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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Police officers, prisons, law enforcementen-usMon, 06 Oct 2008 19:18:03 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/aj/Uiraq-drunkspatrol.RBj1_IO6.htmlwed/aj/Uiraq-drunkspatrol.RBj1_IO6.html1223319917Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:05:17 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/aj/Uiraq-drunkspatrol.RBj1_IO6.html"></a>BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers say they were pressed into weekend duty helping Iraqi police roust drunks from a popular Baghdad park.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/aj/Uiraq-drunkspatrol.RBj1_IO6.html">U.S. troops pull park duty</a><br />BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers say they were pressed into weekend duty helping Iraqi police roust drunks from a popular Baghdad park.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dq/Ubbn-houston-backe.RO6A_IO6.htmlwed/dq/Ubbn-houston-backe.RO6A_IO6.html1223268288Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:44:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dq/Ubbn-houston-backe.RO6A_IO6.html"></a>GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was arrested during what police called a riot at the San Luis Resort on Galveston Island.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dq/Ubbn-houston-backe.RO6A_IO6.html">Astros' Backe arrested in wedding 'riot'</a><br />GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was arrested during what police called a riot at the San Luis Resort on Galveston Island.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/au/Uus-cocaine.RyTK_IO2.htmlwed/au/Uus-cocaine.RyTK_IO2.html1222971886Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/au/Uus-cocaine.RyTK_IO2.html"></a>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Panamanian ship and its alleged cargo of $58 million worth of cocaine are now in the custody of U.S. authorities, the Drug Enforcement Administration said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/au/Uus-cocaine.RyTK_IO2.html">DEA: Ship stopped with $58M in cocaine</a><br />SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A Panamanian ship and its alleged cargo of $58 million worth of cocaine are now in the custody of U.S. authorities, the Drug Enforcement Administration said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/an/Uus-crimefunds.R4Zo_IO2.htmlwed/an/Uus-crimefunds.R4Zo_IO2.html1222965887Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/an/Uus-crimefunds.R4Zo_IO2.html"></a>ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Washington should cut the billions of dollars it gives to police to fight terrorism and put it instead toward fighting rising U.S. crime, a police group says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/an/Uus-crimefunds.R4Zo_IO2.html">Police group: Rethink anti-terrorism money</a><br />ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Washington should cut the billions of dollars it gives to police to fight terrorism and put it instead toward fighting rising U.S. crime, a police group says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/am/Uus-texting.RTpg_ISP.htmlwed/am/Uus-texting.RTpg_ISP.html1222361688Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/am/Uus-texting.RTpg_ISP.html"></a>SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a law banning motorists from reading, writing or sending a text message while driving a vehicle.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/am/Uus-texting.RTpg_ISP.html">California bans texting while driving</a><br />SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a law banning motorists from reading, writing or sending a text message while driving a vehicle.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/do/Umyanmar-journalist.RU22_ISN.htmlwed/do/Umyanmar-journalist.RU22_ISN.html1222196088Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/do/Umyanmar-journalist.RU22_ISN.html"></a>YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Myanmar journalist U Win Tin was released after 19 years in jail Tuesday as part of an amnesty announced by the country's military junta, advocates said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/do/Umyanmar-journalist.RU22_ISN.html">Myanmar journalist released from prison</a><br />YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Myanmar journalist U Win Tin was released after 19 years in jail Tuesday as part of an amnesty announced by the country's military junta, advocates said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/be/Uus-hungerstrike.RFQI_ISN.htmlwed/be/Uus-hungerstrike.RFQI_ISN.html1222193108Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:05:08 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/be/Uus-hungerstrike.RFQI_ISN.html"></a>SOMERS, Conn., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A hunger-striking Connecticut prisoner who maintains his innocence on a rape conviction is being force-fed by the state, civil libertarians say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/be/Uus-hungerstrike.RFQI_ISN.html">State force-feeds Connecticut inmate</a><br />SOMERS, Conn., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A hunger-striking Connecticut prisoner who maintains his innocence on a rape conviction is being force-fed by the state, civil libertarians say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/df/Uaustralia-euthanasia.RBAG_ISJ.htmlwed/df/Uaustralia-euthanasia.RBAG_ISJ.html1221875086Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/df/Uaustralia-euthanasia.RBAG_ISJ.html"></a>SYDNEY, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- An Australian euthanasia advocate, suffering from breast cancer and facing prison for assisting at a death, has taken her own life.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/df/Uaustralia-euthanasia.RBAG_ISJ.html">Euthanasia advocate avoids prison by death</a><br />SYDNEY, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- An Australian euthanasia advocate, suffering from breast cancer and facing prison for assisting at a death, has taken her own life.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cv/Umideast-settlers.Rl-y_ISE.htmlwed/cv/Umideast-settlers.Rl-y_ISE.html1221418488Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cv/Umideast-settlers.Rl-y_ISE.html"></a>JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Jewish settlers who force Palestinians out of the West Bank could soon face a response from the Israeli government, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cv/Umideast-settlers.Rl-y_ISE.html">Olmert lashes out at Jewish vigilantes</a><br />JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Jewish settlers who force Palestinians out of the West Bank could soon face a response from the Israeli government, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RB0G_ISD.htmlwed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RB0G_ISD.html1221350699Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:04:59 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RB0G_ISD.html"></a>NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, under investigation for the dismissal of a former commissioner of public safety, says she didn't fire him -- he quit.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RB0G_ISD.html">Palin: Monegan wasn't fired, he quit</a><br />NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, under investigation for the dismissal of a former commissioner of public safety, says she didn't fire him -- he quit.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cb/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.Rvza_ISC.htmlwed/cb/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.Rvza_ISC.html1221264888Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cb/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.Rvza_ISC.html"></a>ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A legislative committee in Alaska has voted to authorize subpoenas in an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cb/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.Rvza_ISC.html">Panel OKs Palin subpoenas</a><br />ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A legislative committee in Alaska has voted to authorize subpoenas in an investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bx/Uus-caylee.R2c8_ISA.htmlwed/bx/Uus-caylee.R2c8_ISA.html1221084305Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:05:05 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bx/Uus-caylee.R2c8_ISA.html"></a>ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- An attorney representing the grandparents of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony says the couple believe the child is still alive.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bx/Uus-caylee.R2c8_ISA.html">Grandparents say they believe Caylee alive</a><br />ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- An attorney representing the grandparents of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony says the couple believe the child is still alive.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ah/Uus-snacksuit.Rexa_ISA.htmlwed/ah/Uus-snacksuit.Rexa_ISA.html1221082497Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:34:57 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ah/Uus-snacksuit.Rexa_ISA.html"></a>SEATTLE, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A Washington state inmate says King County owes him compensation for pain and suffering for allegedly dispensing him moldy snack food at the jail commissary.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ah/Uus-snacksuit.Rexa_ISA.html">Inmate: Commissary snack was sickening</a><br />SEATTLE, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A Washington state inmate says King County owes him compensation for pain and suffering for allegedly dispensing him moldy snack food at the jail commissary.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bl/Uus-immigrants.RpFm_ISA.htmlwed/bl/Uus-immigrants.RpFm_ISA.html1221072889Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:54:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bl/Uus-immigrants.RpFm_ISA.html"></a>COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say they are stepping up the number of deportations from Ohio where 3,300 have been sent home this year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bl/Uus-immigrants.RpFm_ISA.html">ICE stepping up Ohio deportations</a><br />COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say they are stepping up the number of deportations from Ohio where 3,300 have been sent home this year.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bl/Uus-gangs.RCW1_IS8.htmlwed/bl/Uus-gangs.RCW1_IS8.html1220880895Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bl/Uus-gangs.RCW1_IS8.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Law enforcement officials in a number of U.S. cities and states say they are employing civil lawsuits as a means of fighting gangs</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bl/Uus-gangs.RCW1_IS8.html">Cities use lawsuits to fight gangs</a><br />LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Law enforcement officials in a number of U.S. cities and states say they are employing civil lawsuits as a means of fighting gangs</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ce/Uus-dovehunt.Rf6s_IS7.htmlwed/ce/Uus-dovehunt.Rf6s_IS7.html1220833487Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ce/Uus-dovehunt.Rf6s_IS7.html"></a>MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Hunters are allowed to fire gunshots in densely populated Dallas suburbs, provided they remain a certain distance from people's homes, Texas law says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ce/Uus-dovehunt.Rf6s_IS7.html">Law protects hunters shooting near Dallas</a><br />MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Hunters are allowed to fire gunshots in densely populated Dallas suburbs, provided they remain a certain distance from people's homes, Texas law says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation-mccain.RmYq_IS5.htmlwed/dp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation-mccain.RmYq_IS5.html1220674488Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation-mccain.RmYq_IS5.html"></a>JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Republican Alaska legislator has taken steps that Newsweek reports could derail a probe of Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation-mccain.RmYq_IS5.html">Report: McCain ally may block Palin probe</a><br />JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Republican Alaska legislator has taken steps that Newsweek reports could derail a probe of Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cf/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RSIm_IS5.htmlwed/cf/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RSIm_IS5.html1220668496Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:34:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cf/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RSIm_IS5.html"></a>JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Investigators plan to issue subpoenas in a probe of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner, officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cf/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RSIm_IS5.html">Palin will not be subpoenaed in probe</a><br />JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Investigators plan to issue subpoenas in a probe of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of the state public safety commissioner, officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/as/Ayb120874883.RjE2_Ia5.htmlwed/as/Ayb120874883.RjE2_Ia5.html1220639695Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/as/Ayb120874883.RjE2_Ia5.html"></a>Former U.S. sprinter Marion Jones has been released from a federal prison in Texas after serving a six-month term for lying to prosecutors about using steroids.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/as/Ayb120874883.RjE2_Ia5.html">Marion Jones Out of Prison</a><br />Former U.S. sprinter Marion Jones has been released from a federal prison in Texas after serving a six-month term for lying to prosecutors about using steroids.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ao/Uus-kickbacks.Rh0H_IS4.htmlwed/ao/Uus-kickbacks.Rh0H_IS4.html1220511288Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ao/Uus-kickbacks.Rh0H_IS4.html"></a>HOUSTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Houston man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a long-running bribery and kickback scheme involving $6 billion in Nigerian construction contracts.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ao/Uus-kickbacks.Rh0H_IS4.html">Houston man guilty in kickback scheme</a><br />HOUSTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Houston man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a long-running bribery and kickback scheme involving $6 billion in Nigerian construction contracts.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bd/Uus-parents.RAzR_IS3.htmlwed/bd/Uus-parents.RAzR_IS3.html1220466287Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bd/Uus-parents.RAzR_IS3.html"></a>OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Officials in the city of Ogden, Utah, allege in the lawsuits against area residents that they are financially responsible for their children's actions.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bd/Uus-parents.RAzR_IS3.html">Utah city suing parents for kids' actions</a><br />OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Officials in the city of Ogden, Utah, allege in the lawsuits against area residents that they are financially responsible for their children's actions.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dq/Uus-rnc-mediaarrests.R60W_IS2.htmlwed/dq/Uus-rnc-mediaarrests.R60W_IS2.html1220386489Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:14:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dq/Uus-rnc-mediaarrests.R60W_IS2.html"></a>ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Reporters Without Borders is calling for charges to be dropped against three journalists arrested during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/dq/Uus-rnc-mediaarrests.R60W_IS2.html">Reporters group seeks probe into arrests</a><br />ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Reporters Without Borders is calling for charges to be dropped against three journalists arrested during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ap/Uus-converter.RTgO_IS2.htmlwed/ap/Uus-converter.RTgO_IS2.html1220378701Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:05:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ap/Uus-converter.RTgO_IS2.html"></a>SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Thefts of automobile catalytic converters are increasing because of a rise in precious metal prices, Utah officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/ap/Uus-converter.RTgO_IS2.html">Catalytic converters hot theft target</a><br />SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Thefts of automobile catalytic converters are increasing because of a rise in precious metal prices, Utah officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cb/Uus-politics-rnc-goodman.RLqz_IS2.htmlwed/cb/Uus-politics-rnc-goodman.RLqz_IS2.html1220364299Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:04:59 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cb/Uus-politics-rnc-goodman.RLqz_IS2.html"></a>ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Amy Goodman, the host of Pacifica Radio's "Democracy Now!," has been arrested while covering protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/cb/Uus-politics-rnc-goodman.RLqz_IS2.html">Radio journalist Goodman arrested at RNC</a><br />ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Amy Goodman, the host of Pacifica Radio's "Democracy Now!," has been arrested while covering protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RndQ_IS1.htmlwed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RndQ_IS1.html1220325288Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RndQ_IS1.html"></a>JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- An Alaskan law firm confirms it is representing Gov. Sarah Palin in a probe into the firing of the state's top public safety official.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.law_enforce/2/wed/bp/Uus-politics-palin-investigation.RndQ_IS1.html">Palin gets lawyer in trooper probe</a><br />JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- An Alaskan law firm confirms it is representing Gov. Sarah Palin in a probe into the firing of the state's top public safety official.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)