Hot Docs: Todd Palin's Role in Troopergate, Petraeus on Iraq, Rising Healthcare

Today's selection of timely reports Todd Palin Campaigned Against Former Brother-in-Law: Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's husband was deeply involved in efforts to get his former brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper, according to a 25-page deposition filed in the Troopergate incident. The sworn statement is part of an investigation into whether the effort to fire State Trooper Mike Wooten led to the dismissal of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The deposition also shows that Todd Palin frequently complained about the availability of a plane managed by the Department of Public Safety. He said that Sarah Palin, who has boasted of selling off the governor's jet, needed the plane to "visit her constituents." Petraeus Reports on Iraq Progress: Coalition forces have made... [read full story]