Wikio - Lisa Murkowski

Reduced Award in Exxon Valdez Case Criticized (Red Orbit )

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:13 GMT

"(It) adds insult to injury to the fishermen, communities and Alaska natives who have been waiting nearly 20 years for proper compensation following the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history," according to a statement by Alaskan Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans.

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Cake anyone? (An Alaskan Abroad)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:42:45 GMT

Sens. Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Senate vote that gave Alaska statehood with cake and cookies on Thursday. The actual anniversary of the historic vote is June 30, but the lawmakers are skedaddling back...

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U.S. Senate toasts Alaska statehood (Seattle Times)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Senate noted the coming 50th anniversary of Alaska's statehood with a little cake.U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens served cake adorned with Alaska state flags to their colleagues Thursday.Besides the Alaska delegation, senators from Idaho and Washington spoke about the vote on June 30, 1958, that sent the statehood act to President Dwight Eisenhower...

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Exxon Valdez: An end to long trek through courts (Seattle Times)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:20:32 GMT

... following the worst environmental disaster in our nation's history."-Alaska Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young, in a joint statement"The court recognized the dangerous unpredictability of huge punitive damage awards, and the standards it established today under federal maritime law will be extremely helpful to state and federal courts around the country...

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Exxon Valdez: An end to long trek through courts (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:16:00 GMT

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Permafrost conference starts at UAF next week (Anchorage Daily News)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:38:09 GMT

Mead Treadwell, chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, will speak on the following day, where Larry Hartig, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, is to deliver the keynote address. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be heard on a recorded message.

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The 22 most corrupt members of Congress (Later On)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:41:46 GMT

Can’t tell the real players of the Washington game without more information. So check out this site. Here’s the (bipartisan) list: The 22 most corrupt members of Congress Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-NM) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-CA) Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) Rep. Duncan...

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Disclosure Forms are Hard Work (Talking Points Memo)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:07:44 GMT

Last year you'll remember, former TPMmuckraker.com reporter Laura McCann broke the story of how Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had gotten a sweetheart deal on a piece of Kenai River river front property from a wealthy campaign contributor and Salmon mogul...

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Murkowski Reveals Two More Murky Deals in Financial Disclosure Amendments (TPMmuckraker)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:07:02 GMT

Senators released financial disclosure forms last week, and among them were a series of amendments to earlier years' disclosure forms from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). You might remember Murkowski for the sweetheart deal she failed to disclose in her forms...

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Murkowski pushes bill to aid Exxon plaintiffs (adn.com: Business)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:17:41 GMT

WASHINGTON -- As Alaskans await the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Exxon Valdez case, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is working on easing their tax burden, should they land a windfall in punitive damages.

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Sunday with the Senators: Alaska and North Caolina (2008 Democratic Convention Watch)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:56:00 GMT

Today’s framed races are ones where, a year ago, few people would have thought there was a Democratic possibility. Alaska is a bastion of Senate Republicans: the Senior Senator, Ted Stevens, has held his seat since 1968, and the Junior Senator, Lisa Murkowski took over the seat from her father in 2002, when he became Governor of the state. Frank Murkowski had held the state after...

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China drilling for oil off Florida coast? (adn.com: Business)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:18:12 GMT

... Martinez's support for ANWR, but that he had no comment about the Cuba-China connections. Sen. Lisa Murkowski also had no comment.

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Au revoir Joel (An Alaskan Abroad)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:09:23 GMT

The congressional delegation threw a nice little going away party for APRN reporter Joel Southern last night in the Storm Thurmond room in the Capitol. Joel has build a strong relationship with the delegation over nearly 20 years of covering the Capitol and his institutional knowledge will be greatly missed, especially by me. Sens. Ted Stevens, Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young all attended...

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Climate Security Act stalled by Senate GOP (Anchorage Daily News)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:26:04 GMT

... meaningful substantive debate about an issue that people across the country care about," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, but added, "the question is, if I'm going to tell Alaskans we need to reduce our emissions, I need to be able to give them some sense of what they may anticipate in terms of costs to them and their family." Senators this week have been talking nonstop about...

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Stevens, Murkowski skeptical of global warming bill (Anchorage Daily News)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:53:50 GMT

... meaningful substantive debate about an issue that people across the country care about," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, but she added, "The question is, if I'm going to tell Alaskans we need to reduce our emissions, I need to be able to give them some sense of what they may anticipate in terms of costs to them and their family." Senators this week have been talking nonstop about...

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Murkowski, not Sali, shot down ATF slogan (Anchorage Daily News)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:39:15 GMT

BOISE, IDAHO -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives apologized to U.S. Rep. Bill Sali of Idaho for a misleading letter indicating he played a role in the agency's decision to drop its "Always Think Forfeiture" slogan.

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In brief: Family Dates: (5/29/08) (adn.com: Lifestyle)

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:34:31 GMT

Dive Into Summer Food, a kickoff celebration of the Summer Food Service Program, 11 a.m. today, Paddleboat Cafe, 2811 UAA Drive in Goose Lake Park. Alaska Sens. Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski will help kick off this event hosted by Food Bank of Alaska to mark the opening of a federally funded program that helps keep many low-income children from going hungry when the school year ends....

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Rodney Clark was the 'king' of Goose Lake (Anchorage Daily News)

Mon, 26 May 2008 03:08:27 GMT

... Bank this year. The cafe's grand opening is Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon. Sens. Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski said Friday that they plan to be there.Afterward, there will be a celebration of Clark's life.ADVERTISEMENT A heavy-set machinist and pyrotechnician by trade, Clark wanted to fix things and sometimes came across as gruff in his rumpled polo shirt and ball cap. The troubles...

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Crude Thinking (bjkeefe)

Mon, 26 May 2008 01:05:00 GMT

... an indicator that opening ANWR is important to this country and to our energy future," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Imagine my surprise. Quoted material from McClatchy via Don McArthur .

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Why Senate Republicans Can't Be Taken Seriously (Save The GOP)

Fri, 23 May 2008 16:59:59 GMT

... - Nevada Judd Gregg - New Hampshire Chuck Hagel - Nebraska Jon Kyl - Arizona Dick Lugar- Indiana Lisa Murkowski - Alaska John Sununu - New Hampshire George Voinovich - Ohio They were joined by Democrats Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, both of Rhode Island. Jim DeMint (R-SC) voted present, for whatever reason, and Tom Coburn (R-OK), John McCain (R-AZ), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Barack...

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