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Palin's PAC Chalks Up $1.4M

Besides book, PAC bucks go to law firm, like-minded candidates

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 2, 2010 3:40 AM CST

(Newser) – The $63,000 that went to buy up Sarah Palin's book was part of $1.4 million raised by her political action committee in the second half of 2009, documents show. Most of that was raised after Palin resigned as governor of Alaska. Another $65,000 was paid to an Anchorage law firm that includes the attorney who represented Palin against ethics complaints when she was governor, according to the year-end Federal Elections Commission filing.

Some $35,000 in PAC donations were also made to Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, Rand Paul's Kentucky Senate campaign, and Alaskans for Parental Rights, a group backing an initiative that would require parental consent for minors' abortions, reports the AP. Palin's PAC ended the year with some $900,000 in cash.

Sarah Palin gestures during her resignation speech as governor in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Sarah Palin gestures during her resignation speech as governor in Fairbanks, Alaska.   (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
Sarah Palin added another $1.4 million to her political war chest.
Sarah Palin added another $1.4 million to her political war chest.   (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file)
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AdaptAndOvercome
Feb 2, 2010 12:06 PM CST
So, she opens up an account so that people can pay for her mess ups and they do? I'm not sure if this is funny or pathetic. She signed a million dollar book deal, she charges $100,000. per speaking engagement and she doesn't use her own money to pay for her mess ups. GREAT GOING CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS...your paying to clean up your political figures messes and you bitch about helping the poor with taxes.
krymsonkyng
Feb 2, 2010 5:41 AM CST
All the best vices are free ;)
finkster
Feb 2, 2010 3:35 AM CST
It is interesting how we criticize politicians about their expenditures, which we should, but I wonder how many of us would be squeaky clean if revealed our personal expenditures to the public.

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