Some more surprises met on Tuesday linked to Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's candidate for vice-presidency of the country.
One holds that the governor of Alaska was a member of an autonomous part of that state. But the electoral authority of the entity clarified that the militant was Palin's husband, Todd Palin, in 1995 and 2000.
Lynette Clark, president of the Party of Independence Alasqueña (PIA), told the television channel ABC that Palin and Todd were militants of the organization in 1994.
But Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, clarified that Todd Palin was the one who was registered twice in the PIA.
Some members of PIA propose the independence of Alaska, along with Hawaii, is not linked to the mainland United States.
The other surprise of the day was that Levi Johnston, the youngest 18-year pregnancy Bristol, 17, the unmarried daughter of Palin, would be in the Republican convention being held in this city.
Faced with versions that the selection of Palin may have been hasty, members of McCain's campaign defended the revision of the personal background of the governor.
They said that as part of this review, Palin answered a questionnaire of 70 points which included questions on whether ever paid for sex, if her husband was unfaithful, if consumed drugs and pornography downloaded from the Internet.
The lawyer who did the research, Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.., Said Palin reported voluntarily pregnancy Bristol and her husband Todd, when he was 22 years old, was arrested for driving drunk.
