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- Europe, the new hot spot
Europe has become the No. 1 cruising destination for Australians after the South Pacific, easily outstripping two traditional hot spots, Asia and Alaska, in popularity. New industry data shows that the number of Australians taking a European ocean cruise
- Senate rejects GOP oil drilling plan
By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON The Senate has rejected a Republican energy plan that calls for opening an Alaska wildlife refuge and some offshore waters to oil development. Supporters of the measure couldn't get the needed 60 votes to overcome a
- Farm bill full of goodies for both rich and poor
(AP)
AP - A $300 billion farm bill contains a little something for everyone, including tax breaks for Kentucky racehorse owners, extra help for farmers in Hawaii and Alaska, dollars for salmon farmers in the Pacific Northwest and more food stamps for the needy.
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Introduction
Alaska became the United States forty-ninth state on January 3, 1959. The state's capital is Juneau. The largest city is Anchorage. Alaska gets its name from the Inuit words meaning "great lands". Alaska has 33,904 square miles of shore lines, more than any other state. Alaska also has more than 100 State Parks and four different climate zones: maritime, arctic, continental, and transitional. During summer in Barrow, Alaska, the sun doesn't set for 84 days. The Last Frontier is the largest state in the Union, more than double the size of runner up Texas. Alaska measures 570,374 square miles.
State web site www.state.ak.us
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