U.S. agency rejects Conoco Phillips permit for NPR-A bridge - Wall Street Journal

Recession chugs on, except in government - Washington Examiner

Alaska village programs facing big cuts in federal funding - Anchorage Daily News

Palin says she may run for president - KTUU

Alaska legislators try to balance need and merit under Parnell scholarship plan - Fairbanks Daily Newsminer

Parnell says state will see $2.2 billion budget surplus - Juneau Empire

MSNBC reporter mocks Palin with notes written on hand - Huffington Post

Rush of retirements pushes social security to the brink - USA Today

Iran's nuclear move prompts new calls for sanctions - New York Times

Obama invites Republicans to summit on health care - Washington Post

Anthem Blue Cross asked to justify controversial rate hikes - Los Angeles Times

Poll: 75 percent angry at government - Politico

Voters growing more
angry with government

A Rasmussen Reports opinion survey found something most of us already suspected - voters are not very happy with the federal government, and are getting angrier.

Begich warns legislators
of corporate boogie man

A recent decision by the Supreme Court allowing corporations to spend money on national campaigns has Democrats all in a dither for fear the same corporations they have been lambasting for last few decades may have words - or dollars - to throw into the political mix.

Released Palin e-mails
raise further questions

The more we learn of the administration of former Gov. Sarah Palin, the less there is to like.

NBC and msnbc.com pried loose about 3,000 pages of e-mails - or 1,200 emails - from the state of Alaska under the public records law. Something like 243 remain secret because of claims that Todd Palin was an unpaid adviser to the governor.

India to no longer rely upon
U.N. climate change panel

It appears as though the Chicken Littles of the global warming movement have gone a little too far.

India announced that it will no longer rely on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change because of gross exaggerations on the effects of climate change.

Taxpayers foot bill for
$2.5 million Super Bowl ad

We understand the federal government has, because of the U.S. Constitution, a responsibility to take a national census every 10 years to ensure fair representation across the land. What we do not understand is spending $2.5 million during the Super Bowl to remind Americans to take part in the census.