Begich Pulls Controversial Campaign Ad Featuring Murder Case
Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) has pulled a campaign TV ad that connected his GOP opponent with a prominent murder case, amid furor from Republicans, KTVA in Anchorage reported Tuesday. The Anchorage Daily News reported last week on the ad and the resulting ...
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich Retracts Controversial Ad
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is retracting a television ad that an Alaska family said was exploiting a tragedy for political purposes, according to KTVA in Anchorage. The controversy began Friday when Begich published a TV spot which blamed his ...
Mark Begich Pulls Controversial Ad About GOP Challenger Dan Sullivan
In the ad, a retired Anchorage police officer points to the scene of the crime and charges that Sullivan let "a lot of sex offenders get off with light sentences." The allegation prompted Sullivan to air his own spot in which he defended his record.
Announcement planned in Alaska governor's race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The independent and Democratic candidates for Alaska governor will elaborate Tuesday on merging their campaigns. State Democratic party executive director Kay Brown says the party's central committee voted 89-2 to endorse the ticket of ...
US trained Alaskans as secret 'stay-behind agents'
The most likely targets were thought to be Nome, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Seward. So FBI director J. Edgar Hoover teamed up on a highly classified project, code-named "Washtub," with the newly created Air Force Office of Special Investigations, headed by ...
