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Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the ...

GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her former brother-in-law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded. The bipartisan Legislative Council, which commissioned the probe, unanimously adopted the 263-page public report.

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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - An Alaska ethics inquiry found on Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin, the U.S. republican vice presidential candidate, abused her authority by pressuring subordinates to fire a state trooper involved in a feud with her family.