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by Walter Alarkon - 09/02/08 9:09 AM ET

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), who has been using state money to pay for a lawyer to represent her in an investigation into the firing of her former brother-in-law, is using her newfound role as the GOP veep candidate to avoid talking to the investigator, writes Josh Marshall. John McCain has demonstrated “erratic” leadership recently by making the surprise pick of Palin, scaling down his convention due to Hurricane Gustav and excoriating Russia in its conflict with Georgia, writes Marshall.

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