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...Lott already has a plan for what he'll do if he takes over Senate during the lame-duck session. He'd try to move the stalled homeland security bill Bush desperately wanted, maybe push for the energy bill Republicans wanted that would allow more oil exploration in Alaska. Lott knew by heart the number of Bush nominees that had been approved by committees but were cooling their heels awaiting action on the Senate floor: 17 for District Court judgeships, one for a federal Circuit Court seat, an assistant secretary of state nominee, a deputy secretary of energy nominee...
...first brew was from a simple starter kit system, a batch Jayich describes as a “Honey HAC” or High Alcohol Content. “And,” Jayich adds, his friends got pretty ripped off it at his cabin on a lake in Alaska. He continued brewing into his senior year, trying various fruity berry beers and some wine. He’s done pilsners, Irish reds and stouts; Jayich is enamored with the darker beers...
...that’s Alaska, and this is Cambridge. So Jayich had to borrow some equipment to make his brew, a seasonal porter. At the judges’ table, Jayich describes what they are about to drink as “cool and sweet...This is one of the first porters I’ve done.” Discussion about yeast ensues as the judges swallow the brew, called “Sweet Port o’ Mine.” Slesar thinks Jayich’s brew has a “genetic, cheery alcohol thing?...
...Colorado, Nevada, Alaska and others: Arts funding Various A slow economy has left some states' arts communities more desperate than ever for money. Tuesday, voters in five states will decide the immediate future of state-funded arts programs and museums - but will personal financial concerns push citizens to vote...
While Howell points out that nine other states have no income tax, Widmer of the Taxpayers Foundation says this argument is misleading. Six of those states compensate with higher real-estate and sales taxes, and the other three (Nevada, Alaska and Wyoming) benefit from rich natural resources or gambling revenue...