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Key Palin ethics report awaited | |
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Legislators in Alaska are expected to release a report on Friday on allegations that Sarah Palin abused her power as the state's governor. | |
Mrs Palin stands accused of firing a safety official for refusing to sack a state trooper who was involved in an acrimonious divorce from her sister. | |
Mrs Palin, who is John McCain's running mate, denies any improper behaviour. | Mrs Palin, who is John McCain's running mate, denies any improper behaviour. |
Thursday saw the state's Supreme Court dismissed an attempt to stop the probe into the case known as "Troopergate". | |
The row has cast a pall over the Republican presidential campaign. | |
Injustice? | Injustice? |
The investigation into the affair began before Mr McCain selected Mrs Palin as his running mate last month. | |
Critics say Mrs Palin used her power as governor to settle a personal feud. | |
Walter Monegan says Mr Wooten did nothing to warrant his dismissal | |
Several Republican politicians had attempted to have the probe stopped on the grounds that it was politically motivated. | |
The Republican vice-presidential candidate says she fired Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan in July over a budgetary dispute. | The Republican vice-presidential candidate says she fired Alaska's Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan in July over a budgetary dispute. |
Mr Monegan maintains he was dismissed for resisting pressure from Mrs Palin's husband, Todd, to fire State Trooper Mike Wooten, Mrs Palin's former brother-in-law. | Mr Monegan maintains he was dismissed for resisting pressure from Mrs Palin's husband, Todd, to fire State Trooper Mike Wooten, Mrs Palin's former brother-in-law. |
Todd Palin has admitted he did publicise what he called the injustice of a violent trooper keeping his badge. | Todd Palin has admitted he did publicise what he called the injustice of a violent trooper keeping his badge. |
But he said his wife then told him to drop the matter. Mrs Palin has not given evidence. | But he said his wife then told him to drop the matter. Mrs Palin has not given evidence. |
Mr Monegan said he simply wanted the truth to be made known. | Mr Monegan said he simply wanted the truth to be made known. |
"The governor did want me to fire [Mr Wooten], and I chose to not," he told the Associated Press. | "The governor did want me to fire [Mr Wooten], and I chose to not," he told the Associated Press. |
"He didn't do anything under my watch to result in termination." | "He didn't do anything under my watch to result in termination." |
Sarah Palin's campaign officials on Thursday issued their own report clearing the Alaska governor of any wrongdoing. | Sarah Palin's campaign officials on Thursday issued their own report clearing the Alaska governor of any wrongdoing. |
In what the BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington describes as a clear attempt to deflect any potential criticism, Mrs Palin's allies claim the issue has been muddled by innuendo, rumour and politics. | In what the BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington describes as a clear attempt to deflect any potential criticism, Mrs Palin's allies claim the issue has been muddled by innuendo, rumour and politics. |
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