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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2003

"Open, free debate by the public's elected officials should decide the future of America's public lands, with backers of competing uses courting public opinion.

Instead, some people -- notably Alaska's congressional delegation -- have sought to make key decisions quietly and behind closed doors. The vehicle they're using is Congress' Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

They've been partially thwarted."

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In The Northwest: Alaskan night is long and dark, as the GOP knows (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 2/14)

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