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Alaska Leg. Holds Session Today, Considers Voting on Subpoenas in Trooper-Gate
The Alaska state legislature's House and Senate Judicary Committees are meeting this morning in Anchorage to discuss the possiblity of issuing subpoenas in the investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin.
The move comes after the seven witnesses called to give depositions to the independent investigator Stephen Branchflower, suddenly cancelled their testimony.
Yesterday, senior assistant Attorney General Michael Barnhill wrote a seven-page letter to the legislature stating that "the eyes of the nation have now turned upon us," and that his office would move to quash the subpoenas if they were issued at the hearing today.
The meeting begins at 9 AM AKDT, or 1PM EST. We'll be listening by teleconference, so be sure to check back later.
Josh
Zachary
Please try "subpoenas" (plural), rather than "subpoena's" (possessive).
-- ARG
September 12, 2008 10:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Also looks like you double-posted. D'oh!
-- ARG
September 12, 2008 10:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the fixes. This is a case when I'd like to be able to come back and delete my posts. (I know -- I'll wait a couple of weeks!)
-- ARG
September 12, 2008 11:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
From:
Head of State
http://tinyurl.com/6qr95o
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Truth
Mark Halperin, on Anderson Cooper 360, September 9, from Talking Points Memo:
MH: No. And it's another thing I get that I'm embarrassed about our profession for. She should be held more accountable for that. The "bridge to nowhere" thing is outrageous. And if you press them on that, they falter because they know they can't defend what they're saying. They're saying it on the stump, as a core part of their message. It's in their advertising. I'm not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist...journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it's demonstrably false, again, we're not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that's happening."
Cite:
Head of State
http://tinyurl.com/6qr95o
September 12, 2008 10:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
This racketeer's threat is made to order if you want to see Obama elected. As someone pointed out upthread, "..I hope they do move to quash them if issued. That would be a great narrative to point out that there would be no change if those two made it into office".
Exact-o-mundo.
Indeed, barring a complete exoneration of the Governor (hardee-har-har), the McCain/Palin ticket is as good as finished.
The Bush administration's corruption was sustained years longer than it should have been because the mass ego of his deluded supporters was on the line (among other reasons that will remain "off the table" in this comment). But no one's ego is on the line where McCain or Palin is concerned. This uppity attitude will not cut it with voters who have yet to cast their ballot. People are aware of this story. Being (by-and-large) fair minded, they've withheld judgement thus far. That is about to end, and, when it does, so will the hopes and dreams of John McCain.
September 12, 2008 3:57 PM | Reply | Permalink