PALIN CANDIDACY RAISES EYEBROWS FOR ALASKA NATIVES
The more time that the news media has to dig into Palin, the more concerned we should all be that McCain has picked her.We know that Cheney and Haliburton are side by side, we know that George Bush supports big oil because of what he's done over the last 4 years. However, was...
Governor Sarah Palin Has What It Takes To Be The Next Dick Cheney
"With Sen. McCain's imminent announcement of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, the Huffington Post is re-featuring Chris Kelly's May 2008 piece on the Alaska Governor Sarah Palin keeps showing up on short lists of John McCain vice presidents. She doesn't...
U.S. tourist hacked to death with machetes
A retired American couple who make their home in Anchorage Alaska were met with violence in Guatemala while resupplying their sailboat. Reports say 4 men boarded the boat with machetes that "seemed liked curved...
Volcano on Alaskan Island Erupts
On Saturday, ten people were rescued off the Aleutian Islands of Alska after an unexpected volcanic eruption. They were taken to Ductch Harbor 65 miles away were they stayed in a hotel. Fortunately, there were no...
Village threatened by warming gets funding
Certainly distressing when an entire town must be evacuated before it is swallowed up forever. It is also reported that the State of Iowa is under 2/3 of water. Where do you relocate a state?...
Conservation groups sue over polar bears
Lawsuits against the government always seem to be more hoopla and show than substance, but if it gets more love for the polar bears go for it. "ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three conservation groups are suing the Department...
Alaska Will Sue to Block U.S. Listing of Polar Bears as 'Threatened'
Alaska's government says polar bears aren't a "threatened species," and will sue to block that designation. Gov. Sarah Palin and other officials say that listing would block prime oil and gas development in some... Bush administration bars drilling in Arctic wetland
The Bush admin is really on a roll lately. Now they have proposed keeping oil-rich wetlands in the Arctic off-limits to drilling because of their ecological sensitivity.This certainly is a change of direction for...Last Seduction, First Conviction: Woman Gets 99 Years in Murder Plot
Mechele Linehan has been sentenced to almost a century in prison for the murder of her former fiancé in 1996."A former stripper-turned-soccer-mom convicted of plotting to kill her former fiance 12 years ago...7.2 Earthquake Shakes Aleutian Islands
"A large earthquake rattled Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries. The magnitude-7.2 quake struck at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and was centered about...Rebel soldiers stop people leaving Manila hotel
This looks like it will be an on going story. This is what Reuters has so far. As it sais, mainly journalists. I am not sure how many foreigners are in the hotel."By Karen Lema and Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuters) - Rebel Philippine soldiers holed up in a luxury Manila...Eruption – Alaskan Volcano Sounds Off
"Eruption – Alaskan Volcano Sounds Off Eruption – Alaskan Volcano Sounds Off Pavlof Volcano in Alaska. (Courtesy Alaska Volcano Observatory/ USGS) Video Video High ALASKA PENINSULA - The Alaska Volcano...Friends rescue man after mauling by grizzly bear
"A Western Alaska man is recovering at an Anchorage hospital after a horrific bear mauling, thanks to quick action by two hunting partners who may have saved his life -- and his legs. (clip)With their friend badly...Violated Rights : Only Repository of Rights Violated News!
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