The Alaska legislative investigation into whether or not Governor Sarah Palin committed any improprieties with regard to former DPS head Walt Monegan and her ex-brother-in-law and state trooper Mike Wooten has now concluded. The report issued by investigator Steve Branchflower has concluded that Palin abused her power in pressuring Monegan to fire Wooten.The report was made public in a 12-0 bipartisan, unanimous vote. While the McCain-Palin campaign continues to lie and spin this as ...

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From the comments on this post earlier today: Anyone else a little frightened by all of the calls to "kill him"? Holy crap. I really hope the Secret Service is up for what the next 4 (hopefully eight!) years are likely to bring. --scharrera And: Barack Obama and his family must truly love this country to want to lead and actually try and help morons like these people. If people are saying 'kill him' in situations like this ...

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Across the country, there are an enormous amount of young couples with two kids. And the younger of those two kids is called "insurance." That abiding anxiety is what playwright Jenny Schwartz drags into the light with God's Ear (at WET through November 10, tickets $10-$18), a play in which the terrible has happened, a drowning, and a couple, Mel and Ted, have to negotiate the aftermath. Any play is largely about people talking, and ...

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