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Sarah Palin and her husband Todd, right, greet a Billings resident at Borders Books, as hundreds of people wait in the cold for a chance to get a book signed,Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 in Billings, Mont.

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Palin e-mails reveal a powerful 'first dude'

Published: February 5th, 2010 10:10 AM
Last Modified: February 5th, 2010 10:45 AM

Link: msnbc.com E-mails obtained from the state of Alaska under public records law show that Todd Palin was deeply involved in state business while his wife was governor. Copies of about 1,200 e-mails -- some sent on private accounts -- show that he was "involved in a judicial appointment, monitored contract negotiations with public employee unions, received background checks on a corporate CEO, added his approval or disapproval to state board appointments, and passed financial information marked 'confidential' from his oil company employer to a state attorney," writes msnbc.com's Bill Dedman. The released e-mails also expose "behind-the-scenes preoccupations of the Palins," including family travel on state money, a tanning bed at the Governor's Mansion in Juneau and a Daily News gossip column. The state withheld 243 other e-mails from msnbc.com, claiming that Todd Palin was covered by executive privilege rules, but subject lines reveal his further involvement in state business.

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