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Lawmakers to Subpoena Todd Palin in Alaska

GOP efforts to delay probe thwarted by state senator

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 12, 2008 8:01 PM CDT
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(AP) – The abuse of power investigation against Sarah Palin took a potentially ominous turn for her party today when state lawmakers voted to subpoena her husband. Republican efforts to delay the probe until after the Nov. 4 election were thwarted when GOP State Sen. Charlie Huggins, who represents Palin's hometown of Wasilla, sided with Democrats.

"Let's just get the facts on the table," said Huggins, who appeared in camouflage pants to vote during a break from moose hunting. The Senate committee acted at the request of an investigator who is gathering evidence on whether Palin abused her power by firing Walt Monegan, the state's director of public safety. Critics charge she fired Monegan after he refused to dismiss a state trooper who had a messy divorce with the governor's sister.

Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten, right, sits with John Cyr, executive director for the Public Safety Employee Association, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008.
Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten, right, sits with John Cyr, executive director for the Public Safety Employee Association, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008.   (Al Grillo)
Todd Palin, husband of Republicam vice presidential, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, shakes hands with a fan in Forest Lake, Minn. Saturday Sept. 6, 2008.
Todd Palin, husband of Republicam vice presidential, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, shakes hands with a fan in Forest Lake, Minn. Saturday Sept. 6, 2008.   (AP Photo)
This Oct. 21, 2006 file photo shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin standing beside her husband, Todd Palin, in Anchorage, Alaska.
This Oct. 21, 2006 file photo shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin standing beside her husband, Todd Palin, in Anchorage, Alaska.   (AP Photo)
Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten answers questions about the Troopergate investigation during an interview in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008.
Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten answers questions about the Troopergate investigation during an interview in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008.   (Al Grillo)
Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten answers questions about the Troopergate investigation during an interview in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008.
Alaska State Trooper Mike Wooten answers questions about the Troopergate investigation during an interview in Anchorage, Alaska Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008.   (Al Grillo)
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