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Stalling the Troopergate investigation?
Stalling the Troopergate investigation?
From NBC's Aram Roston ANCHORAGE, AK -- A key witness in the Alaska State Senate Ethics investigation of Gov. Palin has backed out of testifying today, the state senator in charge of the investigation tells NBC News. The senator -- Democrat Hollis French -- says Frank Bailey's decision not to testify will slow down the "Troopergate" investigation into the current candidate. The investigation centers on whether Gov. Palin abused her power when firing her commissioner of Public Safety Walt ...
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Palin's Aide Won't Testify
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... The man who was caught on tape trying to get Palin's ex-brother-in-law (and how much are the tabs going to pay him?) has now reversed himself and won't testify on Troopergate. ...

Remainders: Sarah's speech
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ... at McCain's actuarial chance of dying. Harris and Frerking look at whether the sexist line has been crossed. Mahtesian points to the upside of Palin's problems: She's just like us! (Sort of.) Schmidt picks a war with the National Enquirer. Biden levels the Hunt for Red October charge at Thompson. Yuval Levin cries shame. David Kirkpatrick sees McCain's efforts to woo conservatives paying off. The trooper investigation stalls. Huck sees sexism. Obama finally will ...

Real Vetting Roundup
Daily Kos — ... , October 31st.  Yesterday afternoon, we learned that the investigation would probably be delayed because the star witness suddenly decided not to testify. ...

Sarah Palin's Secret Emails
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... been sent and received by Ivy Frye and Frank Bailey, two top aides to Palin, from February through April of this year. McLeod, a 53-year-old registered Republican who has held various jobs in state government, suspected that Frye and Bailey had engaged in political activity during official business hours in that period by participating in a Palin-backed effort to oust the state chairman of the Alaska Republican party, Randy Ruedrich. (Bailey has been in the national news of late for refusing to cooperate with investigators probing whether Palin fired Alaska's ...

McCain campaign says Palin won’t talk to Troopergate investigator.
Think Progress — ... .” The campaign declared the investigation to be “tainted,” despite the fact that the five-member committee is composed of three Republicans and two Democrats. Palin had previously agreed to cooperate and thus was not subpoenaed. Reporting the story tonight, Keith Olbermann said, “It is like installing a giant neon sign over her head saying, ‘I’m hiding something.’” ...

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Palin Hires Lawyer for Trooper-Gate Investigation
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/1/2008 — MSNBC just reported that presumptive vice-presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has hired a lawyer in relation to the Trooper-Gate scandal . Alaska State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Hollis French told TPMmuckraker that Palin has ...
Obama's Man In AK: Hollis French Speaks Out On Palin
riehlworldview.com 9/3/2008 — Talk about a conflict of interest. This guy French should either step down, or at least stop talking tot he media. What do you want to be he won't? Hmm Alaska state senator Hollis French, who is running an investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin, says ...