07-05-2009, 01:58 PM
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Sarah Palin attorney warns press on 'defamatory material' - Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com
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 Palin attorney warns press on 'defamatory material'
By: Jonathan Martin
July 4, 2009 10:23 PM EST
Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin?s attorney threatened Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish ?defamatory? stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation.
In an extraordinary four-page letter, Alaska-based attorney Thomas Van Flein warns of severe consequences should speculation that until now has largely been confined to blogs about whether Palin embezzled funds in the construction of a Wasilla, Alaska, sports arena find its way into print.
?This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who re-publish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, the New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law,? Van Flein warned, citing Alaska liberal blogger Shannyn Moore.
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Sounds like a pretty good idea to make threats to a group of media outlets that probably have more lawyers on retainer than Alaska has inhabitants. Alaskans of all people I would think know what could happen if you poke a bear with a stick. Hell, the Times and the Post hadn't even printed anything on the situation in question, so good job making sure they pay a little extra attention to it now.
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