alaska

Alaska is a U.S. state in the northwest corner of the North American continent. It featured in the news more than usual during the 2008 political season because of Republican Presidential candidate John McCain’s selection of Alaska’s Governor, Sarah Palin, as his running mate.

The United States purchased the territory from Russia in 1867, and it became a U.S. state in 1959. Alaska is one of two states, the other being Hawaii, which does not border any other U.S. state. The only country it borders is Canada.

Anchorage is Alaska's largest city; the other two sizable towns are Fairbanks and the capitol, Juneau. The bulk of Alaska’s economy is based on oil and gas. Seafood, tourism, and the military are also important to the state’s economy.

Alaska has varied geography, resulting in a wide range of climates. The far north of the state lies north of the Arctic Circle, while the interior gets very cold in winter but quite warm in summer, and temperatures in the Anchorage area are somewhat more temperate and less extreme.

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• On The Sixth Day HE Created Sarah…And On The Seventh, She Went Rogue

  
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  Like a beautiful snowflake, Sarah Palin has drifted into our lives, a glistening hexagonal prism of symmetry and ice sent from the Lord to fill our world with wonder and wisdom. Like Sarah, each precious star-shaped ice and crystal blend, having formed in the high clouds of the atmosphere before floating down as the ...
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• VIDEO: Martha Stewart believes Sarah Palin is “a dangerous person”

  
  The Conservation Report — Authority: 486
  I find Martha Stewart’s recent assessment of Sarah Palin interesting. She describes Sarah Palin as “very boring” and “a dangerous person.” Additionally, Stewart says Palin is “so confused” and consequently, would be a real problem in government. Personally, I agree with Stewart’s assessment, because ...
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• International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuels in Arctic

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 642
  (Washington, DC ? Nov. 20, 2009) -- Scientists from the Marine Biogeochemistry and Geology and Geophysics sections of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) organized and led a team of university and government scientists on an Arctic expedition to initiate methane hydrate exploration in the Beaufort Sea and determine ...
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• Sarah Palin apologizes for leaving 100 books unsigned in Indiana

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 820
  Based on the above video (found here ), the scene in Noblesville, Ind., at the end of Sarah Palins appearance looked more like a protest than a book signing. Outside the Borders bookstore in Noblesville (wouldnt it be great if it was a Barnes & Noble in Noblesville?), dejected Sarah Palin fans shouted, "Sign ...
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• Era Aviation: Thankful for travelers

  
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  Era Aviation is thankful for travelers! And travelers around Alaska can be thankful for sale rates on Era between now and Nov. 30. Visit Anchorage for “Black Friday” and other Holiday Shopping! Enjoy the Great Alaska Shootout over Thanksgiving Weekend. Visit friends and family around the state. Era Aviation ...
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• Irony Alert: Sarah Palin Booed For “Quitting on the Job” at Book Signing

  
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  Boy, I love me some irony.  What the hell else did they expect given her history of quitting on her home state of Alaska so that she could travel around in a custom bus taking dollars from unsuspecting sycophants?Seriously. Palin’s little book tour appears to be like honey to stupid bees.Share on Facebook
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• Sarah Palin leaves her fans out in the cold, refuses to sign books

  
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  How many more examples of Going Rogue do we need?After standing in line for several hours in the cold, cold rain, loyal Palinites watched in horror and anger as their hero boarded her Going Rogue tour bus promptly at 9pm and left their small town of Noblesville Indiana, promises broken, books unsigned. There was much ...
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• Sarah Palin leaves her fans out in the cold, refuses to sign books

  
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  How many more examples of Going Rogue do we need? After standing in line for several hours in the cold, cold rain, loyal Palinites watched in horror and anger as their hero boarded her Going Rogue tour bus promptly at 9pm and left their small town of Noblesville Indiana, promises broken, books unsigned. There was ...
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• You’re a Mean One, Mr. U.S.P.S. Grinch

  
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  The United States Postal Service just cancelled the 55-year-old Santa Letter Program. Basically, any letters sent to Santa without a specific address will now be shredded.Since 1954, the good citizens of the small, friendly town of North Pole, Alaska have volunteered to open and reply to children’s letters, posing ...
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• Obama now pleading for money to fight Sarah Palin

  
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  Never shy about $eeking money, Democratic President Obamas Organizing for America is now using the threat of Republican Sarah Palin as an opportunity to acquire more. It has just sent an e-mail out to its millions of supporters today pleading for urgent donations to fight the mother of five , now on her ...
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• Palin And The Alaskan Independence Party

  
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• Trek the Final Frontier of Alaska

  
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• The Off Season is On in Juneau

  
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• Alaskas "Going Rouge" in Responding to Palin Administration Records Requests

  
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  Alaska Governor Sean Parnell wants even more time to respond to records requests pertaining to Palin administration e-mails and other information, even though some requests have been pending for more than a year.According to the Anchorage Daily News, the excuses range from too many requests, too complicated requests, ...
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• Volunteers in US state strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts it on ice

  
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• Alaska is #2 for Hunger in the United States.

  
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  During the campaign season, and before she quit, Sarah Palin talked about getting Alaska’s natural gas to “hungry markets.”   But there are other “hungry markets” that have a more pressing need this year. The Daily Beast reports which states have the most disproportionate hunger problems.  The results are ...
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• How to Increase Your Vertical Jump

  
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• Sarah Palin “Going Rogue” On the Exxon Valdez Case

  
  ThePopTort — Authority: 467
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