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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!For all you history buffs, Washington Monthly has uncovered an interesting election year factoid: The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.McCain, of course, was admonished by Senate Ethics Committee "for exercising 'poor judgment' for intervening" with federal regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, as part of the infamous Keating Five scandal.And now McCain's running mate has also been found to have violated state ethics laws and abused the powers of her office, as part of the ...
UPDATE Statement from the McCain campaign: "Today's report shows that the Governor acted within her proper and lawful authority in the reassignment of Walt Monegan. The report also illustrates what we've known all along: this was a partisan led inquiry run by Obama supporters and the Palins were completely justified in their concern regarding Trooper Wooten given his violent and rogue behavior. Lacking evidence to support the original Monegan allegation, the Legislative Council seriously overreached, making a tortured argument to find fault without basis in law or fact. The Governor is ...
Update: 8:33 pm - The bipartisan panel has concluded that Palin did abuse her power. From The AP:A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely was a contributing factor. Update: 8:18 pm - The council has voted unanimously to release the report.The Anchorage Daily News is covering the Alaska legislature's meeting, in which they will ...
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