Inquiry finds Sarah Palin abused powers in Troopergate affair

In blow to John McCain's White House campaign, report concludes running mate breached ethics rules in family feud Read the report in full (pdf) Sarah Palin with her husband, Todd. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty John McCain's election campaign last night suffered the body blow that Republicans had been bracing themselves for when his vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, was found to have abused her powers in pursuit of a personal feud against her former brother-in-law. At the conclusion of the ten-week investigation into the so-called Troopergate affair, Palin was found to have breached the ethics rules that govern her conduct as governor of Alaska. The findings were delivered by an investigator appointed last July by a Republican-controlled committee of the Alaskan state legislature. He began his inquiries shortly... [read full story]                    

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