4-time Iditarod champion sidelined by medical emergency

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Emergency surgery has sidelined a four-time winner of Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race days before he was set to compete in his 30th race.

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Mushers, dogs line up for Iditarod race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The world's most famous sled dog race kicks off Saturday with an 11-mile-long trot through Alaska's largest city.

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Coast Guard sinks ship adrift since tsunami

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Ultra-harsh Alaska winter prompts fuel shortages

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Palin's TV series a stage for political future?

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - "Sarah Palin's Alaska" portrays the show's heroine as an adventure-loving wife and mother enjoying a whirlwind of activities amid spectacular settings in her home state. There are no overt clues to her future political ambitions.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Palin fund illegal; donors will get money back

Administrators of a legal defense fund set up for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin have 90 days to return nearly $400,000 to donors, after an ethics investigator determined the fund was illegal.

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