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Palin's Figures on Ethics Complaints Don't Add Up

Report has lawyer costing $30K per hour

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(Newser) – A spreadsheet from Sarah Palin's office detailing spending on ethics complaints and lawsuits is riddled with discrepancies, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The administrative director of Palin's office says accidental double-counting added $26,849 to the $1.9 million total. She plans to make inquiries about other parts of the spreadsheet, including a line in which 0.3 hours of an attorney's time seems to have cost more than $10,000.

Another page lists 119.4 attorney hours on a complaint related to Troopergate, but the figure is given as 13.3 hours elsewhere. A tally on the toll for workers in the governors office suggests they make $85 an hour, but the administrative director says that figure includes health benefits and other extras. Palin has said the cost of requiring government employees to deal with complaints against her is one of the reasons she's stepping down.

Sarah Palin gave the high cost of dealing with ethics complaints as one of her reasons for resigning as governor of Alaska.
Sarah Palin gave the high cost of dealing with ethics complaints as one of her reasons for resigning as governor of Alaska.   (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)
Sarah Palin holds a copy of the Anchorage Daily News with the headline
Sarah Palin holds a copy of the Anchorage Daily News with the headline "Board exonerates Palin" as she stops for coffee before voting in last year's election.   (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives the state of the state address to a joint session of the Senate and House in the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska in January.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives the state of the state address to a joint session of the Senate and House in the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska in January.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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Karl
Jul 11, 09 9:43 AM CDT
She's a total fox, she's classy and she's sexy. Her husband is a handsome hunk of a man. Her family is just pleasant to look at. Other than that they are are all filthy lying whores and thieves, so why not have some that aren't ugly, like Obama, McCain, etc. Who wants to HEAR lies, and LOOK at ugly public figures at the same time? Reply
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Robert_Dada
Jul 11, 09 11:22 AM CDT
It's a good thing you aren't bright enough to rise to power some day.
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Fondue
Jul 12, 09 10:20 AM CDT
You look like Glenn from the Village People
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emptycalm
Jul 11, 09 11:16 AM CDT
"Palin has said the cost of requiring government employees to deal with complaints against her is one of the reasons she's stepping down." must be a lot of complaints. wonder why... Reply
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0001tr
Jul 11, 09 12:53 PM CDT
Prehaps she has swicthed to the current administrations accounting software, where billions and even trillions are automatically placed in the wrong column of accountability. It's a requirement to be President (maybe)...any way you go sarah... Reply
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