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The Ugly Irony of Sarah Palin's Book Title

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

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Perhaps the title is meant to encapsulate Sarah Palin's fierce, independent spirit. But there are many here in Alaska who heard Going Rogue, and were horrified by the ugly irony of her book title.

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The Ugly Irony of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

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Those of us who live in Alaska, and who have been following this story from the beginning, know the real root of that phrase "going rogue," and will understand the ugly irony of Palin's memoir title.

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Lloyd Constantine, Spitzer Confidante, Writes Book About Scandal, Troopergate

Times Union | CHRIS CHURCHILL | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

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CHATHAM -- In the months after Gov. Eliot Spitzer's sudden resignation from office, Lloyd Constantine again and again asked himself the same vexing qu...

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A Culture of Corruption: The Ghost of Sarah Palin Still Haunts Alaska

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Ethics Probe, Palin Troopergate, Sarah Palin Ethics Complaints, Palin Ethics, Andree McLeod, Troopergate, Sarah Palin, Politics News

There was a revealing and troubling exchange between a political watchdog and members of the Alaska Personnel Board, which is responsible for processing so-called ethics violations, including Sarah Palin's.

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UPDATE: The Palin's Meme Has a Crack

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ethics Complains, Alaska Fund Trust, Palin Ethics Complaints, Palin, Travelgate, Troopergate, Sarah Palin, Politics News

The governor, in an attempt to derail the legislative sanctioned investigation into Troopergate, filed the most costly ethics complaint to date.

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It's Not Sarah's Fault...Just Ask Her

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

When it comes to taking responsibility for her failures, Sarah Palin is completely unaccountable. Her finger is always pointed at the most convenient scapegoat.

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Supporters Raising Funds For Palin Legal Defense

AP | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's supporters are holding a Web-a-thon to raise money for her legal defense fund. Organizers of Cons...

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Sarah Palin Blames Bloggers

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Troopergate, Ashley Judd, Charlie Gibson, Alaska Bloggers, Pebble Mine, Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, Kaite Couric, Walt Monegan, Juenau Dems, Wayne Anthony Ross, Sarah Palin, Gobblegate, Politics News

When it comes to taking responsibility for her failures, Sarah Palin is George W. Bush with lipstick: nothing is ever her fault.

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Bristol And Levi Break Up: How The Palins Publicly Trash Their Exes

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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Don't mess with Bristol and Sarah Palin if you're a male in-law. Here's how far they'll go to take down a finished flame.

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Alaskan Attorney General Resigns: Palin Protected

Shannyn Moore | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Troopergate, Talis Coldberg, Alaska, Scandal, Todd Palin Troopergate, Troopergate, Sarah Palin, Talis Colberg, Alaska Attorney General, Politics News

Talis Colberg has resigned in the wake of the Troopergate scandal. Sarah Palin let Talis resign as though his illegal advice to her husband Todd and her aids was his own idea.

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Alaska Attorney General Resigns: Palin

AP | ANNE SUTTON | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, a major figure in the abuse-of-power investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin, has resigned, th...

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Texas Evangelicals Funded Attempt To Stop Palin Troopergate Probe

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

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New state gift disclosures show it cost Liberty Legal Institute and the two law firms working with it $185,000 to represent six Alaska legislators in ...

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Todd Palin Guilty: Contempt of Senate

Shannyn Moore | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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At 10:09am on February 6, 2009, Alaska Senate Resolution #5 passed 16-1. This resolution finds the witnesses who ignored their subpoenas guilty of contempt of the Alaska State Senate.

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Georgia on Her Mind....But Sarah Palin Has Trouble Lurking Around the Corner

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

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Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find... --Ray Charles No sooner had she committed to hunkering down in Alaska to "...

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Half-Baked in Alaska II: More Ethics Charges Unveiled Against Palin

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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New allegations have surfaced in Alaska charging Governor Sarah Palin with additional violations of the Alaska Executive Ethics Act.

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Half-Baked in Alaska: Palin's 11th Hour "Troopergate" Exoneration Was a Lie

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alaskan Legislative Council, Sarah Palin Trooper Scandal, Sarah Palin Troopergate, Troopergate, Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, Palin Walter Monegan, Walt Monegan, Politics News

Perhaps the most significant questions that remain are whether or not Governor Palin and her husband, Todd, committed perjury in their sworn affidavits to the personnel board.

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Lipstick on Doggerel

Evan Eisenberg | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

I wrote this bit of doggerel a while ago but only just got around to making it hyperdoggerel by equipping the stanza numbers with links. (Warning: VI...

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McCAIN CAMPAIGN: Time to say "sorry."

Shannyn Moore | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Troopergate, Gail Phillips, John McCain, Walt Monegan, Demand Apolgy, Alaska Corruption, Chancy Croft, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Alaskans will stick up for Alaskans despite party. When it's ten below and snowing sideways, you don't check bumper stickers to see if you'll help so...

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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The Shooting Star

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Troopergate, Sarah Palin Vetting, Politics News

There is reason to believe Palin is turning on her benefactors. She is eager to consolidate the right and deflect blame for her predicament.

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Palin testifies to investigator in ethics dispute

AP | MATT APUZZO and JIM SALTER | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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ST. LOUIS — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified for two hours Friday in an abuse-of-power investigation that has been a distraction to her Republi...

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McCain/Palin -- Unifiers At Work

Tom Gerdy | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Troopergate, Mccain Homes, Mccain Anger, Attack Ads, McCain/Palin Confusion, Unity, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Politics News

With several good choices to fill the VP slot on the ticket, the McCain machine decides to pick an unqualified unknown "regular hockey mom" with questionable experience and a shady background.

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Palin Draws Favorable Interlocutor For 'Situation Room' Sit Down

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Drew Griffin, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Troopergate, Mark Halperin, Palin Situation Room, Politics News

Sarah Palin is set to give CNN their first interview, but by the looks of things, I wouldn't expect it to be a particularly rigorous one. As Mark Hal...

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Troopergate Investigator, Palins To Meet This Week

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, Palin Scandal, Palin Ethics, Anchorage, Sarah Palin, Troopergate, Todd Palin, Election 2008, Alaska, Scandal, Politics News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband will meet this week with an investigator determining whether she violated state ethi...

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David Brooks Held Hostage, Day 10 -- Refuses to Come Clean on Palin

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: David Brooks, Troopergate, Sarah Palin, David Brooks Palin, David Brooks Palin Is Unqualified, Media News

Eight days after David Brooks admitted at a Manhattan forum that Sarah Palin was not qualified for higher office, he still has not shared this view with readers of his column.

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