Senatorial Vitriol, "Only Ones" Wound Bystander, and a Prayer Request

My father underwent exploratory abdominal surgery yesterday; I haven't heard any results yet. Your prayers for him would be appreciated. Thank you.

UPDATE: I just spoke with Dad; he came through with flying colors.

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From today's Anchorage Daily News:

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, criticized for not hitting back harder at her primary opponent before Tuesday's election, lashed out on Friday at fellow Republican Joe Miller as "paranoid" for suggesting her campaign's lawyers wanted to skew the results of the election.

And then, even as more than 20,000 ballots remain uncounted and the Republican primary remains unresolved, Murkowski demanded an apology from Miller for what was seen as a crude remark about her campaign via the social networking platform Twitter.

and proof that Rule #3 still applies, even to police:

A shotgun round fired by Seward police to kill a black bear Thursday night pierced the animal, ricocheted and hit a bystander in the abdomen, police say.

The bear died.

The person? Merely bruised, City Manager Phillip Oates said Friday. "It didn't even penetrate the skin. ... We're very lucky in that case.

Link: Missouri Senator Going After Alaska Natives ... Or Gov. Palin?

My new friend UpinAK has a great post today, about Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) trying to launch an investigation into some of the Alaska Native corporations ... you know, the ones that were set up by (wait for it ...) Congress. UpinAK is asking the question whether this is another Democratic ploy to once again smear Gov. Palin.

By the way, I LOVE it that they are so scared of her!

Read about it here.