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Palin Disputed In Troopergate Probe; Document Reveals Trip To Washington Supposedly Unauthorized Was Approved By Her Office
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Sep 20, 2008 04:09pm |
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| Category | Investigation |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Saturday, September 20, 2008 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CBS/AP) Just when it seemed the Alaska investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of a state official might have been scuttled by the pressures of presidential politics, another turn of events has kept it going.
Palin's firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan last July, allegedly after pressure by her, her husband and staff members on Monegan to fire her ex-brother-in-law was ignored, is at the center of the investigation (known as Troopergate) into whether Palin abused her power.
Palin originally agreed to participate in the investigation, authorized in July by the Republican-controlled legislature. She told Alaskans, "Hold me accountable." Once named to the McCain ticket, however, Palin backpedaled. She has since refused to testify.
Palin has maintained that she fired Monegan not over the status of Trooper Mike Wooten, but over budget disagreements - specifically a trip Monegan planned to Washington which she said was unauthorized. |
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