Three great summer reads...       

July 20, 2010: At the end of its production life, the Chrysler DeSoto became a burden on local auto dealers. Today, U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Miller's spokesman, Randy DeSoto, has become a burden on Alaskan's sense of intelligence.

"The point man for all this is Andrew Halcro," said Miller campaign manager Paul Bauer, a former Anchorage assemblyman, while standing in Joe Miller's campaign headquarters in Midtown Anchorage.

"Andrew Halcro may be subject to Federal Election Commission violations, as may the Murkowski campaign, if the effort to publicize the demonstrably false statement that ‘Miller was fired' was coordinated in any way," the statement reads.

Halcro said the idea that there was a coordinated effort against Miller was ridiculous. He said he doesn't know anyone at the borough and doesn't talk to anyone from the Murkowski campaign.

"Joe Miller, Paul Bauer, and their tea party wackos can kiss my ass," said Halcro. "They have resorted to distorting Lisa Murkowski's record right off the bat, and now they want to cry victim."

Alaska Dispatch 7/19/10

July 19, 2010: Two recent studies on the various aspects of doing business in Alaska have resulted in the state being ranked at or near the bottom, depending on what survey you're reading.

July 15, 2010: A quick glance at a menu of public opinion polls shows one consistent theme; Americans believe the country is on the wrong track.

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