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    May 31, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  1. Eielson F-16 Move Would Save $500M, Cut 3,100 Fairbanks Jobs

    The Air Force claims a contentious proposed move of a Fairbanks-based F-16 fighter squadron to Anchorage will save it hundreds of millions of dollars -- even as it draws thousands of jobs out of the Fairbanks economy.
    Channel 2 News
    The Air Force claims a contentious proposed move of a Fairbanks-based F-16 fighter squadron to Anchorage will save it hundreds of millions of dollars -- even as it draws thousands of jobs out of the Fairbanks economy. According to an executive summary...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Career and Workplace, Unemployment

    2. May 13, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. As Hispanic voters' numbers increase, politicians come calling

    Democrats and Republicans who disagree on just about everything are in sync on one subject: If they want to win Florida's governorship next year or the presidential election in 2016, they can't afford to ignore or alienate Hispanic voters.
    Democrats and Republicans who disagree on just about everything are in sync on one subject: If they want to win Florida's governorship next year or the presidential election in 2016, they can't afford to ignore or alienate Hispanic voters. "It's a no...

    Tags: Palm Beach County, Herman Cain, Elections, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama

    3. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. New bill would ease state-federal pot conflict

    SEATTLE (AP) — A bill introduced in Congress on Friday would fix the conflict between the federal government's marijuana prohibition and state laws that allow medical or recreational use. California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said his bill,...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Congress, Laws, Dana Rohrabacher, Barack Obama

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers

    ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth and Opportunity Project" report, many party players maintain that the problem often is more about flawed messengers saying the wrong things at the wrong times than the policy positions at issue.
    ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...

    Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Social Issues

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  5. ConocoPhillips Delays 2014 Arctic Marine Drilling

    ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast.
    ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast. In a press release, the company announced that it will put its Chukchi Sea drilling plans on hold "because of...

    Tags: Greenpeace, ConocoPhillips, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources

    6. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. No excuses for using the term 'wetback'

    After Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) used &quot;wetbacks" in an interview last week to describe the migrant workers who were once employed on his family's farm in California &mdash; and quickly apologized for uttering the slur &mdash;- The Times published an <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-wetback-20130401,0,405772.story">article</a> Wednesday rehashing the history of the term and weighing the varying degrees of offense it causes. Although the slur is widely regarded as verboten, according to the story, some aren't offended when other Latinos use the Spanish word for "wetback." Orange County Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano was quoted as saying, "When you want to insult Mexicans, calling them a 'wetback' is so 1950s."
    After Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) used "wetbacks" in an interview last week to describe the migrant workers who were once employed on his family's farm in California — and quickly apologized for uttering the slur —- The Times published an...

    Tags: Franklin Park, U.S. Congress, Thornton, Minority Groups, Maxine Waters

    7. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Alaska Rep. Don Young rebuked over slur

    WASHINGTON - One of the House of Representatives’ longest-serving Republicans now says he meant “no disrespect” when he used the term “wetbacks” to describe migrant workers  his family once employed. His comment, which drew...

    Tags: Radio, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Racism

    8. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Letters: On 'wetback'

    Re "Republican apologizes for slur against Latinos," March 30 As an American with a Hispanic last name, reading the story of the Alaskan member of Congress using the term "wetback" brought back childhood memories. I grew up in San Antonio, a...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party

    9. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Don Young's racist slur not good for GOP's minority outreach

    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Republican elected official who casually uses the racist term “wetbacks” during a radio interview is a dunderhead of the first magnitude. “My father had a ranch; we used to have 50-60...

    Tags: Radio, Elections, Racism, Social Issues, Science and Technology

    10. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  10. Republicans rediscover tolerance

    WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers put the finishing touches on an immigration deal, veteran Rep. Don Young decided this would be a good time to come out with an immigration plan of his own. His involves calling Latino immigrants &quot;wetbacks."
    WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers put the finishing touches on an immigration deal, veteran Rep. Don Young decided this would be a good time to come out with an immigration plan of his own. His involves calling Latino immigrants "wetbacks." For Young, now in...

    Tags: John McCain, Elections, Todd Akin, Parties and Movements, Eric Cantor

    11. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  11. Rep. Don Young Apologizes for Use of Derogatory Term in Radio Interview

    Rep. Don Young apologized Friday for his use of a derogatory term to describe migrant laborers in an interview with a Southeast Alaska radio station earlier this week.
    Channel 2 News
    Rep. Don Young apologized Friday for his use of a derogatory term to describe migrant laborers in an interview with a Southeast Alaska radio station earlier this week. "I apologize for the insensitive term I used during an interview in Ketchikan,...

    Tags: Radio, Radio Industry, Entertainment, Parties and Movements, John Boehner

    12. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| KTUU

  12. Don Young Plans Public Events in Alaska

    U.S. Rep. Don Young has a series of public events planned in southeast Alaska during the congressional break.
    Channel 2 News
    U.S. Rep. Don Young has a series of public events planned in southeast Alaska during the congressional break. They include a community meeting in Ketchikan Tuesday afternoon, an address to the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday and participation...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics

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