From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
One of the biggest open secrets in Alaska politics was confirmed Wednesday morning, when Larry Persily was named Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.
Last month, President Barack Obama asked Drue Pearce, the Republican who held the job in the Bush Administration, [...]
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President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 extra U.S. troops to Afghanistan on an accelerated timetable that will have the first Marines there as early as Christmas and all forces in place by summer. But he'll also declare Tuesday night that troops will start leaving in 19' [...] From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
Oprah Winfrey’s show is on right now in Washington D.C., and here are some highlights from Oprah’s interview with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. I'll be updating as the show continues:
On whether Oprah, who backed Barack Obama in the 2008 election, "snubbed" Palin' [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
The Republican who heads up the federal agency overseeing the construction of Alaska's proposed natural gas pipeline is stepping down.
Drue Pearce, a former Alaska Senate president, was asked by President Barack Obama to step down from the small agency, known as the Office [...]
