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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-10 07:53 AM
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Judge: Alaska Senate candidate Miller's records must be public
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/24/102501/judge-alaska-senate-candidate.html

By Kyle Hopkins | Anchorage Daily News

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A judge ruled Saturday that the Fairbanks North Star Borough must release personnel records of U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller.

In an unusual weekend hearing, retired Superior Court Judge Winston Burbank ruled that the public's right to know about candidates outweighed Miller's right to privacy.

"I hold that although Mr. Miller has a legitimate expectation of privacy in those documents, Mr. Miller's right to privacy is indeed outweighed by the public's significant interest in the background of a public figure who is running for the U.S. Senate," the judge said. He noted that U.S. senator is among the highest elected offices in the nation.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-10 07:55 AM
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1. Cue the whine machine from the Miller camp.
:rofl:
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-10 09:03 AM
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2. hey whiny boy...if ya can`t stand the heat......
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