NEW YORK — Republican John McCain said yesterday that running mate Sarah Palin has never asked for money for lawmakers' pet projects as Alaska governor — when in fact she has sought nearly $200 million in earmarks this year.

McCain made the comments on the ABC television show "The View."

The Arizona senator said the GOP vice presidential nominee would be good for the country because she would reform government, and he specifically cited curbing federal spending for earmarks.

When pressed about Palin's record of requesting and accepting such money for Alaska, McCain ignored the record and said: "Not as governor she didn't."

PALIN'S HUSBAND GETS SUBPOENAED

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The abuse of power investigation against Sarah Palin, Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, took a potentially ominous turn for her party yesterday when state lawmakers voted to subpoena her husband.

Republican efforts to delay the probe until after the Nov. 4 election were thwarted when GOP state Sen. Charlie Huggins, who represents Palin's hometown of Wasilla, sided with Democrats. "Let's just get the facts on the table," said Huggins.

The state Senate committee acted at the request of investigator Stephen Branchflower, who is gathering evidence on whether Palin abused her power as governor in firing Walt Monegan, the state's director of public safety. Critics charge she fired Monegan after he refused to dismiss Mike Wooten, a state trooper who had a messy divorce from the governor's sister. Palin says Monegan was let go because of a budget dispute.

Branchflower said he also wants to interview the governor, but omitted her from the 13-person list of subpoena targets he presented to the lawmakers overseeing his investigation.

BIDEN RELEASES FINANCIAL RECORDS

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife yesterday released a decade of their personal financial records, showing a veteran U.S. senator who earned less than many of his congressional colleagues.

The Bidens' move is designed to pressure Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin to release her financial records. An aide to GOP presidential nominee John McCain said the campaign will release the documents but gave no indication of when.

Joe and Jill Biden earned $319,853 in 2007. Joe Biden reported $161,708 in income from the U.S. Senate and another $71,000 in royalties from his book, "Promises to Keep."

Jill Biden earned $66,546 as an English teacher at Delaware Technical and Community College.

The couple paid $42,516 in federal taxes and another $10,912 in Delaware state taxes in 2007.