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Peltola, Palin, Begich, and Bye advance from Alaska U.S. House primary

Mary Peltola (D), Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Chris Bye (L) advanced from the top-four primary election for U.S. House in Alaska. Peltola received 37%, followed by Palin with 30% and Begich with 26%. Tara Sweeney (R) finished fourth with 4% but withdrew from the race. Since…

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Alaska's hospitals are relying on Lower 48 nurses to fill empty positions. It's a costly strategy

Stephanie Brown, a nurse specializing in cardiac surgery, became part of a growing workforce in Alaska last year when she took a job far from her Florida home.

Tribune News Service

Don't Blame Ranked Choice Voting. Sarah Palin Was a Bad Candidate.

Blaming the ballot system ignores the fact that many Alaskans simply did not think the former governor really represented them.

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Palin urges Begich to drop House bid; Begich declines

Alaska U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin called on fellow Republican Nick Begich to drop out of the race

The Independent UK

Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native heading to Congress, journeys home to the river

The daughter of a Yu'pik mom and a dad from Nebraska, Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a special election. She'll be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House in 50 years.

WEKU

How "bird tech" is advancing

Technology is providing new insights into bird migration, revealing that it is more complex than we ever knew

Salon

‘I want to work with everyone’: Alaska’s history-making new congresswoman

Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, having defeated former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is a relentless coalition builder

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Commentary: Sarah Palin lost her bid for Congress. But we may not have seen the last of her yet

When Fox News canceled Sarah Palin’s contributor contract in 2013, I wrote that it was “the end of an era.”

Los Angeles Times

Sarah Palin slams Republican opponent after losing special election, refuses to mention winner Mary Peltola

The former Alaska governor also says the state’s election division should “release all data” on the ballots it rejected.

The Independent UK

Birds migrate along ancient routes – here are the latest high-tech tools scientists are using to study their amazing journeys

Although it still feels like beach weather across much of North America, billions of birds have started taking wing for one of nature’s great spectacles: fall migration. Birds fly south from the northern U.S. and Canada to wintering grounds in the southern U.S., Caribbean and Latin America, sometimes covering thousands…

The Conversation

Alaska Natives celebrate Peltola's historic House election

Alaska Natives are celebrating Democrat Mary Peltola’s historic win in Alaska’s U.S. House special election

The Independent UK

Critics ridicule Tom Cotton over complaints about Sarah Palin results

Arkansas Republican faces heat for sudden concern about will of the voters

The Independent UK

Mary Peltola (D) wins special U.S. House election in Alaska

Mary Peltola (D) won the Aug. 16 special U.S. House election in Alaska, according to results released Aug. 31. In the final round of unofficial ranked-choice voting tabulation, Peltola had 51.5% of the vote to Sarah Palin’s (R) 48.5%. This election fills the term ending Jan. 3, 2023.

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Sarah Palin’s Republican rival in Alaska special election says she ‘cannot win a statewide race’

Nick Begich says that ‘a vote for Sarah Palin is a vote for Mary Peltola,’ the Democrat who beat both of them.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 37

September 1, 2022

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 37

September 1, 2022

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Al Jazeera

Election victory in Alaska boosts US Democrats before midterms

In surprising result, Mary Peltola beats Donald Trump ally Sarah Palin to become first Alaska Native in US Congress.

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The Independent UK

Five House races moved towards Democrats as Palin beaten in Alaska, nonpartisan Cook Political Report says

Comes after Democrat beat the one-time Republican vice-presidential candidate in a special election

The Independent UK

Video shows Sarah Palin’s shocked reaction to losing to Mary Peltola in Alaska House race

‘I mean, really? Alaskans want Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi?’ Palin says after losing to Mary Peltola

The Guardian - US

Wind in Democrats’ sails as Sarah Palin humbled in Alaska special election

Mary Peltola’s victory delivers blow to Palin’s hopes of political comeback and prompts concern for Republicans in November midterms

Salon

"Rigged" claims after Sarah Palin loss

Republicans claim a new ranked-choice system approved by Alaska voters is some kind of nefarious Democratic plot

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Sarah Palin loses Alaska race to Democrat Mary Peltola

Peltola’s win makes her the first Alaska Native to serve in the House. Plus, ‘supermajority’ of up to 80% of Americans back climate action

Evening Standard

Sarah Palin loses comeback bid in Alaska special election

Sarah Palin’s bid to return to the frontline of US politics has been thwarted after she lost a special congressional election in Alaska.

The Independent UK

Palin defeat immediately denounced as election fraud on Trump’s social media platform

Mary Peltola edged out former Alaskan governor in the state’s special election

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