Troopergate

Source: www.drudge.com --- 4 hours ago
Seven Palin Aides Will Honor Subpoenas in 'Troopergate' Probe ...

Source: news10now.com --- 3 hours ago
New York Senate Republicans have reached an agreement with the governor's office about their investigation into the Troopergate scandal. ...

Source: www.mcclatchydc.com --- 20 hours ago
Todd Palin will answer a series of questions from a legislative investigator by mid-week — but only in writing, and with the answers funneled through his lawyer, the McCain-Palin campaign said Monday. ...

Source: thepage.time.com --- 20 hours ago
He is expected to answer a series of questions from a legislative investigator by midweek in writing, and with the answered funneled through his lawyer. Sarah Palin and her husband are also expected to speak with an executive branch personnel board investigator sometime next week.        ...

Source: www.sportbikes.net --- 13 hours ago
This is about to become a front-page story again, possibly this week. When we last checked in, the Alaska Attorney General had ordered state employees to ignore subpoenas to testify and filed a suit to move the investigation from the legislature to a board made up of Palin appointees. An Alaska judge ruled against both decisions last week. The Court ruled that the legislature had the jurisdiction to investigate this matter and to issue subpoenas as part of that investigation. The AG reversed course yesterday and the seven state employees will now testify. Todd Palin has also agreed to answer written questions. He had no standing as a state employee, and would have been subject to arrest for contempt had he continued to defy the subpoena. The agreement to answer written questions is a compromise worked out with the investigator in the case, and they have to be returned to the investigator by tomorrow. The McCain campaign, through five members of the Alaska legislature, filed a new suit yesterday to stop the probe, but I'd be surprised if the court will change its mind because a handful of Republicans want it stopped. The investigation was launched by a unanimous vote of a bipartisan panel and the courts has already ruled that the legislature has jurisdiction over investigating abuse of office, on top of mountains of precedent in the matter. The Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow afternoon and promises a decision by ...

Source: www.stargazette.com --- 17 hours ago
ALBANY -- Senate Republicans are expected to drop their subpoenas against the governor's office in the Troopergate probe, but are seeking assurances that they will retain their rights to request documents from the executive branch in future cases. ...

Source: schnoo.newsvine.com --- 1 day ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republicans are asking the state's highest court to block an abuse-of-power investigation into vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's firing of a state commissioner before a potentially embrassing report on the matter is released. ...

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 2 days ago
Gov. Sarah Palin's husband plans to speak with an investigator looking into abuse-of-power allegations against the governor, his lawyer said yesterday. ...

Source: www.nydailynews.com --- 19 hours ago
Get ready for Barack Obama vs. John McCain, Take II . (More here ). A new CNN poll shows Obama making gains in five key battleground states: Indiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. Both sides went on the attack , with the Obama campaign citing the Keating Five as Sarah Palin brought up Bill Ayers. (More here ). The Alaska governor warned the campaign "may get kind of rough" from here on out. Palin's husband and seven of her aides will answer questions in a legislative Troopergate inquiry. Ron Lauder's not saying anything else about term limits until he talks with the mayor "personally." Top aides to Mayor Bloomberg tried to convince Lauder to drop his opposition to permanently changing limits from eight years to 12, but talks fell apart. The mayor's people are still trying to convince the cosmetics mogul to sign off on their plan. Speaking in London, Bloomberg said the "great danger" facing the economy is that banks stop lending. The Federal Reserve is thinking of buying vast amounts of short-term debt in hopes of shoring up the economy. The recession is likely to be very bad in New York. The mayor and Prince Harry chatted about a charity the prince helped establish. Extending term limits could save taxpayers a bundle on campaign matching funds in 2009. ...

Source: www.MiamiHerald.com --- 2 days ago
Gov. Sarah Palin's husband is planning to speak to an investigator looking into abuse-of-power allegations against the governor, Todd Palin's lawyer said Saturday. He previously refused to testify under subpoena in a separate probe. ...

Source: www.buzzflash.net --- 2 days ago
The Alaska Supreme Court has agreed to hear an emergency appeal from lawyers seeking to shut down the Legislature's Troopergate investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin. Texas-based Liberty Legal Institute and Anchorage attorney Kevin Clarkson, representing the group of anti-investigation legislators, filed the emergency appeal. "The plaintiffs and Alaskans will suffer irreparable harm if the investigation at issue continues and if the resulting investigative report issues as planned on Oct. 10, 2008," they wrote in their appeal.........Is Mooseshit that appropriate Alaskan terminology?   »  original news ...

Source: donklephant.com --- 2 days ago
Well, this is surprising… ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin’s husband is planning to speak to an investigator looking into abuse-of-power allegations against the governor, Todd Palin’s lawyer said Saturday. He previously refused to testify under subpoena in a separate probe. Attorney Thomas Van Flein said he asked the investigator, Anchorage attorney Timothy Petumenos, to reserve [...] ...

Source: juneauempire.com --- 2 days ago
Gov. Sarah Palin's controversial decision to fire her public safety commissioner may not present the same risks for her vice-presidential campaign as does a possible attempt to interfere in the state workers compensation system. ...

Source: www.counton2.com --- 2 days ago
Seven Alaska state employees have reversed course and agreed to testify in an abuse-of-power investigation against Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 2 days ago
Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, greets supporters after a rally in Carson, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ...

Source: peoplesweeklyworldblog.blogspot.com --- 6 hours ago
OK -- Why hasn't the major media picked up on this tidbit, "Palin associates with political party whose founder said, 'I have no use for America or her damned institutions.'" http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/7531/ http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/13641/ And here is an update on Troopergate: Todd to testify!!! Imagine if Michelle was supposed to testify in some investigation of Barack!!! What a field day the major media and the far-right would have. But here it's just a footnote. http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4958DM20081007 ...

Source: blogs.abcnews.com --- 5 hours ago
FW: Troopergate blog update: Palin aides to testify Seven aides to Gov. Sarah Palin will honor subpoenas to be interviewed as part of the Alaska State Legislature’s “Troopergate” investigation, according... ...

Source: blogs.abcnews.com --- 5 hours ago
Troopergate blog: Let's Get Ready to Rumble Get ready, Troopergate fans! The Alaska Legislature will receive the findings of its controversial Troopergate investigation on Friday morning, according to its Web... ...