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Senators participate in mock swearing-in ceremony in Washington
Mark Begich (D-AK) participates in the re-enactment of his swearing-in with Vice President Dick Cheney in the Old Senate Chambers on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 6, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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KODIAK, Alaska, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard seized a rat infested high seas fishing boat containing illegal drift nets, a government agency said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Controversial policy language being attached to spending bills in the U.S. Congress could be trouble for the appropriations bills' passage, aides said.
HOUSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Oil drilling firm Escopeta Oil and Gas Co. said it is negotiating a potential fine for using a Chinese service to move a drilling platform to Alaska.
Suspicious powder sent to Senator a concrete material
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Packets of a white powder sent to the home offices of Alaska's congressional delegation were found to be a substance used in making concrete, the FBI said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 2 (UPI) -- Plans for expanded domestic oil and gas production shows U.S. lawmakers are keen to make an Alaskan gas pipeline a national interest, Alaskan officials said.
Palin, state GOP want election do-over
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 3 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has joined the state GOP in calling on U.S. Sen. Mark Begich to resign and run against former Sen. Ted Stevens in a special election.
Alaska GOP calls for special Senate race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 2 (UPI) -- The Alaska Republican Party said U.S. Sen. Mark Begich should resign so former Sen. Ted Stevens can have a chance to win back his seat in a special election.
Stevens leaves behind big lobbyist ties
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska will leave behind a virtual industry of lobbyists devoted solely to him when he exits the Senate next month, observers say.
Delayed count shows high Alaska turnout
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Alaska's Nov. 4 voter turnout, initially thought to be suspiciously low, may actually end up breaking records, officials said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was poised to lose his re-election bid as his Democratic challenger saw his lead grow in ballot counting, analysts said.
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