Anchorage Edition, November 9, 2007

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Guest host Rhonda McBride gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Today’s topics include:

Special Session status and update on Alaska’s oil tax legislation;
ANWR debate update with Sen. Joe Lieberman’s recent introduction of legislation to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge;
Alaska mining industry status, recent initiative aimed at stopping the Pebble Mine project, and House Speaker John Harris encouragement for industry to work with Legislature to “defuse” the situation;
Citizen initiative to reverse controversial decision of the Murkowski Administration to move the state’s permitting arm from Alaska Department of Fish and Game to the Department of Natural Resources.
Maggie’s transition from the Alaska Zoo to her new home with other elephants in California and Alaskan’s reactions;
Veteran’s Day thoughts.