Report: Palin Headed 527 Group Founded by Senator Stevens
by Staff Reporter of the Sun
Mon, 1 Sep 2008 at 6:31 PM
Governor Palin of Alaska, Senator McCain's presumptive running mate, is contending today with dual announcements that her teenage daughter is pregnant and that she has hired an attorney to deal with an ethics probe in her home state.
An additional report today is focusing on her early political ties to Senator Stevens, Alaska's long-serving Republican lawmaker who was indicted in July for making false statements to federal investigators. Between 2003 and 2005, Ms. Palin was listed as one of the three directors of a '527' group, "Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.."
More from the Post's Matthew Mosk:
ST. PAUL -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
Palin's name is listed on 2003 incorporation papers of the "Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service, Inc.," a 527 group that could raise unlimited funds from corporate donors. The group was designed to serve as a political boot camp for Republican women in the state. She served as one of three directors until June 2005, when her name was replaced on state filings.
Palin's relationship with Alaska's senior senator may be one of the more complicated aspects of her new position as Sen. John McCain's running mate; Stevens was indicted in July 2008 on seven counts of corruption.
Palin, an anti-corruption crusader in Alaska, had called on Stevens to be open about the issues behind the investigation. But she also held a joint news conference with him in July, before he was indicted, to make clear she had not abandoned him politically.
Stevens had been helpful to Palin during her run for governor, swooping in with a last moment endorsement. And the two filmed a campaign commercial together to highlight Stevens's endorsement of Palin during the 2006 race.
The rest is at the Washington Post's blog, The Trail.
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