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Former State Official Claims He Was Pressured to Fire Gov.'s Former Brother-in-Law

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's surprise vice-presidential pick, is the subject of a legislative probe into claims that she abused her office by trying to get her former brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper. Palin is likely to be deposed soon in the case, according to State Sen. Hollis French, who leads the state Senate's Legislative Counsel Committee. French's committee unanimously authorized an investigation into the dismissal of the state's public safety... Full Story
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