http://dir.salon.com/topics/alaska/?source=rss&aim=alaska en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST By Mike Madden and Gabriel Winant Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/20/gop_governors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/20/gop_governors/index.html?source=rss For higher office, and away from their earlier statements about how much they hate the whole idea of the stimulus. By Vincent Rossmeier Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/18/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/18/palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin's month of bad press just got a little worse. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/29/sarah_palin_on_energy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/29/sarah_palin_on_energy/index.html?source=rss Neither Alaska, nor its governor, has the answer to America's energy problems By Gary Kamiya Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/10/14/troopergate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/10/14/troopergate/index.html?source=rss The damning Troopergate report shows that Gov. Palin is not only unethical but vindictive. By Max Blumenthal and David Neiwert Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/10/palin_chryson/index.html?source=rss Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll helped launch Palin's political career in Alaska, and in return had influence over policy. "Her door was open," says Chryson -- and still is. By Vincent Rossmeier Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/07/palin_polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/01/07/palin_polls/index.html?source=rss Two recent polls showed very different results; was one prompted by the incumbent senator's fear of Palin? By Gabriel Winant Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/11/palin_senate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/11/palin_senate/index.html?source=rss With Ted Stevens' grip on his Senate seat loosening, Palin might just have another way to Washington. By Gabriel Winant Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/05/stevens_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/05/stevens_effect/index.html?source=rss Shortly after his conviction, Sen. Ted Stevens is unexpectedly headed toward reelection; did Alaskans lie to pollsters about voting for a criminal? By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html?source=rss Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of Iran. By Gabriel Winant Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/26/trade_missions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/26/trade_missions/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin claims to have earned foreign policy credentials through trade missions with Russia, but evidence that they actually happened is hard to come by. By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin has a way of using "old boys" -- then dumping them when they become inconvenient. By Sarah Posner Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/18/palin_iacc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/18/palin_iacc/index.html?source=rss How the vice-presidential nominee brought fringe biblical teachings to her work as the chief of Wasilla, Alaska. By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/index.html?source=rss She poses as a fiscal watchdog, but when Palin was mayor, she grabbed city funds to give her office a pricey "bordello" makeover. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/09/17/alaska/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/09/17/alaska/index.html?source=rss I'm thinking of heading north to escape the election. Maybe Alaska. By Mike Madden Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/16/todd_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/16/todd_palin/index.html?source=rss Todd Palin has exerted unusual influence on his wife's Alaska government. In Washington, their methods would do Bush and Cheney proud. By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html?source=rss Baptist minister Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election. By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/palin/index.html?source=rss Former Gov. Tony Knowles and other Alaska Democrats warn not to underestimate Sarah Palin's political skills -- or how unsuited she is for the vice presidency. By David Talbot Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/alaska_secession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/alaska_secession/index.html?source=rss Alaskan Independence Party chairwoman Lynette Clark talks about why she doesn't identify herself as an American, and about her kindred spirit Sarah Palin. By Mark Benjamin Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/08/sarah_palin_wolves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/09/08/sarah_palin_wolves/index.html?source=rss With a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes. By Jeff Yang Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/05/palin_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/09/05/palin_bush/index.html?source=rss McCain's veep choice is the reincarnation of George W. Bush, as channeled by Karl Rove. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/04/alaskan_secession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/04/alaskan_secession/index.html?source=rss The state has oil, natural gas and lots of armed libertarians. Independence is a no-brainer! By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/02/sarah_palin_hugo_chavez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/02/sarah_palin_hugo_chavez/index.html?source=rss The governor may be pro-drilling, but she's no Big Oil puppet. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_climate_change/index.html?source=rss Global warming is nothing to joke about in the not-so-frozen North. Palin might be pro-drilling, but she can't ignore climate change By Andrew Leonard Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_anwr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/29/sarah_palin_and_anwr/index.html?source=rss Offshore, onshore, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Republican vice-presidential nominee makes no bones about it: Drill! By Peter Dizikes Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/18/oil_myths/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/env/feature/2008/08/18/oil_myths/index.html?source=rss Busting the myths about cheap and unlimited oil being broadcast by Rush Limbaugh, Jerome Corsi and other dinosaurs.