Anchorage Daily News

Bush visits Eielson Air Force Base

President Bush said Monday that U.S. troops going to Iraq soon -- including a Stryker brigade from Fort Wainwright -- will find a country dramatically different from the one that was "hopeless" before his troop buildup.

Panel weighs evidence in corruption case

A key piece of the corruption case against former Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch was debated Monday in Anchorage before a federal appeals court panel.

Back on his home turf

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens declared his innocence before a large, supportive crowd as he returned to Anchorage on Monday for the first time since his indictment.

Stevens requests trial be in Alaska

Lawyers for Sen. Ted Stevens asked a federal judge to move his trial to his home state, saying the "center of gravity" of the charges faced by the 84-year-old Republican rests "squarely in Alaska" and that it will be near-impossible for him to campaign if the trial isn't moved.

Alaska among new presidential battlegrounds

Alaska is young. Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia have growing populations and many black voters. Montana has seen recent Democratic inroads, and North Dakota has sent only Democrats to Congress since 1986. Indiana borders Barack Obama's home state.

House candidates debate tonight

Alaska's candidates for the U.S. House will participate in a debate tonight sponsored by KTUU Channel 2 and the League of Women Voters.

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Alaska politics and political hijinks

Veco men sparked Stevens remodel

The idea to double the size of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens' home in Girdwood by jacking it up and adding a new first floor was hatched by Veco employees over drinks at the Alyeska Prince Hotel, according to two of the participants.

TransCanada gets Senate's OK

Gov. Sarah Palin's natural gas pipeline license won final legislative approval Friday, and an executive for the Canadian energy company that will hold the license said his firm aims to start work right away.

Branchflower will investigate Monegan case

Steve Branchflower, a retired prosecutor, was named Friday as special counsel to the Legislature to investigate Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan.

After 12 years, Wasilla voters will put a man in charge

No matter who wins in the Wasilla municipal election Oct. 7, it'll be a man in charge at the city of Wasilla for the first time in 12 years.

Palin appoints panel to find new safety boss

Gov. Sarah Palin has appointed a committee to help select the next Public Safety commissioner, her office said on Friday.

Lawmakers look to cut Palin rebate

JUNEAU -- The $1,200 "resource rebate" Gov. Sarah Palin proposed for Alaskans hurting from high gasoline and other energy costs could be in jeopardy -- at least in part.

Girdwood neighbors stick by 'Uncle Ted'

At the heart of the federal case against U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens is a modest, two-story house on a narrow dirt street.

Bethel's Yup'ik voters to get more assistance

A federal judge has ordered state election officials to provide more Yup'ik language assistance to voters in Bethel.

State GOP gives Veco money to six charities

The Republican Party of Alaska has given to charity about two-thirds of the money donated by employees of Veco Corp., the now-defunct oil services company whose two top executives were convicted in a federal corruption probe.

Who is the mysterious Vic Vickers?

Most Alaskans have never heard of Vic Vickers. But he wants to be their next U.S. senator, and will be hard to avoid between now and the Aug. 26 Republican primary.

Senate may vote on AGIA today

The Alaska state Senate is down to its final days of the second special session to decide whether it will support or reject a state license for a natural gas pipeline project designed to unlock 4.5 billion cubic feet of North Slope reserves daily.

Stevens money a bit too tainted for some

Republican senators facing re-election challenges sought to insulate themselves from indicted Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday by promising to donate to charity tens of thousands of dollars they received from the veteran Alaska lawmaker's political action committee.

Stevens returns to business as usual, sort of

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned to work Wednesday morning as though it was just another day in the Senate.

Senator hangs tough, stays in race

Indicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens is pushing forward with his re-election campaign regardless of the political analysts who say he's dead in the water.