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

'Newsweek' goes deep with Sarah trivia

(NEWSER) - With Sarah Palin fever at its highest point since the 2008 election, Newsweek dares you to test how much you know about the nation's most polarizing politician:

• What question did Palin and strategists plan for her to ask Joe Biden before the start of their debate?
• Mat, Court, Zamboni, and Colt: Which name wasn't considered as a possibility for Palin's elder son, Track?
• True or false: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin, required alleged rape victims to pay $1,200 for their own rape kits.

Alaska's GOP chief: number of grievances 'unprecedented'

(NEWSER) - The world’s most famous hockey mom is skating on thin ice with some of her constituents, Politico reports. Sarah Palin has fielded more than a dozen complaints from Alaskan citizens in the last 7 months, concerning everything from the governor’s use of state funds, her political action committee, and even a jacket she wore to a snow machine race. More»

Guv may start a legal fund to handle costs

(NEWSER) - Sarah Palin has racked up more than $500,000 in lawyers' bills defending herself against ethics complaints and may create a legal fund to help pay them off, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The Alaska governor calls the complaints “baseless” and chalks them up to "political blood sport." Six of 10 have been dismissed, one was "resolved," and three are pending, she said. More»

After campaign whirlwind, guv left 'feeling beaten up'

(NEWSER) - After the 2008 campaign clock struck midnight, Sarah Palin returned to Alaska with a mixed bag of name recognition and unwanted scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. Supporters and opponents alike parse her every move for signs of a 2012 presidential run, and her role as conservative attack dog is coloring her ability to govern. “The governor has been feeling beaten up,” says a fellow Republican. More»

(AP) - Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, a key figure in the Troopergate scandal that dogged Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, has resigned "in the best interest" of the state, Palin's office said in a statement today. Colberg represented seven of the state employees subpoenaed as a result of the abuse-of-power scandal, and has been criticized by the Alaska House Judiciary Committee for his role in the case. More»