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www.adn.com — A Mat-Su drug investigator and the union representing Alaska State Troopers are alleging political meddling in the Sherry Johnston drug case, including a delay in serving the search warrant because of the November election. Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, who became nationally known in ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Accusations of political meddling in the case of Sherry Johnston, Palin's daughter's kinda-mother-in-law.

No More Mister Nice Blog — DID PALIN HELP POSTPONE THE BUST OF HER DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND'S MOM? Perhaps, according to the Anchorage Daily News: A Mat-Su drug investigator and the union representing Alaska State Troopers are alleging political meddling in the Sherry Johnston drug case, including a delay in serving the search warrant because of the November election. Johnston is the mother of Levi Johnston, who became nationally known in September when Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, announced their daughter, Bristol, was pregnant and he was the father. ...

Trooper, union say politics delayed Johnston drug case
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... that after it became clear who Johnston is, "this case became anything but normal. It was not allowed to progress in a normal fashion, the search warrant service WAS delayed because of the pending election and the Mat Su Drug Unit and the case officer were not the ones calling the shots," ----- "This really does smack of political favoritism. And if that be the case, it's another example of the Palin administration's direct influence on the public safety unit," Cyr said. Read more: http://www.adn.com/front/story/641997.html

The Gift That Keeps on Giving...
BlondeSense — It's always interesting to read the Anchorage Daily News to find out what is happening up in Palin country. The latest gossip is that the search warrant for Sherry Johnston (the other grandmother of Bristol Palin's baby Tripp and mother of Levi the high school dropout) who was selling hillbilly heroin (oxycontin) in Wasilla (the meth capital of Alaska) was postponed until after the election. Word is that the investigation was handled "differently" because of who Johnston was. Naturally, Palin's office denies having anything to do with that. There are a lot of accusations and ...

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