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Brian Ross and Len Tepper, "'October Surprise' Over Palin Investigation," ABC's "The Blotter" Blog, www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter, 9/2/08

Matt Volz, "Lawmaker Accused Of Politicizing Palin Probe," The Associated Press, 9/6/08 

"Alaska Lawmaker Sees Bias In Palin 'Troopergate' Probe," Agence France- Presse

Hollis French
Who Am I?

French Was An Alaska State Prosecutor From 1996 To 2002. (Sen. Hollis French, Op-Ed, "Cutting VPSOs Not Tough On Crime," Anchorage Daily News, 7/24/03)

French Had Once Praised Governor Palin's Administration For Doing Things "The Right Way." "[Jim] Clark, the hard-driving right-hand man for Murkowski, whose single term ended in late 2006, is scheduled to plead guilty today to asking Veco representatives to unlawfully spend $68,000-plus on polls and political consultants for Murkowski's failed re-election bid. 'I guess it gives even more credence to the Palin administration for trying to do things the right way,' [French] said, referring to Murkowski's successor, Gov. Sarah Palin." (Wesley Loy, "Lawmakers Surprised By Clark's Guilty Plea," Anchorage Daily News, 3/4/08)

Democrat State Senate Judiciary Chair Hollis French Has Already Pre-Judged The Outcome Of This As-Yet-Unwritten And Un-Investigated Report Saying "It's Likely To Be Damaging To The Governor's Administration." "Is the McCain campaign afraid of an 'October surprise' involving vice-presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska?  The Alaska state senator running an investigation of Gov. Palin says the McCain campaign is using stall tactics to prevent him from releasing his final report by Oct. 31, four days before the November election.  'It's likely to be damaging to the Governor's administration,' said Senator Hollis French, a Democrat, appointed the project manager for a bi-partisan State Senate Legislative Counsel Committee investigation of claims that Palin abused her office to get the Alaska public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, fired." (Brian Ross and Len Tepper, "'October Surprise' Over Palin Investigation," ABC's "The Blotter" Blog, www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter, 9/2/08)

French Publicly Declared Governor Palin Has A Credibility Problem. "French said he still wanted to take testimony from Governor Palin sometime in September about allegations she wanted the public safety commissioner to fire her ex-brother-in-law following a messy divorce to her sister.  'The Governor first issued a blanket denial but now she's had to back down and that's a problem,' said French. 'She has a credibility problem,' he said." (Brian Ross and Len Tepper, "'October Surprise' Over Palin Investigation," ABC's "The Blotter" Blog, www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter, 9/2/08)

French Will Supervise Branchflower – His Former Colleague. "French will supervise Branchflower. French, also a former prosecutor and colleague of Branchflower, has told the council that the investigator will go to work gathering evidence and could come back to lawmakers if 'some people just won't talk.' The House and Senate Judiciary Committees could then issue subpoenas to compel testimony." (Megan Holland, "Branchflower Will Investigate Monegan Case," Anchorage Daily News, 8/2/08)

"Democratic State Sen. Hollis French 'Appears To Be Steering The Direction Of The Investigation, Its Conclusion And Its Timing In A Manner That Will Have Maximum Partisan Political Impact On The National And State Elections,' State Rep. John Coghill Said In A Letter Dated Friday." (Matt Volz, "Lawmaker Accused Of Politicizing Palin Probe," The Associated Press, 9/6/08)

Even French Himself Acknowledged That He Has Stepped Out Of Bounds. "French today acknowledged that some of his public comments about the ongoing probe may have been out of bounds. 'I said some things I shouldn't have said,' he told Newsweek. But he insisted he had no intention of stepping down…" (Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, "Team McCain And The Trooper, Newsweek, 9/5/08)

  • French: "I should have had my project director hat screwed on more tightly and kept my mouth shut." ("All White Noise," The Associated Press, 9/10/08)
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Hollis French Is Listed As An Obama Supporter On Obama's Web site. (Obama For America Web site, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 9/15/08)

  • French On Obama: "Senator Obama has a plan to end our dependence on foreign oil and reduce skyrocketing energy prices … Having worked in the oil business in Alaska for twelve years, I know firsthand the importance of oil and natural gas to Alaska. Senator Obama will not only invest in renewable fuels and increase car fuel efficiency standards, he strongly supports construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline and accelerated drilling in the Alaska National Petroleum Reserve which will provide affordable energy to Alaska and our country and good jobs for Alaskans." (Obama For America Website, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 9/15/08)
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