Palin abused power in firing, Alaska panel finds

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor in a case that involves the firing of her former public safety commissioner, a report for the state Legislature concluded today. The bipartisan Legislative Council, which commissioned the probe, unanimously adopted the 263-page public report after a marathon executive session.

A Buckley endorses Obama
Posted: 07:08 PM ET


Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley, is backing Obama.



(CNN) — No, hell has not frozen over, but a Buckley is backing a Democrat for president.
Christopher Buckley, the son of the late conservative icon William F. Buckley, said Friday he's decided to back Barack Obama's White House bid, the first time in his life he will vote Democrat.
“It’s a good thing my dear old mum and pup [sic] are no longer alive. They’d cut off my allowance," Buckley, a columnist for the conservative National Review, wrote on the Web site The Daily Beast Friday.



New York county prints ‘Barack Osama’ on ballots
Posted: 05:45 PM ET



This absentee ballot was sent out to voters in Rensselaer County in New York state. Photo credit: Albany Times Union newspaper
(CNN) — Some are calling it a Freudian slip. Everyone’s calling it a big mistake.
Hundreds of absentee ballots sent to voters in New York State’s Rensselaer County, near Albany, were printed with Barack Obama’s last name spelled as “Osama," the Albany Times Union reports.
County elections officials tell the newspaper that it was a typo that made it by three rounds of proof-readers. They also said the error affected just a few hundred voters, and that they will re-send corrected ballots on request.