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EthanThe US Senate has rejected a Republican-backed proposal to expand offshore oil and gas drilling. Democrats said an expansion of offshore drilling would do nothing to reduce Americans' dependence on foreign oil. "These results say that Alaskans are ready for new direction, new energy and new ideas. We're going to keep listening to Alaskans and working hard," Berkowitz said.

Governor Sarah Palin today unveiled a short-term energy plan to address the skyrocketing costs of energy in Alaska. The package includes two parts – returning surplus funds through a grant to all electric utilities to reduce ratepayer bills and an Energy Debit Card for the next 12 months.
Begich Alarmed by Continued Climb in Alaska's Fuel Prices

Ted BenResearch 2000, a nonpartisan, national polling firm, today released new statistics showing Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Begich winning the Alaska Senate race by five-points. The poll, commissioned by Daily Kos, shows the Begich - Sen. Ted Stevens head-to-head at 48 percent to 43 percent, plus or minus four percent.

ANWRRepublican and Democrat senators voted to stop stockpiling oil in the national reserve Tuesday, but they rejected a plan to increase domestic production in area's such as Alaska's ANWR. "Instead of hiding barrels of oil in the nearly full Strategic Petroleum Reserve, we want to put them on the market to increase supply and lower prices."

Polar BearThe Bush administration reluctantly will list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because of shrinking sea ice from global warming. "I believe this decision is most consistent with the record and legal standards of the Endangered Species Act - perhaps the least flexible law Congress has ever enacted," Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said.

BegichMayor and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Begich today said he was disappointed to see Sen. Ted Stevens support the watered down Graham-McCain G.I. Amendment during a vote in the Senate. The Senate rejected Republicans' efforts to attach the Graham-McCain Amendment to a bipartisan collective bargaining bill that affects firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians.

AlaskaDemocrats.org press release: Last week Stevens and the Republicans in the Senate blocked the Federal Airline Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill, which included the provision to give airline travelers additional rights.

NATION/ALASKA
MIA team searches Alaska WWII battlefield
Bob Barr on Thursday's ruling on same sex marriage
Bush administration blocked from stockpiling oil
Rural Alaska Students Attending Schools from State Universities to the Ivy League
Begich Alarmed by Continued Climb in Alaska's Fuel Prices
Lori Drew indicted in MySpace suicide case

POLITICS
Bush attacks Obama with bogeyman threats
Republicans can't stand Bush either
John McCain makes claims about Iraq just like Bush did
Obama on Passage of the Senate Farm Bill
John Edwards endorses Barack Obama for president

WORLD
UFO files released by British military
Zimbabwe sets another vote deadline
China says earthquake death toll could reach 50,000
Chavez says Interpol report wrong

SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT
Pete Doherty back after prison
Justin Henin retires from tennis
NBA - Lakers over Jazz 111-104
Remy Ma and Papoose win morons of the year award
Boston's Pierce and Garnett over Cleveland 96-89

ZAKI BLOG
Biden calls Bush comments 'bullshit'
Olbermann To Bush: "This War Is Not About You... Shut The Hell Up!"
Republicans can't stand Bush either
Ted Stevens goes postal over polar bear ruling
Vic Kohring gets 3 1/2 years in the can
Waterfall meetings pay off for Red Cavaney


















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