ADN by Lisa Demer.  A bill to develop a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska passed the state House early Wednesday despite efforts of Democrats to kill or revamp the measure.  House Speaker Mike Chenault, (NGP Photo), is the prime sponsor of House Bill 9, which gives a subsidiary of the Alaska Housing Finance Corp. the power to get a $7.5 billion pipeline built or become a partner in a bigger line or a spur. Larry Persily (NGP Photo), Alaska Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator.  China has [...]