Rep. Young wins lightning round on bears, feds, ANWR

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It was a busy morning for Alaska Congressman Don Young. On the floor of the U.S. House, he took on a trio of iconic Alaska issues – polar bears, state sovereignty and what to do with the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. Young prevailed on all three counts.
It was the lightning round of Congressional argument, where each side has five minutes to make their case. The subject:  the House Sportsman’s bill. Among its 74 pages was a provision Young has been wor