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Oil Shutdown Has Alaskans Fretting

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Alaska Gov. Frank H. Murkowski yesterday ordered a state-government hiring freeze and worried over whether the state has enough heating oil or funding for social services as Alaskans braced for an economic crisis brought on by the sudden shutdown of oil production in Prudhoe Bay. (Washington Times [1], Thursday)

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Liberty and the Entrepreneur [2] by Perry E. Gresham


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[1] Washington Times: http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060810-122607-3858r.htm

[2] Liberty and the Entrepreneur: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=1924

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