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To: Bill who wrote (313491)7/7/2009 1:08:06 PM
From: Snowshoe1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 793843
 
Hmmm... She says here that the law requires her to spend her own money to defend herself. I wonder if it was always that way, or if it was one of her "ethics reforms"...

Palin's legal debts pile up
'SUBSTANTIAL': Governor may create fund to pay the bills.

By LISA DEMER
ldemer@adn.com

Published: March 20th, 2009 10:22 PM
Last Modified: March 21st, 2009 11:13 PM

Gov. Sarah Palin owes more than a half million dollars to an Anchorage law firm that has defended her against ethics complaints, and she may create a legal fund to pay the bill, she said Friday.

Legal bills have mounted fighting complaints that she called partisan, false and frivolous, starting with "the politically motivated Troopergate probe," Palin said in a written response to questions.

She said the legal bills all stem from her actions as governor.

"I must defend against these baseless ethics accusations out of my own pocket as the use of public monies to do so could itself violate state law," Palin wrote.

more: adn.com
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