Palin pipeline terms curbed bids

Gov. Sarah Palin's signature accomplishment--a contract to build a 1,715-mile pipeline to bring natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 --emerged from a flawed bidding process that narrowed the field to a company with ties to her administration, an Associated Press investigation shows. Full Story »

Posted by Chris Finnie
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Law, Presidential Election 2008, Sarah Palin
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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Oct 25, 2008 - 2:24 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Oct 25, 2008 - 6:41 PM PDT

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 26, 2008

More unraveling of the carefully crafted Palin media image. And further support for the Powell contention that McCain chose her in haste and without proper vetting. It confirms suspicions that he is headstrong and that she is dishonest. Not what the campaign needed at this late date.

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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Oct. 26, 2008

A report from AP that shows that things with the pipeline that Palin touts are not necessarily as Palin would imply (like the pipeline is a done deal, is underway, or has even started, or no conflicts in a fair and open bidding process)..

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