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$100 Oil: A mixed bag for Alaskans

The price of oil briefly eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time today. The news is a mixed blessing for Alaskans, who rely on oil industry taxes to fund 85% of the state budget but also face the highest energy costs in the country.David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage