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To: puborectalis who wrote (4232)	10/14/2008 1:34:33 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6579

Board's Troopergate probe casts wider net adn.com By TOM KIZZIA tkizzia@adn.com Published: October 13th, 2008 11:08 PM Last Modified: October 13th, 2008 08:18 AM The state Personnel Board investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of Walt Monegan has broadened to include other ethics complaints against the governor and examination of actions by other state employees, according to the independent counsel handling the case. The investigator, Tim Petumenos, did not say who else is under scrutiny. But in two recent letters describing his inquiry, he cited the consolidation of complaints and the involvement of other officials as a reason for not going along with Palin's request to make the examination of her activities more public. Two other ethics complaints involving Palin are known. One, by activist Andree McLeod, alleges that state hiring practices were circumvented for a Palin supporter. The case is not related to Monegan's firing. The other, by the Public Safety Employees Association, alleges that trooper Mike Wooten's personnel file was illegally breached by state officials.

To: puborectalis who wrote (4232)	10/14/2008 1:40:30 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 6579

Obama Takes Solid Lead Over McCain in Four Battleground States online.wsj.com ... His prospects have improved in the wake of two debates with Sen. John McCain, and are enhanced by the fact that the electorate that views him as better prepared to deal with the economy. ... Significantly, Sen. Obama now has opened a strong lead with independents, a key voting bloc. More than half of independent voters in each state said they were supporting Sen. Obama. "This election was always going to be about which candidate could win over independents," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. And Sen. McCain is "getting annihilated in these states." Voters in each state ranked the economy as the most important issue. More than half of voters in each state, except Minnesota, said Sen. Obama understands the economy better than his Republican counterpart. Minnesota voters reached the same conclusion by a smaller margin. More than half of voters in each state also said Sen. McCain didn't show effective leadership in dealing with the financial crisis. Asked the same question about Sen. Obama, voters were more inclined to say he did show effective leadership.