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  • Palin picks Alaska Native (Nelson) to fill Senate seat

    04/07/2009 1:01:35 AM PDT · by SolidWood · 12 replies · 1,768+ views
    ADN ^ | April 6th, 2009 | ANNE SUTTON
    JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday made a little known college administrator her second choice to fill a vacant Juneau Senate seat, again bucking Senate Democrats. The nomination of Joe Nelson, an Alaska Native, is the latest move in a jousting match between Palin, who has the authority to pick the replacement, and the Senate Democrats, who must confirm it. Democrats in a private meeting last Wednesday rejected Palin's first choice of legislative aide Tim Grussendorf. When Palin balked, citing legal concerns about their closed door procedure, seven of the nine Democrats signed a letter on Monday urging...