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Even though the official report regarding Troopergate came out last Friday, it is not the last we’ll hear of it. Remember when Sarah Palin agreed to answer questions, then didn’t, then insisted that the investigation had no jurisdiction and wanted her own investigation, by her own people? Well, she’s getting exactly that. [...]

The first words from the Troopergate report are surfacing. It seems that the bi-partisan investigation revealed that Gov. Sarah Palin “abused her power” in violation of Alaska law. That’s the key finding. It also finds that while the refusal to fire Palin’s former brother in law was not the sole reason Palin terminated her [...]

The Alaska Supreme Court has rejected the effort by Republican legislators to quash the Trooper-Gate investigation, affirming the decision of a lower court last week.
The Alaska Legislative Council, a bipartisan committee of 14 lawmakers that conducts business when the Legislature isn’t in session, voted unanimously on July 31 to investigate Palin’s July 11 firing [...]

Sarah Palin really is a disgrace to the United States. How can we expect her to uphold the laws of the Constitution when she does everything in her power to stop an investigation into her abuse of power and questionable ethics? She is Bush all over again. I cannot believe the contempt [...]

If Palin has nothing to hide why does she keep changing her story of what really went on? Why is the McCain campaign doing everything they can think of to stop the investigation AFTER she agreed to cooperate? How can anyone trust this woman?
Aides to Gov. Sarah Palin won’t comply with [...]

McCain and Palin’s efforts to hide the truth from the American people have hit a road block for now.  They were trying to unseat the investigator and replace him with a panel appointed by the very person they were investigating.  Well, they were shot down.  From The Huffington Post:
A Republican effort failed Monday to unseat [...]

ABC investigates the Troopergate story. This may be devastating to the McCain campaign. This is the kind of reform John McCain wants in Washington? I think not. I think this is the same politics that have gone on in his party for the past 40 years. McSame is no different [...]

It’s great to see some of the media not cowering from the McCain campaign’s attacks. What’s even better is that this is coming from a newspaper in Palin’s home state, Alaska.
Gov. Sarah Palin is taking the wrong approach to Troopergate. She should be practicing the open and transparent, ethical and accountable government she promised [...]