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Lisa Murkowski

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Washington Reps. Norm Dicks and Doc Hastings Called Out in Congressional Earmarks Investigation

    Rep. Norm Dicks​In a Washington Post investigation of congressional earmarks, two Washington lawmakers -- U.S. Reps. Norm Dicks and Doc Hastings -- have been called on the carpet for the questionable use of federal earmarks. They are among 33 members of Congress who, according to the Post's pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's Staffers Held Wildfire Office Pool

    ​Things must have been awfully slow at Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office, so slow in fact that some of her committee staffers thought it would be fun to run an office pool on how many acres would be destroyed in wildland fires.

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Crude Awakening: The Alaska of Palin, Stevens, Allen and the Merry Band of 'Corrupt Bastards'

    ​Reporter Tony Hopfinger got especially lucky after leaving Seattle Weekly a few years back. He not only landed in Alaska, where oil man Bill Allen was busy corrupting ancient Sen. Ted Stevens and helping pave the way for the rise of Gov. Sara Palin (and, in turn, Tina Fey), he got arrested.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Paul Allen's Seahawks Second in Division but First in NFL Contributions to U.S. Democrats

    Political footballer​It may be another season of mediocrity for the Seattle Seahawks, who have won just two of their five games so far. But they do lead the National Football League in political donations to Democratic causes, thanks to billionaire owner Paul Allen. The $36,000 he's given sinc ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2010

    Will a Write-In Campaign for Lisa Murkowski Save Washington's "Third Senator"?

    Her opponent has shown precious little concern for our fishing and aerospace interests.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Joe Miller's Palin-Backed Alaska Campaign Lacks Traditional Seattle 'Third Senator' Money

    Joe and his gal​Among those hoping Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski makes an unlikely comeback as a write-in candidate in Alaska's general election against GOP/Tea Party candidate Joe Miller are the many Seattle-area contributors to Murkowski's campaign, among them former Sen. Slade Gorton and a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2007

    Scandal, Alaska

    Joe and his gal​Among those hoping Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski makes an unlikely comeback as a write-in candidate in Alaska's general election against GOP/Tea Party candidate Joe Miller are the many Seattle-area contributors to Murkowski's campaign, among them former Sen. Slade Gorton and a ... More >>

  • News

    January 4, 2006

    Strongman of the North

    Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is, by his own account, a 'mean, miserable SOB.' He's also a powerful SOB who has effectively become Washington's third senator. He wants to drill in ANWR and see more tankers cruising Puget Sound, but his overreaching may be a godsend for Maria Cantwell in 2006.

  • News

    June 3, 1998

    Infested

    Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is, by his own account, a 'mean, miserable SOB.' He's also a powerful SOB who has effectively become Washington's third senator. He wants to drill in ANWR and see more tankers cruising Puget Sound, but his overreaching may be a godsend for Maria Cantwell in 2006.

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