Palin Takes Credit for Decades-Old Pipeline Project That May Yet Fail

Note: This is an older article that has special relevance since Gov. Palin is currently touting her participation in the pipeline deal.
Sarah Palin has often touted the pipeline deal as a singular achievement of her administration as Alaska governor. But she talks about it as if it is under construction, when it is still more [...]

RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion

The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August. According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September and included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York [...]

Anchorage Paper Slams Palin for “Orwellian Spin” on Troopergate Report

“Palin’s reaction to the Legislature’s Troopergate report is an embarrassment to Alaskans and the nation. She claims the report ‘vindicates’ her. She said that the investigation found ‘no unlawful or unethical activity on my part.’ Her response is either astoundingly ignorant or downright Orwellian… if she had actually read it, she couldn’t claim ‘vindication’ with [...]

Troopergate: Not Over Yet

A new Alaska legislative report finding that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power and violated state ethics laws spells new trouble for the McCain campaign. Special counsel Steve Branchflower’s report could lead to fines or legislative action to censure Palin.
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Alaska ethics probe says Palin abused her power

An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin abused her power as the state’s governor, casting a cloud over John McCain’s controversial choice of running mate for the November 4 election.
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Alaska Supreme Court takes up ‘Troopergate’ case

The Alaska Supreme Court will decide whether to block the findings of an abuse-of-power investigation due to be released next week that could be potentially damaging to Gov. Sarah Palin’s vice presidential candidacy. The court accepted an emergency appeal late Friday filed by six Alaska lawmakers who claim the investigation is being manipulated to hurt [...]

Palin Implicated By Witness in ‘Troopergate’ Probe

An Alaska woman who owns a company that processes workers’ compensation claims in the state has told an independent investigator that she was urged by the office of Gov. Sarah Palin to deny a benefits claim for Palin’s ex brother-in-law, a state trooper who was involved in an ugly divorce and child custody dispute with [...]

Palin: Russia’s Proximity To Alaska Makes Me Experienced

Jack Cafferty: If Sarah Palin Being One Heartbeat Away “Doesn’t Scare The Hell Out Of You, It Should”

One thought pushes fence-sitters to the left: Palin

Five weeks ago, the St. Petersburg Times convened a group of Tampa Bay voters who were undecided about the presidential election. Their strong distrust of Barack Obama suggested it was a group ripe for John McCain to win over.  Not anymore. The group has swung dramatically, if unenthusiastically, toward Democrat Obama. Most of them this [...]

Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks

“I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she’s change, and that’s great,” Obama said. “She’s a skillful politician. But, you know, when you’ve been taking all these earmarks when it’s convenient, and then suddenly you’re the champion anti-earmark person, that’s not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can’t just make [...]