During last week's VP debate, Sarah Palin talked big with claims of her administration's leadership role in an attempt to divest Alaska holdings from Darfur. Sound too good to be true? Guess why. Here's the real story from (D) Rep. Les Gara, who filed legislation cosponsored by (R) Rep. Bob Lynn to require Alaska to divest from companies supporting the genocide in Darfur. Les didn't even get to hear the last half hour of the VP debate, because as soon as Palin dropped her little bomb about Darfur and how she "called for" divestment as soon as she found out about it, his phone started ringing off the hook with people saying, "HUH?". Palin's Debate Claim Not Accurate That She Opposed Darfur Investments When She First "Found Out" About Them Documents Show Palin Administration Supported Investments in Businesses Linked to Darfur...
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