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Forgive and Forget? »
Posted by: Beau7890 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
I’m sorry, but if we don’t have an inquest into what happened during the Bush years -- and nearly everyone has taken Mr. Obama ...
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Here's the story about Palin's book-banning try as mayor »
Posted by: Wil 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Back in 1996, when she first became mayor, Sarah Palin asked the city librarian if she would be all right with censoring library books should ...
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Judge warned Palin in 2005 to back off brother-in-law's job »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 2 months ago in News
An Alaska judge warned Gov. Sarah Palin's family against trying to get her then-brother-in-law fired, according to court records. That warning came long before ...
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Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a " per ...
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Memos Reveal Scope of Power Bush Sought in Fighting Terror »
Posted by: bubba2 9 months ago in Political News
The secret legal opinions issued by Bush administration lawyers after the Sept. 11 attacks included assertions that the president could use the nation's military ...
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Palin Blurs Line Between Church And State As Governor »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious ...
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Alaskan Lawmakers: McCain Campaign "Hijacked" Alaska »
Posted by: Wil 1 year, 2 months ago in Political News
The presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin has taken effective charge of the Alaska state government's response to the legislative ...
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Exclusive: Chief Fired by Palin Speaks Out »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 3 months ago in News
The July firing of Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan by Gov. Sarah Palin , who was announced as John McCain 's running mate on Friday ...
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Cheney Rules: A Primer for the Next Vice President »
Posted by: Beau7890 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
Vice presidential power was a term of mirth in governments past. Not anymore. Vice President Cheney may be the nearest thing we have had to ...
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Palin Hires Lawyer For Troopergate »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 3 months ago in News
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential candidate, has hired a private practice attorney to defend her in the investigation into the firing of ...
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Trooper in Palin probe tells his side »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 2 months ago in News
The Alaska state trooper at the center of a probe into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power says he has " made mistakes, and I ...
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Palin Lies ...Again ... She approved Monegan's trip to DC »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 2 months ago in Political News
An internal government document obtained by ABC News appears to contradict Sarah Palin's most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief ...
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What makes Biden Biden? »
Posted by: bluetexasvalley 1 year, 3 months ago in News
The moral backbone that led the V.P. nominee to stand up to Milosevic and pass the Violence Against Women Act was bred into him ...
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Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing »
Posted by: david_nwpa 1 year, 1 month ago in News
Investigator Stephen Branchflower, in a report by a bipartisan panel that investigated the matter, found Palin in violation of a state ethics law that prohibits ...
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Palin\'s Trooper-gate Cover-up »
Posted by: TrueProgressive 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Ripping a page from George W. Bush’s playbook on obstructing investigations, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her senior aides are maneuvering to thwart an ...
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