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<p class=MsoPlainText>The Atlantic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The Daily Dish<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Andrew Sullivan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>19 Oct 2008 04:56 pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XVI: Divestment From Sudan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>She really does just <a
href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5948944&page=1">make
things up</a>. In last night's debate she said:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:150%;background:#E9E9E9'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>"When
I and others in the legislature found out that we had some millions of dollars
[of Permanent Fund investments] in Sudan, we called for divestment through
legislation of those dollars."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Yep: you guessed it:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;line-height:150%;background:#E9E9E9'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>A
search of news clips and transcripts from the time do not turn up an instance
in which Palin mentioned the Sudanese crisis or concerns about Alaska's
investments tied to the ruling regime. Moreover, Palin's administration openly
opposed the bill, and stated its opposition in a public hearing on the measure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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background:#E9E9E9'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Georgia","serif"'>"The legislation is well-intended, and the desire to
make a difference is noble, but mixing moral and political agendas at the
expense of our citizens' financial security is not a good combination,"
testified Brian Andrews, Palin's deputy treasury commissioner, before a hearing
on the Gara-Lynn Sudan divestment bill in February. Minutes from the meeting
are posted online by the legislature. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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background:#E9E9E9'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Georgia","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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background:#E9E9E9'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Georgia","serif"'>Gara says the lack of support from Palin's administration
helped kill the measure. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:26.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%;
background:#E9E9E9'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Georgia","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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background:#E9E9E9'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Georgia","serif"'>"I walked out of that hearing livid," Gara
recalled of the February meeting. Because of the Palin administration's
opposition to the bill, "We could not get a vote in that committee,"
he explained. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies--2.html">http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/10/the-odd-lies--2.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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