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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE The Alaska Senate on Friday joined the House of Representatives' action the previous week in giving Republican Gov. Sarah Palin a victory in her quest to bring the North Slope's vast natural gas reserves to market.

Senate gives Palin pipeline victory

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire

Celebrating win: Tony Palmer, TransCanada Corp.'s vice president for Alaska Development, center, watches Gov. Sarah Palin congratulate Patty Bielawski, a consultant working for TransCanada, after the Senate voted Friday to approve a natural gas pipeline deal with the company.

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