JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is costing state taxpayers less than her two predecessors, the Republican's office said.

The European energy sector is under strain in the opening days of 2009 with a row over Ukrainian gas arrears to Russia impacting regional gas supplies. With Europe adopting policies in 2008 to diversify its energy sector, several projects may move quickly, such as the Nabucco pipeline, while others, such as the South Stream artery, may feel the pressure of a global recession and the geopolitics of 2009.

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she would refuse a $25,000 pay raise during her current term as Alaska governor.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rose from relative political obscurity to superstar when Republican presidential nominee John McCain made her his running mate.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin billed the state for per-diem allowances for 312 nights spent in her home, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 22 (UPI) -- Alaska wants an aviation broker to do what eBay couldn't: get rid of the governor's jet.

JUNEAU, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has announced she will sell the state jet purchased by her predecessor to the highest bidder on the eBay online auction site. Palin said the Westwind II, which was bought on orders from former Gov. Frank Murkowski despite objection

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The future of an Alaskan natural gas pipeline is in limbo with the current project's biggest proponent, Gov. Frank Murkowski, a lame duck.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski lost the Republican primary to a former town mayor, who will face former two-term Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles in November.