Word: oiled
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...income in the U.S. and a land area that would stretch from Florida to California and north to Lake Superior. Its Congressmen, long stymied by a Democratic majority on the Hill, finally got their chance when the G.O.P. took control in 1994. They pushed through bills allowing exploration for oil in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge and lifting a ban on exporting state oil. Federal investment is vital here, but with the government controlling 60% of the state's land, it has bred resentment as well. Washington is a long way from the "Last Frontier," and state politicians would--sort...
...ADDRESS: P.O. Box 100298, Anchorage 99510. Tel.: 907-563-4314 This crusty former trapper received a vital boost in the G.O.P.-dominated 104th, when he became chair of the House Resources Committee. This put him in a position to push bills like the one to allow Alaskan crude oil to be sold to foreign nations for a greater profit. Young looks strong here, but the independent tradition of the North makes him far from invincible...
...third most senior G.O.P. Senator, Stevens is a strong Alaska advocate. In this Congress he co-sponsored a bill to lift the ban on exports of Alaskan oil; he also supports the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the sole link to some of the state's remote areas. Facing a challenger who won only 3.3% of the primary vote--in an open primary with 12 candidates--Stevens is ready for November...
BORN: May 25, 1943, Hopkinsville EDUCATION: U of Kentucky, B.S., 1965, J.D., 1969 FAMILY: Wife, Constance; one child RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: Army Reserve, 1967-73 OCCUPATION: Lawyer; oil distributor; railroad executive POLITICAL CAREER: Kentucky House, 1973-75; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 391, Hopkinsville...
...used his canny Cajun charm and legislative wile to effect change in diverse areas, such as cable and environmental regulation. As a member of the Resources Committee, he has led the conservative charge to protect the rights of property owners and has tended the interest of the state's oil and gas industries...