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What Juneau About That?
Alaska oil-tax bribery scandal widens, may include members of Congress |
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12 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:42 PM on 12 Nov 2007 For the last year or so, ugly truths about Alaskan politics have been oozing into the limelight as state and federal officials unravel a scandal involving cash bribes, an oil tax, bowling scores, and sleeping pills. Yes, you heard us right: an oil tax! The founder of an oil-field services company pled guilty this spring to bribery and conspiracy; he's drug several stat ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Big Oil, energy, insanity, news, politics, state politics, Ted Stevens (all these topics) |
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