By The Associated Press – 1 day ago
Investigator to interview Palins this week ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband will meet this week with an investigator determining whether she violated state ethics law when firing her public safety director.
Thomas Van Flein, the attorney for both Sarah and Todd Palin, said Sunday the separate depositions by a lawyer for the Alaska Personnel Board will be held out of state. The investigator, Timothy Petumenos, will fly to meet the Palins.
Van Flein declined to say exactly when or where the interviews will be held, only that they will occur later in the week. "I estimate each interview will take about three hours," he said. Petumenos didn't return a message left at his home Sunday. An investigator for a separate probe by a legislative panel found earlier this month that Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, was within her right to fire Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan, an at-will employee. But Stephen Branchflower, the Legislative Council's investigator, said Palin had violated ethics laws by trying to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired. Palin denies the charge. She also said it was the Personnel Board's duty to investigate the claim, not the Legislature. The board hired Petumenos, an independent counsel, to conduct its investigation. Last week, the Legislative Council voted unanimously to share with Petumenos confidential material gathered by Branchflower during that probe. The council published its findings but not the confidential matter.
Looking forward to seeing what kind of excuse you'll come up with when this guy comes to much the same conclusion.
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McCain has said a number of time "Those making over $250,000 a year, I'm not going to raise you taxes."
Um....about that?
Looking forward to seeing what kind of excuse you'll come up with when this guy comes to much the same conclusion.
Yes.
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