religion no defense for Alaska Native fishermen to break laws ...
Alaska Dispatch
Before a single witness could be called to the stand, acting Alaska District Court Judge Bruce G. Ward read a seven-page opinion eviscerating the idea Alaska Natives living along the Kusko had any right to violate state laws intended to protect salmon.
Fishermen Found Guilty, Although Court Agrees Subsistence Salmon Fishing Is ...Alaska Public Radio Network

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NCLB Waivers Granted To Alaska, Hawaii, West Virginia By Education Department - Huffington Post

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 12:20

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NCLB Waivers Granted To Alaska, Hawaii, West Virginia By Education Department
Huffington Post
The addition of Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia brings to 37 the number of states operating outside the Bush-era law, along with the District of Columbia. Eight additional states, the Bureau of Indian Education, Puerto Rico and a coalition of ...
Alaska's request for waiver from education law OK'dFairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska, Hawaii, West Virginia Win NCLB WaiversEducation Week News (blog)
Education Department gives 3 more states waiversAlaskajournal.com
Washington Post
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Grizzly Bear Eats GoPro Camera In Alaska, VIDEO Uploaded To YouTube By ... - Huffington Post

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:33

Grizzly Bear Eats GoPro Camera In Alaska, VIDEO Uploaded To YouTube By ...
Huffington Post
Let's say you're a fish swimming blissfully through the pristine waters of an Alaskan river. Suddenly, you're snatched up by a massive grizzly bear, who drags you ashore for lunch. The last thing you'd likely see would be a cavernous set of jaws -- or ...

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Native house posts installed at new Forest Service lab in Alaska - OregonLive.com

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:18

Native house posts installed at new Forest Service lab in Alaska
OregonLive.com
"Carving these totem poles is to memorialize our ancestors," master of ceremonies Paul Brewster told the crowd gathered in front of the lab, which is next to University of Alaska Southeast campus. "It is how we continue to remember where we came from ...
House posts pay homage to Alaska Native cultureFairbanks Daily News-Miner

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Curtis Burton takes Buccaneer Energy into Alaska's Cook Inlet - FuelFix (blog)

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 10:14

Curtis Burton takes Buccaneer Energy into Alaska's Cook Inlet
FuelFix (blog)
Told last fall he urgently needed open-heart surgery, Curtis Burton headed instead to meet with investors in Alaska. He returned and checked into St. Luke's Hospital for a quintuple bypass in late November. Two days after leaving the hospital, he was ...

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Police Standards Council to review Alaska officers - San Francisco Chronicle

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 09:58

Police Standards Council to review Alaska officers
San Francisco Chronicle
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former police lieutenants in Juneau and Barrow who are charged in criminal cases could have their law enforcement certifications revoked when the Alaska Police Standards Council meets Tuesday in Kenai. "We have close to ...
Panel will hear misconduct allegations against Alaska police officersAnchorage Daily News

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Sarah Palin: It Snowed In Alaska In May, So There Is No Global Warming - Huffington Post

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 08:57

Sarah Palin: It Snowed In Alaska In May, So There Is No Global Warming
Huffington Post
Global warming isn't happening, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) argued over the weekend, pointing to the fact that it was snowing in Alaska in May. "Global warming my gluteus maximus," she wrote in a post on her Facebook page, adding a small dose of ...

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Alaska amazing comeback – swift and sweet - Philippine Star

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 08:12

Manila Standard Today

Alaska amazing comeback – swift and sweet
Philippine Star
Members, officials and supporters of the Alaska Aces, led by team owner Wilfred Uytengsu, coach Luigi Trillo and Finals MVP Sonny Thoss, flash the No. 1 sign after bagging the PBA Commissioner's Cup crown with a three-game sweep of the Barangay ...
PBA: In the wake of a 14th title, Alaska's brand new dayGMA News
What a class act by AlaskaInquirer.net
Alaska Aces regain lost gloryManila Standard Today
Sun.Star -ABS CBN News -Arab News
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Alaska proposes plan to assess oil, gas at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - OregonLive.com

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 07:56

FuelFix (blog)

Alaska proposes plan to assess oil, gas at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
OregonLive.com
Alaska is proposing a multiyear plan that includes seismic surveys, environmental studies and exploration drilling on the coastal plain of the refuge. Exploration would take place in winter, and Parnell says it would have a limited impact on the ...
Alaska pushes to study Arctic refuge oil amid US reluctanceFuelFix (blog)
Alaska offers $50 million, hoping to join feds in probing ANWR's oil prospectsAlaska Dispatch
Alaska offers $50 million for ANWR resource assessmentPlatts

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