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Ousting Murkowski Is
a Huge Coup for Tea Party

Analysis

Sep 1, 2010 8:50 AM CDT

Ousting Murkowski Is a Huge Coup for Tea Party

There's little danger of a general election backlash

(Newser) - Tea Party candidates have been accused of hurting Republican chances in some races, but in ousting Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski it’s “on much firmer tactical ground,” writes Nate Silver of the New York Times . Murkowski’s not an “authentically moderate senator such as Olympia Snowe and...

Murkowski
Concedes
Alaska GOP
Primary

Sep 1, 2010 7:19 AM CDT

Murkowski Concedes Alaska GOP Primary

Incumbent loses to Palin-backed newcomer Joe Miller

(Newser) - In what could be America's biggest political upset of the year, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski has been booted from office in the Republican primary by a little-known, Sarah Palin-backed conservative lawyer. Murkowski—who was 1,668 votes behind after last week's primary—conceded defeat to Joe Miller last night after...

Alaskan Kills Half of
Town's Police Force

Aug 30, 2010 12:25 PM CDT

Alaskan Kills Half of Town's Police Force

Then barricades himself in his house; standoff ongoing

(Newser) - A SWAT team and dozens of other law enforcement officers were locked in a standoff this morning with a man suspected of murdering two police officers in the town of Hoonah, Alaska—which happens to amount to half the town’s cops. Police suspect 45-year-old John Marvin Jr. “ambushed”...

Alaska Primary
Proves Palin Power

ANALYSIS

Aug 25, 2010 2:03 PM CDT

Alaska Primary Proves Palin Power

Strong showing from Palin choice shows she's not a spent force

(Newser) - Alaska still hasn't got a result in its GOP primary for the US Senate but what it has got is a potent display of Sarah Palin's political power. Longshot candidate Joe Miller—currently in the lead, with many absentee ballots still to be counted—has made a surprisingly strong showing...

Tea Partier Poised
to Topple Murkowski

Aug 25, 2010 7:54 AM CDT

Tea Partier Poised to Topple Murkowski

But Alaska Senate race still too close to call

(Newser) - Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski probably won't know for a week whether she still has political life. The Republican is locked in a race with Tea Party favorite Joe Miller that remains too close to call, reports the Anchorage Daily News . Miller, expected to lose, actually leads by about 3,000...

Levi Makes
Wasilla
Mayor Bid
Official

Aug 24, 2010 4:43 AM CDT

Levi Makes Wasilla Mayor Bid Official

Johnston files papers to run for office

(Newser) - Levi Johnston has made his bid for Sarah Palin's old job official. Bristol Palin's ex-fiancé has filed a letter of intent with Alaska officials and will now be able to solicit donations for his run for city office in Wasilla, AP reports. Johnston and his agent have been pitching a...

Woman Drowns on Way
to Into the Wild Bus

Aug 17, 2010 5:19 PM CDT

Woman Drowns on Way to Into the Wild Bus

29-year-old traveling to see vehicle from book and movie

(Newser) - Another tragic ending gets looped into an already tragic story: A Swiss woman drowned Saturday while trying to cross a swollen river on the way to the abandoned bus made famous by Jon Krakauer's book (and the resulting movie), Into the Wild. Alaska state troopers say Claire Jane Ackerman, 29,...

The Horrific Scene
of the Stevens Crash

WEATHER EYED AS CAUSE

Aug 11, 2010 1:03 PM CDT

The Horrific Scene of the Stevens Crash

Survivors lay in mangled wreckage as chilled rain fell

(Newser) - When Ted Stevens and his companions left their lodge, they thought they were headed for a quick trip to a salmon fishing camp. When they hadn’t arrived hours later, the lodge sent out search planes, who quickly found a horrific scene, the AP reports. The nose of the plane...

Ex-NASA Chief, Son
Survive Plane Crash

Aug 10, 2010 4:22 PM CDT

Ex-NASA Chief, Son Survive Plane Crash

Sean O'Keefe among survivors of crash that killed Stevens

(Newser) - Former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe survived the plane crash in Alaska that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens, an ex-NASA spokesman says. O'Keefe's teenage son, Kevin, also was among the four survivors. The plane crashed Monday night near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing five. The former spokesman for the...

'Uncle Ted' Stevens
Kept Alaska Solvent

OBITUARY

Aug 10, 2010 2:42 PM CDT

'Uncle Ted' Stevens Kept Alaska Solvent

He used his clout to bring in federal money, programs

(Newser) - Now that it's been confirmed Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash , attention is shifting to the legacy of the former Alaska senator. The wiry octogenarian was a legend in his home state, where he was known as "Uncle Ted." Though he was built like a birch...

Ted Stevens Dead
in Alaska
Plane Crash:
Report

Aug 10, 2010 11:33 AM CDT

Ted Stevens Dead in Alaska Plane Crash: Report

Former senator among 5 killed in remote western Alaska

(Newser) - Ted Stevens was among the five people killed in a plane crash last night in remote western Alaska, a former aide to the ex-US senator tells KTUU in Anchorage . Former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe was also believed to be among the nine people on the aircraft, but his fate is...

5 Killed, 4 Survive in Crash
of Ted Stevens' Plane

UPDATED

Aug 10, 2010 10:22 AM CDT

5 Killed, 4 Survive in Crash of Ted Stevens' Plane

Ex-senator's fate unknown; ex-head of NASA was among passengers

(Newser) - Five people are thought to be dead in a plane that went down in rural Alaska last night with former Sen. Ted Stevens believed to be aboard, reports the AP. The NTSB reports that there are four survivors, but it's not known if the senator is among them. Former NASA...

Levi Running
for Wasilla
Mayor

Aug 10, 2010 6:16 AM CDT

Levi Running for Wasilla Mayor

Reality show run for office is no joke, says manager

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is planning to follow in Sarah Palin's footsteps with a run for mayor—or city council member—of Wasilla. Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, confirmed to AP that the 20-year-old babydaddy will be entering politics as part of a reality show that is being pitched to networks. The project's...

Palin: I Didn't
Roll My Eyes at
That Woman

sarah vs. media

Aug 10, 2010 3:52 AM CDT

Palin: I Didn't Roll My Eyes at That Woman

'I've been hit by another spin operation'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is upset that the "lamestream media" pounced on her for appearing to "roll my eyes" when the former constituent who's blasting her as the "worst governor ever" tells Palin she's a teacher—an exchange reality TV cameras naturally caught on tape (catch up on the...

Rescuers Reach Group Stranded on Alaska Glacier

Aug 10, 2010 2:38 AM CDT

Rescuers Reach Group Stranded on Alaska Glacier

Team skis through blizzard to save sightseers

(Newser) - A rescue team has skied through a blizzard to bring food and blankets to a group of sightseers who have been stranded on an Alaskan glacier since their small plane crashed two days ago. The team will stay with the four Texans and their Alaskan pilot while a helicopter circles...

'Worst Governor Ever'
Palin 'Honored' to Be
a 'Celebrity'

Aug 9, 2010 2:16 PM CDT

'Worst Governor Ever' Palin 'Honored' to Be a 'Celebrity'

Confrontation with ex-constituent caught on tape

(Newser) - While filming her reality show in Alaska over the weekend, Sarah Palin was caught on camera having an all-too-real discussion with a disgruntled former constituent. While fishing, Palin spotted a sign reading “Worst Governor Ever,” according to longtime Palin nemesis Shannyn Moore of the Huffington Post , and approached...

Sarah Palin Reality Show Premieres Nov. 14

set the dvr!

Aug 6, 2010 3:25 PM CDT

Sarah Palin Reality Show Premieres Nov. 14

One 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' guest star: Kate Gosselin

(Newser) - The fall TV season really starts on Sunday, Nov., 14, when the first episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska airs. "It takes a special individual to thrive in Alaska," says the head of TLC, the network best know for inflicting the Gosselin family on America. Not coincidentally, Kate Gosselin...

Plane Crashes in
Alaska's Denali Park

Aug 2, 2010 4:19 AM CDT

Plane Crashes in Alaska's Denali Park

All 3 on board dead

(Newser) - A cargo plane crashed in Denali National Park in Alaska, killing all three people on board and sparking a forest fire. "The plane pretty much disintegrated," said a park spokeswoman. Members of the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to arrive on the scene today. Identities of the...

Cruise Ship Impales Whale

Jul 29, 2010 3:17 AM CDT

Cruise Ship Impales Whale

Humpback whale's death being investigated

(Newser) - The Sapphire Princess has found a dead whale stuck to its bow for the second time in just over a year. The Coast Guard says the whale appears to be a juvenile humpback, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The cruise ship was delayed near Juneau for three hours while the...

Sarah Palin
Stares Down
Brown Bear

mother to mother

Jul 29, 2010 2:31 AM CDT

Sarah Palin Stares Down Brown Bear

Mom, cubs crash family fishing trip

(Newser) - First moose hunting, now a bear stare down. That's what happened to Sarah Palin when a brown bear and her two cubs crashed a quiet family salmon fishing expedition in Alaska. The mothers stared at one another before the bear blinked, and moved off, reports the Telegraph . The bear apparently...