Alaska's delegation to Washington, Alaska's Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, along with Representative Don Young participated in a rally at the Nation’s Capitol promoting Governor's Parnell’s "Choose Respect" initiative.
A little over an hour after Pres. Obama gave a speech in the Rose Garden challenging Congress to repeal billions of dollars in tax breaks for "Big Oil," the Senate went against his wishes and voted down legislation authored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that would've done just that.
In a huge drug raid, 180 law enforcement officers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Omaha Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, Bellevue Police Department, LaVista Police Department, and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 12 persons connected with a large Omaha drug ring.