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STATE The Associated Press Gov. Sarah Palin, a rising young GOP star mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain, could see her clean-hands reputation damaged by a growing furor over whether she tried to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.

Investigation dogs Alaska governor

Al Grillo / The Associated Press

Ethics inquiry: Gov. Sarah Palin talks to her daughter Piper, 8, on Thursday in her office in Anchorage. A legislative panel has launched an investigation to determine if Palin dismissed Alaska's public safety commissioner because he would not fire a state trooper.

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