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
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