Archive for October, 2008
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Sarah Palin ‘Not Going to Let Women Down’
John McCain’s Running Mate Says the Media Have Misrepresented Her Message to Women By MARK MOONEY Oct. 30, 2008— Sarah Palin says she doesn’t know why most women don’t support her candidacy or why others believe she is unqualified to be vice president, but she says that makes her determined to keep fighting. With just […]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
I Love These!!!
An image of the planet Mercury, made during the January 2008 flyby of the planet by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft is seen in this image released by NASA July 3, 2008. The image shows that volcanoes were involved in plains formation and suggest that its magnetic field is actively […]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Today in Anchorage
Today: Mostly cloudy. High 31F. Winds light and variable. Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 26F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow: A few passing clouds, otherwise generally sunny. High 34F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy skies. Low around 25F. Winds light and variable.
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
I Love These!!!
This undated handout photo provided by NASA, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147. The Hubble Space Telescope is working again, taking stunning cosmic photos after a one-month breakdown. The Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore said the $10 billion telescope is as good as […]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Sex trafficking in Anchorage
By Laura Oates, CBS 11 News Reporter Article Last Updated: 06/21/2007 11:37:00 PM AKDT Sex trafficking in Anchorage: this is an issue CBS 11 News first told you about last week. It is a growing problem, with victims that number in the hundreds. We continue our special Break the Cycle series with a closer look […]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Iraq wants guaranteed U.S. departure after 2011
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq wants to remove any possibility that U.S. troops could remain after 2011 from a proposed security agreement now under negotiation, a Shiite lawmaker close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday. The current draft would have U.S. soldiers leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, unless the government asks them to stay […]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Complaint targets Palins’ travel
TICKETS FOR KIDS: Personnel Board will review accusation. By KYLE HOPKINS khopkins@adn.com (10/30/08 01:45:42) A new complaint accuses Gov. Sarah Palin of breaking state ethics rules by charging the state for her kids’ airline tickets to various events. Frank Gwartney, a retired electrical power lineman from Anchorage, filed the complaint with the attorney general Friday. […]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Lest We Forget
Troop Buildup in Afghanistan May Double October 29, 2008 Associated Press WASHINGTON - Military planners now think they may need to send more than double the number of extra troops initially believed needed to help fight the war in Afghanistan. The buildup in the increasingly violent campaign could amount to more than 20,000 troops rather […]