I guess they realized how bad they were looking by hiding out

Palin's husband to testify at abuse-of-power inquiry

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband and seven aides will answer questions from a legislative inquiry into abuse-of-power allegations against the Republican vice presidential candidate, state and campaign officials said on Monday.

Palin is being investigated for her dismissal in July of the state's public safety commissioner, a move that critics of Palin allege was part of a personal vendetta against a state trooper who is the governor's former brother-in-law.

Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said Palin's chief of staff and six other aides will stop fighting subpoenas that were issued last month by the state's Senate Judiciary Committee. That decision came after a state Superior Court judge on Thursday upheld the legality of the subpoenas.

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