Palin's reform promise rife with exceptions

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 12:38 a.m. MDT
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Sarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign built a wall of protectiveness around her.

Palin was elected nearly two years ago with splashy moves like publishing the state spending checkbook online. She kept a campaign pledge to allow the public to view online communications between state officials and potential bidders on a major gas pipeline.

But her administration has claimed broad exceptions to Alaska's freedom of information rules to keep government e-mails secret and her state's online checkbook is limited in its detail.

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