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Thread #114954   Message #2476553
Posted By: Ron Davies
26-Oct-08 - 12:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Palin
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Palin
Breaking news--

AP: 26 Oct 2008

"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 flawed bidding process that narrowed the field to a company with ties to her administration, a Associated Press investigation shows."...

"Most definitely, TransCanada got a sweetheart deal this time" said Republican Sen. Bert Stedman, who voted against the TransCanada license. "Where else could you get a $500 million reimbursement when you don't even have the financing to build the pipeline?"




My comment:   This may not help her "reformer" image.

I think we'll be hearing more about this issue.