Tun da ofishin a Anchorage ne 565 mil daga Juneau, yayin da ta yi aiki a can, jihar jami'an ce ta yarda da su da'awar a $ 58 da kullum tafiya alawus, wanda ta dauki (a total na $ 16,951), da kuma zuwa ramuwa ga hotels, wanda ta bai yi ba, zabar maimakon fitar da game da 50 mil zuwa gidanta a Wasilla. Ta zaɓa ba don amfani da tsohon gwamnan ta zaman kansa shugaba. 'Yan Republican da Democrats soki Palin ga shan da kullum da $ 43,490 a cikin tafiya ta halin kaka a lokatai a lokacin da iyalinta raka ta a kan jihar kasuwanci. Palin ta mabiya amsa cewa wadannan ayyuka sun kasance a cikin layi tare da jihar siyasa, da cewa gwamnan gayyata da aka sauke 80% na Murkowski kasuwanci, yayin da ta yi aiki a can, jami'an jihar ce ta yarda da da'awar da $ 25,000 a matsayin da'awar da aka biya a karkashin jihar siyasa. "A watan Fabrairun shekara ta 2009, gwamnan jihar ta yanke shawarar cewa Palin za a bi da su a matsayin da'awar da aka biya a karkashin $ 125,000. "A
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