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(rshsdepot) Fw: Stevens wants bridge, tracks [Alaska RR]

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> Stevens wants bridge, tracks 
>   PRIORITIES: U.S. senator promises to seek funding.
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> By RICHARD RICHTMYER, Anchorage Daily News
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> Published: August 20, 2003
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> U.S.
> Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday said funding for a Knik Arm crossing
> and an expansion of the Alaska Railroad are among his top
> priorities for Alaska transportation projects.
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> Alaska's senior senator, during a meeting with reporters
> at his Anchorage office, called a Knik Arm bridge "an absolute
> necessity" for the city's future. It was one of several
> topics he touched on during an hourlong Q&A session. 
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> Stevens, a U.S. senator for 34 years, currently is chairman
> of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is responsible
> for annually allocating more than a half-trillion dollars
> in federal funds.
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> You can read the full story online at:
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> http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/3720545p-3747483c.html
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