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Founder of McKinley Capital Management, an investment firm in Anchorage. He has a big family compound on Lake Clark near the proposed Pebble mine and is a relentless, and wealthy, opponent of the project.
Secretary's Remarks: Remarks at the Arctic Council Ministerial Session
Thank you very much, Minister Bildt, and thank you for hosting this important event.
Sarah Palin Poll Shows Former Gov. Would Narrowly Lead Primary Field For Alaska Senate
Sarah Palin would have a narrow edge in the GOP primary to challenge Sen. Mark Begich in 2014, according to a poll whose sponsors hope to draft her for the race.
Rep. Pelosi knocks Republicans' 'obsession' with Benghazi attack
Congressional Republicans are using their Benghazi investigation as political "subterfuge" to distract from other issues, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday.
OK, He Didn't Cause Hurricane Katrina. But He Is Guilty of Fraud.
In the history of U.S. military research, there's never been a project with such a combination of big science, high sleaze, and pure conspiratorial strangeness.
Green on Federal Criminal Discovery Reform
Bruce A. Green has posted Federal Criminal Discovery Reform: A Legislative Approach on SSRN.
Durbin's defense panel approach
When Sen. Dick Durbin took over the powerful defense subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee in late January, the Illinois Democrat knew that he had some work to do.
White House Celebrates Star Wars Day, Still Refuses To Build A Death Star
A December 2012 "We the People" petition urged the White House to go where it has never gone before by constructing a "Death Star" by 2016 to "strengthen our national defense." The Obama Administration shot down the dreams of Star Wars fans everywhere in January, claiming it "does not support blowing up planets." "I have flown twice over Mount St.
Does Climate Change Drive Prostitution?
The Internets were abuzz this week with tales of how Rep. Barbara Lee , that notorious Berkeley liberal, introduced a resolution claiming that climate change forces women to be prostitutes.
Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run
Sarah Palin's last elective position in Alaska ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term.
Lamar Smith: Science Peer Review Process Would 'Improve' With Political Oversight
The chairman of the House Science Committee on Tuesday defended his controversial draft legislation that would subject the National Science Foundation's peer review process to politics as necessary to "improve" science.
Purported 4th-Grade Science Test Says Dinosaurs Lived With Humans
Dinosaurs hung out with humans; God created dinosaurs on the sixth day; the "behemoth" described in the Bible's Book of Job actually refers to a brontosaurus.
Organizing for Action shrugs off dangers of hitting Senate Dems on gun control
The head of Organizing for Action says he's not worried red-state Democrats will suffer politically from attacks the group is preparing in retaliation for their votes against gun control legislation.
COLUMN - ChartGirl boxes the news
If you're the nautical sort, you probably interpret the news as a flow. If you hunt and peck on the typewriter, your news feed might resemble a pointillistic painting.