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Palin 'going rogue' in Richland on Nov. 30...when she visits relatives in the Tri-Cities for Thanksgiving. The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate has posted the Nov. 30 event on her Facebook page. It states the signing will be in Richland, although a specific... In this article: Sarah Palin, Thanksgiving, Facebook, Columbia High School, Columbia Basin College, Barnes & Noble, and Oprah Winfrey |
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Miami Herald | 6 days ago
Alaskans eager for Sarah Palin book release
Alaskans eager for Sarah Palin book release Palin publicity tour part campaign, part Twitter- and Facebook-fest WASHINGTON a By now, nearly everyone with a television has seen the teases for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's appearance...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Harry Potter, Twitter, Facebook, and Oprah Winfrey
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The Hollywood Gossip | 5 days ago
Sarah Palin: Newsweek Cover is Sexist!
...cover as "sexist" on Facebook. Originally published in the August 2009 issue of Runners World, the photo of Palin features the former Alaska governor in short runner's shorts. Palin took issue with Newsweek using a photo...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Newsweek, Runners World, Facebook, and Jon Meacham
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Huffington Post | 5 days ago
Sarah Palin: I'd Like To Be Chief Of Staff
...Glenn Beck. Get HuffPost Politics On Facebook and Twitter! Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin answered questions from People magazine readers this week as part of her book tour. Asked if she could "have one job in the White House tomorrow,...
In this article: Sarah Palin, People Magazine, White House, Facebook, Rahm Emanuel, Glenn Beck, 30 Rock, and HuffPost
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CNN | 4 days ago
Palin sends out first tweet on new account
...a bestseller. She kicked off her tour Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Palin's last tweet occurred from an account associated with Alaska's governorship. When she resigned in late July, the @AKGovSarahPalin went dormant and Palin...
In this article: Twitter, BlackBerry, Facebook, Washington, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Michigan
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Tina Fey Does Sarah Palin At Ad Council Dinner (VIDEO)
...Comedy On Facebook and Twitter! While hosting the Ad Council Annual Dinner Wednesday night, "30 Rock" creator Tina Fey brought back her famous impersonation of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. "Mrs. Palin and I continue to hav...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Tina Fey, Ad Council, 30 Rock, Lisa Ann, SNL, Facebook, Amy Poehler, and HuffPost
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washingtonpost.com | November 02, 2009
Palin, Biden spar over N.Y. congressional race
...Franke-Ruta Quoting Ann Coulter, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin on Monday took to Facebook on Monday to spar with Vice President Biden over energy policy and the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district. Voters in...
In this article: Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Facebook, Bill Owens, Dede Scozzafava, Ann Coulter, and New York's 23rd congressional district
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Media Matters for America | 4 days ago
Beck, Limbaugh, and Hannity link nonbinding mammogram guidelines to death panels
..."death panel" claim Fox News personalities advance Palin's "death panel" claim. In an August 7 Facebook posting, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin claimed that under Democratic health care reform, "Obama's 'death panel' " would "decide"...
In this article: Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Medicare, Veterans Health Administration, Sarah Palin, Megyn Kelly, Nightly News, and NBC
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National Public Radio | November 09, 2009
Current 'Death Panel' Uproar Echoes Decades-Old Controversy
...care, in the New York Post this summer. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin modernized the hysteria over end-of-life care when she popularized the term death panel" in an August Facebook post. The claims went viral in August town halls...
In this article: Suicide, Sarah Palin, Ezekiel Emanuel, Facebook, New York Post, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Anchorage Daily News | 7 days ago
Leaks set stage for Palin on book tour
...campaign trail in different book signing venues." Post-Thanksgiving, Palin hints at heading west on her book tour -- but there's no word on whether she's going to extend her tour to Alaska. Her publicist didn't return repeated phone calls or...
In this article: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Twitter, Republican Party, Facebook, Larry Sabato, Oprah Winfrey, and Target
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Alaska (/əˈlæskə/) is the largest state of the United States of America by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 683,478 residents reside within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2009, Alaska remains the least densely populated state of the U.S.
The U.S. Senate approved the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million at about two cents per acre ($4.74/km). The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" (Аляска) was already introduced in the Russian colonial time, when it was used only for the peninsula and is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland" or more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed". It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root.
- Name:
- Alaska
- Also Known As:
- "Land of the Midnight Sun"
- The Last Frontier
- Capital:
- Juneau
- Motto:
- North to the Future
- Largest City:
- Anchorage
- Governor:
- Sean Parnell (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Craig Campbell (R)
- Total Area:
- 1,717,854
- Area of Land:
- 571,951
- Area of Inland Water:
- 91,316
- Latitude:
- 51°20'N to 71°50'N
- Longitude:
- 130°W to 172°E
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Pacific Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 20,320
- Highest Point:
- Mount McKinley
- Admittance Date:
- January 03, 1959
- State Song:
- Alaska's Flag
- Flower:
- Forget-me-not
- Time Zone:
- Aleutian: UTC-10/DST-9
- Demonym:
- Alaskan
- Median Income:
- US$64,333
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