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    Lisa Murkowski
    Alaska Perfect Peony owner Rita Jo Shoultz of Homer prepared a bouquet for President Obama’s hotel suite in Anchorage. Shoultz credited Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, for making it possible for her peonies to play a part in the presidential visit.-Photo provided
    Local peonies grace Obama hotel suite
    By Michael Armstrong • September 3, 2015 9:38 am

    Though President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to Alaska this week didn’t bring him to the lower Kenai Peninsula, he got…

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    Alaska utilities, leaders welcome exemption from emissions rule
    Alaska utilities, leaders welcome exemption from emissions rule
    By Elwood Brehmer • August 13, 2015 11:17 am

    Alaska utilities will not have to comply with new federal standards requiring cleaner power production. The state is currently exempted…

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    New director announced for Division of Elections
    New director announced for Division of Elections
    By BECKY BOHRER • July 30, 2015 10:26 am

    JUNEAU — Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott has chosen a new director for Alaska’s Division of Elections. Mallott asked for and…

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    Trade pact will give corporations more power
    Trade pact will give corporations more power
    By Bob Shavelson • July 16, 2015 10:26 am

    An obscure and controversial trade bill negotiated by the Obama Administration and pending in Congress poses a direct threat to…

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    Murkowski: Arctic issues important on global scale
    Murkowski: Arctic issues important on global scale
    By Charles L. Westmoreland • June 11, 2015 10:58 am

    For Sen. Lisa Murkowski, there aren’t many topics hotter than the Arctic these days, especially as the U.S. steps into…

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    Begich bids farewell to U.S. Senate
    Begich bids farewell to U.S. Senate
    By BECKY BOHRER • December 17, 2014 4:04 pm

    Democratic Sen. Mark Begich bid an emotional farewell to the U.S. Senate on Dec. 11, saying he was proud of…

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    Murkowski, Sullivan receive committee assignments
    Murkowski, Sullivan receive committee assignments
    December 17, 2014 4:03 pm

    JUNEAU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has retained her spot on the Senate Appropriations Committee, while incoming senator Dan…

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    Begich concedes race to Sullivan
    Begich concedes race to Sullivan
    By BECKY BOHRER • November 19, 2014 2:00 pm

    JUNEAU — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich conceded the Alaska Senate race to Republican Dan Sullivan on Monday, nearly two…

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    U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, left, celebrates with Julie Fate Sullivan, wife of Republican Senate nominee Dan Sullivan, at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage on Nov. 4. Murkowski is poised to chair the Energy and Natural Resources Committee when the next Congress convenes in January. Votes continue to be counted in the race between Sullivan and incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich.-Photo by Andrew Jensen, Morris News Service - Alaska
    Murkowski readies for role as Energy Committee chair
    By Andrew Jensen • November 12, 2014 3:09 pm

    ANCHORAGE — It was tough to find anyone who was more excited than Sen. Lisa Murkowski at Dan Sullivan’s election…

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    U.S. Sen. Mark Begich talks to a Homer
    Race for Senate seat pivotal, says Begich
    By McKibben Jackinsky • October 8, 2014 4:04 pm

    Nearing the end of what he called a “very, very close campaign,” Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, made a swing through…

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    Most lawmakers not from Alaska
    Most lawmakers not from Alaska
    By Barbara Landi • September 17, 2014 6:32 pm

    According to the Begich campaign, among Dan Sullivan’s greatest sins is that he isn’t from Alaska. Since when do you…

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    Joe Miller leads in right direction
    Joe Miller leads in right direction
    August 6, 2014 3:51 pm

    In November we have the chance to replace a liberal senator who supports the agenda of Barack Obama nearly all…

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    Miller
    GOP U.S. Senate candidates target issues, each other...
    By McKibben Jackinsky • July 16, 2014 5:30 pm

    Eileen Becker was clear about her reason for organizing Tuesday’s debate between Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, Joe Miller, Dan…

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