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Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers

Republican vice president candidate Sarah Palin stands behind John McCain as he speaks in Wisconsin. The Republican presidential ticket has gone on the defensive after investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor. (AFP/Getty Images/Joshua Lott)

Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded. The inquiry found, however, that she was within her right to dismiss her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, who was the trooper's boss.