Panel: Palin abused power - USATODAY.com

Alaska lawmakers concluded that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, abused her power under her administration. Here, Palin is seen on Thursday talking to supporters in Deerfield Township, Ohio. Name: Sarah Heath Palin. Age: 44; born Feb. 11, 1964; Sandpoint, Idaho. Experience: Alaska governor since December 2006; unsuccessful run for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 2002; chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003-2004; served two terms as Wasilla mayor and two terms on city council. Education: Graduated University of Idaho, 1987, journalism. Family: Husband, Todd; five children. Business: Worked as sports reporter for two Anchorage television stations; owned with her husband a snowmobile, watercraft, ATV business from 1994-97. Husband is a North... [read full story]