Huffington Magazine Issue 85 | Page 58

ALASKA IS FLAGGING fined by politicians like the late Sen. Ted Stevens, whom Begich defeated in 2008, and Rep. Don Young. Cheered on by Alaska’s close-knit political class, the two Republicans brazenly exploited their positions atop key congressional committees to steer billions of dollars to America’s largest and least-developed state. “If he’s the chief porker, I’m upset,” Young once quipped about Steven ϊd