Representative Don Young

WAP2001103086 - 30 OCTOBER 2001 - WASHINGTON, D.C. USA: Representative Don Young (R-AK) of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee makes a point October 30, 2001 during a press conference on Capitol Hill outlining the "The Secure Transportation for America Act of 2001 bill. rw/Ricardo Watson. UPI

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Stevens falls behind in Alaska vote count

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Ballot counting in Alaska indicates U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has fallen slightly behind Democratic challenger Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.

Stevens apparently will return to Senate

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, convicted of failing to report cash and gifts on his Senate disclosure forms, held a slim lead in his bid to be re-elected.

Alaska's Don Young wins 19th House term

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Veteran Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, edged Democratic state Rep. Ethan Berkowitz to keep the seat in Congress he has held since 1973.

Alaska's Young wins GOP primary -- finally

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Alaska's lone member of the U.S. House, Rep. Don Young, narrowly won the Republican primary in his home state, a protracted vote count showed.

ANWR oil would have small price impact

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 23 (UPI) -- Oil reserves in the Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would have a minor impact on the price of crude oil, a government report said.

Fla. interstate earmark may be probed

WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate leaders want Congress to take a look at a questionable earmark that Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, once inserted into a funding bill.

Young paid legal bills from campaign funds

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, spent more than $1.1 million from campaign funds to help fend off Justice Department investigations, a federal document showed.

Some angered over oil tax break cuts

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, blasted Democrats for taking tax breaks from oil firms.

Group wants aerial wolf hunting banned

ANCHORAGE, Ala., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A conservation group is posting ads in the Washington, D.C., subway promoting legislation to end aerial hunting of wolves, it was reported Wednesday.

Charges threaten Alaska funding pipeline

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Ethics charges against Alaska's congressional delegation could interfere with the federal funding that keeps the state economy afloat. The FBI raided Republican Sen. Ted Stevens' house last Monday, searching for evidence that he improperly handled federal