I think Obama should use the same whistle-stop train strategy he used in Pennsylvania during the general election. Maybe, take the train from St. Louis to San Francisco...

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 5/12-14. Likely voters. MoE 4% (12/3-6 results) If 2008 election for Congress were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices...

Once again, Alaska is on the cutting edge: Alaska first state to hit $4 a gallon gasoline. Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday that could be a sign of things to come ...

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne listed polar bears as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act yesterday, saying the loss of Arctic sea ice in a warming climate...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday that could be a sign of things to come around the United States this summer -- it became the first state where...

The other day, Arianna Huffington spoke at a luncheon here in Chicago and said, when it comes to giving women equal rights, there is no 'other side.' We believe women...

Where are my glasses? These kids look mighty hairy! A family in Anchorage, Alaska, decided to build an outdoor playground for their young children (two sons, 3 and 4...

House Republicans turned on themselves yesterday after a third straight loss of a GOP-held House seat in special elections this year left both parties contemplating...

Geographical flubs have brought down lesser beauty queens, so when a Democratic presidential hopeful says he has already visited 57 states, searchers will flock to the...

A blog devoted to Things Younger Than John McCain. For example, the following are all younger than McCain: Kodachrome, Pat Buchanan, Alaska, Bugs Bunny, both of Obama's...

What a coincidence. Just as the Alaska State Legislature allocates $2 million for a conference promoting climate change deniers' "expert" analysis of why polar bears...

Ding ding ding, the bun's out of the oven! "America's Hottest Governor" and the one and only GILF of Alaska, Sarah Palin, has delivered her fifth child and second son!...

Yesterday Barack Obama said that John McCain was "losing his bearings," a remark that McCain's campaign, perhaps protesting too much, took as a reference to his age. In...

Google Sightseeing blog reports about an interesting incident in Google Street View: a plastic bag blocked Google's camera on a street from Alaska. While the blog...

Stuff White People Like is so far beyond played out, it may have a revival soon. But THINGS YOUNGER THAN REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (OH, AND DID I FORGET TO...

House and Senate negotiators yesterday reached final agreement on a new farm bill that will spend close to $300 billion on nutrition, conservation, energy and farm...

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Bush held a press conference this morning on the South Lawn, most of which was dedicated to discussing the economy, gas prices, and the intersection of the two. The...

War Helmet, Tlingit, Alaska, 1888-1893, American Museum of Natural History, New York.Made by a group of Native Americans from the coast of SE Alaska this expressive...

DewBerry asked: Six of the seven dwarfs are sitting around the house one day when Sleepy rushes in and says, “Guess what guys, I’ve won a trip to see the...