Alaska

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Killing by the numbers
In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq?
Conspiracy theory in the frozen North
Flooded villages in Alaska, record grain harvests in Finland. Who's to blame? How 'bout Exxon?
No bears for oil
Why hasn't the polar bear been granted federal protection? Maybe because the Bush administration plans a last-minute handout of oil leases on its habitat.
Hillary Clinton: Coal isn't going away
The presidential contender says we should look into "clean coal," but she can't promise she would never support "dirty" energy.
What's wrong with Alaska?
Every member of Alaska's all-GOP congressional delegation is embroiled in scandal.
What Ted Stevens, Bolivian cocaine and Halliburton have in common
Or, how the Alaskan Inupiat Eskimos got a no-bid contract in South America from the U.S. government.
Don't worry, be Mike Gravel
No job, no money, no problem -- after personal setbacks, the quirky Alaskan returns to his first love as a long-shot contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
One reason it's a happy new year
A Jan. 1 victory for lesbian and gay employees of Alaska.
Destination: Alaska
Put aside stories of a freezing, exotic locale full of igloos and kooks in favor of these portraits of the hardscrabble -- and magical -- Northern state.
A tale of two oil companies
Hugo Chavez comes to Alaska's rescue, while Exxon fiddles and the world burns
The lazy man's guide to Alaska
Hairy-legged hikers may look down with disdain, but there's a perverse pleasure in viewing rugged wilderness from the deck of a cruise ship.
The other Alaskan oil mess
Drill for oil? In Alaskan wilderness? Go right ahead!
If this is "pulling together," we don't want to see "coming apart"
The man responsible for Alaska's "bridge to nowhere" isn't about to give up his highway pork to help fund Katrina relief.
A bridge to nowhere
Alaska's Gravina Island (population less than 50) will soon be connected to the megalopolis of Ketchikan (pop. 8,000) by a bridge nearly as long as the Golden Gate and higher than the Brooklyn Bridge. Alaska residents can thank Rep. Don Young, who just brought home $941 million worth of bacon.
Give us your trees, your air, your crystal waters
Environmentalists say that four more years of Bush will turn even the red states black.
Senate races to watch
Counting Electoral College votes driving you totally batty? Take a mental health break with these crucial contests.
Where the caribou don't roam (anymore)
Stymied in his plans to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bush has raced ahead to fast-track oil development elsewhere in Alaska -- imperiling an entire way of life.
The boss's daughter
Locked in a close Senate race in Alaska, Republican incumbent Lisa Murkowski is getting a big push from the major industries tied to her powerful father, the governor.
Oily insecurity
After Sept. 11, conservatives call again for drilling in Alaska -- but environmentalists say the real danger is our addiction to oil.
A phantom energy crisis
The Bush administration has convinced the nation that we're in the middle of a power emergency, but the facts indicate otherwise.
Immigration humiliation
Two men are arrested for bringing Russian women and girls to Alaska to work as strippers.
Baked Alaska?
Fearing a return to the days of James Watt, green activists mobilize to spike Bush's environmental nominees.
Avast!
Tips on spotting Alaska's great leviathan, choosing a mileage-earning credit card and renting a car in Europe.
Monster mush?
The Alaskan Iditarod is supposed to be about huskies having fun, but that's not what animal rights groups think.
Kafka of the Great White North
Franz's niece takes the Yukon.
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