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Summary: Senate Republicans To Continue Earmark Ban; Scientists Work To Track Ice Islands; Unattended Candle Cited As Probable Cause Of Gastineau Apartment Blaze; State Supreme Court Mulls Appeal In Same Sex Tax Case; New Hospital Opens In Nome; OSHA Hands Out $55,000 In Fines For Ammonia Spill; One-Third Of Local Students Overweight Or Obese, Study Finds