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Gov. Tony Knowles, keen defender of Alaska’s interests, has a big issue on his mind. No, not arctic oil drilling. Ad folks from L.A. dissing his Alaskan salmon.

When a certain Pasta Roni ad from Suissa Miller broke recently in the 49th state, the governor’s office had to act. “It was necessary to call Quaker Oats and get it off the air,” Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer told Reuters. “To Alaskans it was no laughing matter.

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