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With oil near $60 a bbl., a mystery of geology becomes more and more intriguing: Where will we find the next great oil discovery to rival such gushers as Alaska's North Slope or Britain's North Sea? One might think the giant oil companies have the answer. But the biggest customers of all are turning to a 79-year-old Texan who operates like the Indiana Jones of the oil patch. Gene Van Dyke is one of the last of the wildcatters, independent operators who roam jungles and deserts looking for black gold. He has become...
...addiction to pork-barrel spending. Instead of seeking to cut much needed social spending, House Republicans should look to excise their propensity for earmarks, which produced $24 billion in pork in the recent highway bill alone. Instead of building the “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska, Congress could continue to provide free school lunches to the children of destitute legal immigrants, who have no guarantee of other meals. Ultimately, the spending bill is a statement of American values and priorities; it is a sad indictment of the United States that our leaders—when...
After last week's sweep, Republicans occupy a total of 31 statehouses (or as many as 33 depending on the final tallies in Maryland and Alaska), the first time they have had a majority since 1970. While keeping every Republican-held governorship, the G.O.P. gained seven states in open races and ousted four sitting Democrats, including the party's sharpest tongue, Ann Richards of Texas, and its smoothest, Cuomo, who couldn't talk voters into forgetting New York's high taxes. To the great advantage of the next G.O.P. presidential candidate, seven of the eight largest states will...
...grant to upgrade its equipment. The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council—an organization representing 62 indigenous governments across the northwestern U.S. and Canada—was created by “the largest treaty in history between tribal governments,” said Alaska region Director Robert A. Rosenfeld. Although the group lobbies to protect the Yukon River and its watershed, Rosenfeld said the Council’s focus is one of empowerment as well as environmentalism. “We’re a unified voice that brings the voices of indigenous governments to the decision...
...Afghanistan but does not support the Iraq War, since Iraq did not have a nuclear program and was not hosting Al Qaeda. Perry also said he supports peace and stability in the Middle East, but that these ends should not be pursued through a war. Perry also criticized the Alaska-based National Missile Defense System as “simply irrelevant,” explaining that “a terrorist group would not use an Intercontinental ballistic missile to attack.” Today, he said, a bomb with the effects that devastated Hiroshima is about the size...