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Palin Camp Threatens Libel Suit Over Divorce Story

A story about a possible Sarah Palin divorce from husband Todd may earn a blogger a liberl suit, or at least that's what the Palin camp threatened on Sunday.

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Farewell to Sarah Palin, For Now

In a move reminiscent of Richard Nixon's "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore" speech, Sarah Palin is to leave office as Alaska's governor today. While the reasons are still unclear, one thing is certain: we won't have the woman who didn't know Africa is a continent, not a country, to kick around anymore.

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Why Did Sarah Palin Resign?

Sarah Palin announced on Friday she was resigning, within tht next few weeks, as Alaskan governor. As she did so, there was no lack of theories on why she was making the move.

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Palin Tweets On Alaska Earthquake

Strong Alaska Earthquake shook the state this morning. The magnitude of the Alaska earthquake was 5.3, thankfully there are no damages. Governor Sarah Palin tweeted about the earthquake in her Twitter account reporting how it shook and that there are no reported damages.

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Mt. Redoubt Erupts Twice on Thursday

Alaska's Mt. Redoubt has been rumbling and grumbling for some time now, and erupted Sunday night, but on Thursday the volcano erupted twice, tossing a more than 12-mile-high cloud of ash into the sky.

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Alaska Volcano Observatory Says Mt. Redoubt Erupts

Late Sunday yesterday Mt. Redoubt began eruption in Southern Alaska report the U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Volcano Observatory.

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Mush! Iditarod 2009 is Underway

The actual Iditarod 2009 race starts Sunday, but on Saturday 67 "mushers" and more than 1,000 dogs set their sights on Nome, Alaska.

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Snowzilla Declared a Nuisance, is No More

Snowzilla is now just a memory, and unlike Frosty, he won't be back. The humongous Alaskan snowman, first erected in 2005, has run afoul of the government (meaning city codes). Horrors: more Alaskan politicking.

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Mark Begich Is the Winner Of U.S. Senate Race In Alaska

The campaign office of Alaska democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate Mark Begich has announced that Begich is the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska defeating Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

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Dried mushrooms slow climate warming in northern forests

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other northern regions, a new UC Irvine study finds.

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Most Alaskan glaciers retreating, thinning, and stagnating

Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new book published by the U.S. Geological Survey. In places, these changes began as early as the middle of the 18th century.

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Palin 'Bounce' May Speed Filming of 'Looking for Alaska'

Renewed focus on 49th state spikes interest in All Things Alaska.

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