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The Early Word: Understanding Palin
The Caucus — ... (a title she holds by virtue of being governor): “Commanding the Alaska National Guard is hardly an insignificant job, military officials say. Still, they acknowledge that it provides little, if any, foreign policy experience.” Meanwhile, The Times’s Peter S. Goodman and Michael Moss have the latest developments in an ethics inquiry into whether Gov. Palin improperly pressured state officials to fire her former brother-in-law, an Alaska state trooper. The Washington Post ...

Under Alaska Law, Palin Could Halt Personnel Board Troopergate Investigation At Any Moment
Think Progress — ... The investigation, in other words, could end any moment Palin — or the McCain campaign — decides it’s going to far. Alternatively, even if the Personnel Board inquiry is allowed to be completed, its findings could remain secret. “The proceedings of the board are conducted in secret,” the New York Times reported, and according to former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, it ...