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Alaska Governor Releases $769M Energy Relief Plan

JUNEAU, Alaska – Gov. Sarah Palin is proposing to give nearly every Alaska resident $1,200 to offset high energy costs. The $769 million energy relief plan released Friday also proposes suspending the state’s fuel tax of 8 cents a gallon for a year. Palin says the state can afford to …

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Suspect Dead After Minnesota Courthouse Standoff

LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – Authorities say the suspect in a hostage situation at a county courthouse complex in Little Falls is dead. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s office says Morrison County authorities are sending the man’s body for an autopsy. Don Gorrie, a spokesman for the medical examiner’s office, says …

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Al Qaeda-Inspired Militant Leader Threatens News Attacks in Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The fugitive leader of the Al Qaeda-inspired group Fatah Islam lashed out at Lebanon’s Sunni politicians and Shiite Hezbollah militants and threatened suicide attacks in a new audio message Tuesday. Shaker Youssef al-Absi said that the time had come for revenge against the “enemies of God” and …

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