Blog: Dermot Cole
APOC posts governor's latest financial statements
Published September 4, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has placed Gov. Sarah Palin’s latest financial disclosure statement on line.
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2008 dividend announcement planned Friday
Published September 4, 2008, 10:37 a.m.
The Permanent Fund Dividend total for 2008 is to be announced Friday morning by Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell and Revenue Commissioner Pat Galvin.
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Web site helps voters separate fact from fiction on candidate claims
Published September 4, 2008, 9:25 a.m.
The St. Petersburg Times and the Congressional Quarterly have a useful site in which they contrast the candidates' statements and the facts. Read more and add a comment
GOP strategists speak out when they thought the mikes were off
Published September 3, 2008, 3:57 p.m.
A candid exchange between two Republican insiders who thought the MSNBC microphones were off gets wide circulation. One calls Gov. Sarah Palin a "cynical choice" by John McCain. 4 comments
Palin prepares to tell her story to nation
Published September 3, 2008, 1:10 p.m.
Wall Street Journal says McCain sends public relations team to Alaska to help shape political message 1 comment
Washington columnist contrasts low-key Alaska campaign with intense scrutiny of national effort
Published September 3, 2008, 12:14 p.m.
David Broder of the Washington Post writes today of the big difference between campaigning in Alaska and the national effort facing Gov. Sarah Palin: Over the next few weeks, starting this evening with her acceptance speech, then with her first solo campaign trips, her first news conferences and interviews, and ... Read more and add a comment
McCain campaign raps 'feeding frenzy' from national media about Palin
Published September 3, 2008, 11:58 a.m.
Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post writes today about an interview with Steve Schmidt of the McCain campaign: Sen. John McCain's top campaign strategist accused the news media Tuesday of being "on a mission to destroy" Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin by displaying "a level of viciousness and scurrilousness" in pursuing ... Read more and add a comment
Alaska delegates to GOP convention receive host of talking points from national party
Published September 2, 2008, 4:35 p.m.
A San Francisco Chronicle columnist says the GOP delegation from Alaska at the Republican National Convention received advice to "stay positive" when talking to reporters, along with other ideas in the following talking points from the party. This is from Carla Marinucci, posted on sfgate.com: 1 comment
State ordered to strip Ballot Measure analysis from Web site
Published August 22, 2008, 12:27 p.m.
The Alaska Public Offices Commission ordered the state to remove from its Web site information it had posted analyzing Ballot Measure 4.
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Forum of Young Alaskans
Published August 19, 2008, 11:53 a.m.
I'm not a young Alaskan, but those of you who are will want to know about the Forum of Young Alaskans, to take place Oct. 4 in Fairbanks, Anchorgae, Juneau and online that day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be broadcast on public TV and online, so ... Read more and add a comment