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President's Announcement Means 500 Alaska-based Soldiers Will Return Home
Channel 2 NewsOne of the longest military conflicts in our nation's history comes to an end when President Obama announced he’s pulling nearly 40,000 US troops from Iraq. “Across America our service men and women will be reunited with their families. Today...Tags: Iraq, Iraq War (2003-2011), Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Army, Mark Begich
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Senate Approves Bill to End Partial FAA Shutdown
The Associated PressThe Senate has approved legislation ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for furloughed employees and airport construction projects to resume. Two senators were present to approve a House bill...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Politics, Labor Legislation, Air Transportation Industry, Career and Workplace
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Begich, Murkowski Blast Obama on SPR Oil Release
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's Congressional delegation blasted the Department of Energy plans to release 30 million barrels from the country's emergency oil stockpile, in an effort to lower oil prices and stabilize oil distribution. White House officials say it's a move...Tags: Massachusetts, Alaska, Hurricane Katrina (2005), White House, Disasters and Accidents
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Alaskans React to Drawdown of Afghanistan Forces
Channel 2 NewsPresident Barack Obama addressed the nation Wednesday night, announcing his strategy for withdrawal of American troops in Afghanistan. Obama says 10,000 troops will return by the end of this year, with a total of 33,000 troops back in the U.S. by the end...Tags: Alaska, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Kenai Peninsula Llama Killed by Loose Dogs
The owner of a llama named Obama says the animal was killed by three dogs on the Kenai Peninsula.
Owner Carol Martin says the dogs chased down the year-old llama and mauled him June 4 at Diamond M Ranch Resort.
Martin says the animal's mother died while... -
President Obama Establishes White House Rural Council
President Obama signed an executive order on Thursday creating the White House Rural Council. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak will oversee the task force, aimed at strengthening the economy of Rural America. A White House press release says the...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Human Interest, Alaska, White House, Telecommunication Service
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Obama Abandons Wilderness Plan
The Associated PressThe Obama administration is backing away from a plan to make millions of acres of undeveloped land in the West eligible for federal wilderness protection. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a memo to his agency that officials will not designate any...Tags: Ken Salazar, U.S. Department of the Interior
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New Obama program encourages short sale instead of foreclosure
Staff WriterIf you're unable to pay your mortgage, but you don't want foreclosure, there's a new alternative from the Obama administration. It's government subsidized short selling. Akena Better purchased her first home, in Maryland, in 2007, but she lost her job....Tags: Maryland, Foreclosures, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Homes
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Obama Speech Fuels Alaska Debate on Energy Policy
Channel 2 NewsAlaska’s oil reserves play a major role in the nation’s energy policy -- but in a Wednesday speech on the topic at George Washington University, President Barack Obama mentioned the state just once. "We're also exploring and assessing new...Tags: Alaska, Energy, Politics, Alternative Energy, Sean Parnell
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Fairbanks Meeting Will Discuss Alaska Native Settlement Claims
Information on how Alaska Natives and Native Americans can share in a $3.4 billion settlement of Indian Trust claims will be available at a meeting Friday in Fairbanks.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that attorneys David Smith and Justin...Tags: Alaska, Politics, Minority Groups, Native Americans, Elections
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Obama to Sign Stopgap Spending Bill
The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a stop-gap bill that cuts billions of dollars of spending and averts a government shutdown. In a statement, Obama says he's pleased that Congress has passed the legislation that will keep the...Tags: White House, Politics, Elections
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Fla. judge strikes down Obama health care overhaul
A federal judge in Florida says the Obama administration's health overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with 26 states that had sued to block it. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson on Monday accepted without trial the states' argument that the new law...Tags: Laws, Lawyers, Politics, Trials, Justice System
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