1.0 link 132562 <![CDATA[Palin's Secrecy Betrays Campaign Promises]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/07/palins-secrecy-betrays-ca_n_132562.html Sarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign built a wall of protectiveness around her.

Palin was elected nearly two years ago with splashy moves like publishing the state spending checkbook online. She kept a campaign pledge to allow the public to view online communications between state officials and potential bidders on a major gas pipeline, a contrast to her predecessor.

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