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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE Alaska likely won't be cutting its investments in companies that do business in Sudan anytime soon, a lawmaker sponsoring just such a measure told a group of supporters Wednesday.

Activists call on fund to divest from Sudan

Chris Miller / The Associated Press

Drawing attention to Darfur: Protesters participating in a "die-in" lie on the ground to symbolize the dead and displaced in the Darfur region of Sudan on Wednesday at the steps to the Capitol. The group opposes the Alaska Permanent Fund's investment in companies that have financial involvements in Sudan.

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