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    Palin book tour has people wondering if it's a campaign tour  Nov 23, 2009
    News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska ... t handlepolitics all she did is pad her own future she did nothingfor alaska she was not here when she was needed as so called goverener she cannot handle the truth but welcome to the world of politics as they say " watcher wrote on Nov 22, 2009 12:37 PM:" No, many didn't graduate from "Stupid High" ... " Alaskan. wrote on Nov 21, 2009 9:53 AM:" Lou you are spot on. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    Sarah Palin Goes Rogue in Rochester  Nov 23, 2009
    By 9:00 the next morning, hundreds more excitedly awaited their opportunity to receive the wristband that would entitle each customer to two books signed by the former Alaska Governor. At 9:00 a.m. when the Borders doors opened, individuals received colored wristbands to indicate a signing order that would take place later that evening. (Human Events Online)

    * World News Quick Take  Nov 23, 2009
    Sherry Johnston was sentenced on Friday in Palmer, northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. She pleaded guilty in August to one count of possession with intent to deliver the painkiller OxyContin. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Our view: No issue  Nov 23, 2009
    The Alaska Democratic Party last week tried to make an issue of Mayor Dan Sullivan's drawing $12,000 in mayor's pay during the transition period before he took the oath of office in July ... Democrats are understandably riled at the unending political attack on their Alaska champion, Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)

    McCain says he enjoyed Palin memoir  Nov 22, 2009
    The former Alaska governor and McCain were the vice presidential and presidential nominees in 2008. Among her complaints, Palin says that she wanted to deliver her own concession speech on election night, but was turned down. (TheHill.com)

    McCain: Tension Between Aides, Palin 'No Big Deal'  Nov 22, 2009
    Mark Lyons/Getty ImagesFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... Watch Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Republican vice presidential nomination acceptance speech in its entirety. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Palin doesn't let facts impede a good manifesto  Nov 22, 2009
    peruses Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" while waiting in a book signing line for the former Alaska governor ... For example, on pages 246 and 247, Palin cites a sympathetic Investors Business Daily editorial that "laid out the key facts" about the various misdeeds of her ex-brother-in-law, state trooper Mike Wooten, "including hunting wild game illegally a big deal in Alaska, where people ethically harvest game to eat." ... "I always remind people from outside our state that there's plenty of room... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    McCain takes up 'death panel' charge on floor  Nov 22, 2009
    used Saturday's Senate floor debate on healthcare reform to repeat the controversial "death panel charge" that his running mate, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has been heavily criticized for. In a scripted exchange with Wyoming Sen. (TheHill.com)

    Palin fans turn out for book signing  Nov 22, 2009
    "I like the views that she holds," said Mr. Witt, who said he hoped the former governor of Alaska would run for president ... "I just relate to her more than to some of the other politicians," he said, noting that his affinity was reinforced by the fact that Alaska was his favorite state and that of his wife ... Hearing that, Mary Wichterman, a retired teacher next to them in line, displayed her fleece, worn in the signer's honor, embroidered with the logo, "Alaska.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Palin's book tour whips up populist fervor  Nov 22, 2009
    Complete coverage, video and photo galleries of Sarah Palin, from Alaska's governor, to GOP's vice-presidential candidate, and now private citizen ... In the first few days of a cross-country book tour to promote her memoir, the former Alaska governor's supporters have greeted her with a populist fervor unmatched in Internet-age Republican politics ... Since stepping down this summer as Alaska governor, Palin has ducked questions about her future plans. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Is There a Palin Doctrine?  Nov 21, 2009
    Sarah Palin is noteworthy in American public life for many things: her lightning-rod reputation in the press, her wink and gravity-defying hair and wardrobe, her governance of the petrostate Alaska, her folksy half-Canadian patois, her likeness to the comedian Tina Fey, her unmatched ability to rally the neoconservative and cultural-conservative base ... Most famously, during her agonizing interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson, she flubbed a question about the six-year-old Bush Doctrine of... (Slate)

    Fact checking the fact check  Nov 21, 2009
    A purported fact check of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" memoir by The Associated Press could have used some fact checking of its own on its Alaska claims ... A purported fact check of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" memoir by The Associated Press could have used some fact checking of its own on its Alaska claims ... The Associated Press again challenged the state's Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, under which the state is backing a natural gas pipeline plan being developed by TransCanada Corp.. (Juneau Empire)

    Elisabeth Hasselbeck on 'Hannity'  Nov 21, 2009
    SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin continues to be the talk of the political world thanks to her best-selling brand-new book, "Going Rogue." After leaving Michigan yesterday she headed off to Indiana for some appearances and will close out what has been a whirlwind first week of her book tour in Ohio and Pennsylvania ... And let me tell you this when it gets hot in the kitchen, the governor may be from Alaska, but she can take the heat. (Fox News)

    Militia movement resurfaces across nation  Nov 21, 2009
    A fellow militiaman, armed with an assault rifle, walks along as Olson a man whose conspiracy theories were so extreme that he was kicked out of the group he founded, the Michigan Militia, 15 years ago discourses on the need for a paramilitary Alaska Citizens Militia ... Then several years ago, he and four other militia peers including Ray Southwell, co-founder of the Michigan Militia moved to Alaska, settling in Nikiski, a four-hour drive from Anchorage ... For years, Olson and the rest lived... (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Militia movement revives across U.S.  Nov 21, 2009
    Rachel D'Oro / APRay Southwell, left, and Norm Olson, members of the Alaska Citizens Militia, stand by the woods near their home in Nikiski, Alaska, on Sept. 29 ... NIKISKI, Alaska - Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government ... A fellow militiaman, armed with an assault rifle, walks along as Olson a man whose conspiracy theories were so extreme... (MSNBC -- Race)

    Will Palin lead GOP out of the doldrums?  Nov 21, 2009
    That, of course, would be Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican vice presidential nominee and continuing political celebrity, demonstrating her attention-grabbing talent if not her intentions for the future ... That, of course, would be Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, former Republican vice presidential nominee and continuing political celebrity, demonstrating her attention-grabbing talent if not her intentions for the future ... That comment could signal any number... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Palin's next move: Pivot or profit?  Nov 21, 2009
    (CNN) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin embarked on her nationwide book tour with confidence, determined to settle scores and explain her side following a bruising year in the spotlight. She kicked off her media blitz with the same fierceness that marked her debut on the national stage, and while the approach is selling books, observers say it's not sowing the seeds for a presidential run. (CNN)

    Palin will sign books during Thanksgiving visit to Tri-Cities  Nov 21, 2009
    The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate has posted the Nov. 30 event on her Facebook page ... klb65 wrote on Nov 20, 2009 8:43 AM:" How can anyone with any intelligence buy this book or read anything she has to say? She has proven over and over again how ill prepared she was to be a Vice President, let alone the Govenor of Alaska! She couldn't even finish out her term in office. John McCain did the country a huge disservice when he bypassed intelligent and capable running... (Longview Daily News, WA)

    'Going Rogue' Is Going Big  Nov 21, 2009
    Mark Lyons/Getty ImagesFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... Palin, the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate, is in the midst of a nationwide promotional tour ... Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Palin Big Ratings Winner on Oprah  Nov 21, 2009
    On Thursday, three days after Oprah's interview with the former Alaska governor aired, Winfrey's production company Harpo Inc. announced that Oprah's show will end in September 2011 after 25 years on the air. 2009 Newsmax. (Newsmax)

    Dems hope Palin disrupts GOP's game plan  Nov 20, 2009
    California's star Republican fundraiser Kristin Hueter - who helped arrange Palin's successful 2008 California fundraisers with the McCain presidential campaign - says the former Alaska governor's personal charisma was evident last year even in solidly blue California ... Here are some of former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's claims in "Going Rogue," her new book released this week ... Palin: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Health Care: How Obama is Shoring Up Senate Support  Nov 20, 2009
    "" DOUG ISAACSON, the mayor of North Pole, Alaska, on the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt delivery of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole," which were answered by volunteer "elves" For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages ... "" DOUG ISAACSON, the mayor of North Pole, Alaska, on the U.S. Postal Service's decision to halt delivery of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole," which were answered by volunteer "elves". (Time.com)

    AP: Sarah Palin Coy About 2012 Run, But Door Is Open  Nov 20, 2009
    The former Alaska governor said she'd rate President Barack Obama's performance a 4 out of 10. She criticized the president for his handling of the economy and for "dithering" on national security questions. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    A woman who savors a fine wine  Nov 20, 2009
    I've written about Palin since she ran for Alaska governor in 2006, interviewed her, moderated campaign debates in which she participated ... In "Advertisements for Myself," Norman Mailer admitted "a desire to inflict my casual opinions on a half-captive audience." That's what Palin has done in her 400-plus-page advertisement for a woman who, at age 45, seems to have permanently attached the word former to her name - former beauty queen, former mayor of Wasilla, former governor of Alaska, former... (Juneau Empire)

    The many identities of Sarah Palin  Nov 20, 2009
    She changed the way Alaska taxed the oil companies ... The aura of bipartisan pragmatism that surrounded her in Alaska vanished ... When Palin returned to Alaska, she discovered that she couldn't return to her previous identity. (Juneau Empire)

    Army to Block Media at Palin Book Signing  Nov 20, 2009
    Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has already agreed not to give a speech at Bragg, McCollum said ... Alaskans are already calling it "the book to nowhere" ... there is a reason she resigned from the governorship of alaska. (CBS News)

    Palin's Chances in Future Presidential Run May Require `Pygmalion Project'  Nov 20, 2009
    The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor has blitzed back into the spotlight with a promotional tour for her memoir, , that may mark the first steps of a political comeback ... No U.S. president has hailed from Alaska, which is better known for its Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and oil companies with operations there such as and ... The book is more personal than political, delving into her teenage daughters pregnancy, her special-needs child with Down... (Bloomberg -- US)

    LETTER: Obama dismantling free-market system  Nov 19, 2009
    Harry Potter wrote on Nov 16, 2009 1:21 PM:" No Hound Dog, I have no intention of buying her book, even though it's already been discounted to 4 dollars per copy. I have read some reviews and agree with most of them that it's merely a get even with everyone and cry for me book. Poor Sarah is taking all of you wackos for a ride. I'm betting she's wants to run for president, even though she bailed out on the voters in Alaska when the economy went south. I pray she runs and gets the GOP nomination.... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi  Nov 19, 2009
    She says Schmidt also was upset if anyone in her personal circle tried to correct - without approval from the McCain camp - what they perceived to be incorrect portrayals of Palin's record as Alaska governor. Palin comes across as particularly upset about being stuck with $50,000 in legal bills that she says were directly related to the legal vetting process for the VP slot. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    The end is near  Nov 19, 2009
    Sarah Palin should go back to Alaska. The war on terror was a joke from day one. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    McCain Defends Advisers Against Palin  Nov 19, 2009
    McCain, who has largely kept silent in the high-profile run-up to Palin's book release and tour, said he remained proud of Palin, whom he plucked from obscurity as governor of Alaska last year to join him in his campaign. "I'm still really proud of her and the campaign she ran and I think it's pretty obvious that she has a substantial base and interest out there," McCain said. (Newsmax)

    Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour  Nov 19, 2009
    A line of more than a thousand people - some sporting Palin Power stickers and Palin T-shirts - moved slowly into a Barnes store Wednesday to see the former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor on the first stop 00003FF0 of her "Going Rogue" book tour ... AP Photo - FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,is shown in Dayton, Ohio ... Alaska Gov. Palin confirms in her new book "Going Rogue", that there was substantial tension between her... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    The Going Rogue Index  Nov 18, 2009
    Alaska________autumn bouquet of, 1________robin's egg sky of, 2________superiority to Lower 48 of, 1-413 ... food, Alaskan________halibut tacos, 1________reindeer sausage 1________caribou lasagna, 218 ... Russia, proximity of Alaska to, 275________map proving it, pre-index page. (Slate)

    Palin coy about 2012 campaign plans in Walters interview  Nov 18, 2009
    Complete coverage, video and photo galleries of Sarah Palin, from Alaska's governor, to GOP's vice-presidential candidate, and now private citizen ... The former Alaska governor said she'd rate President Barack Obama's performance a 4 out of 10. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Palin Rates Obama 4 Out of 10  Nov 18, 2009
    The former Alaska governor also said that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. "My ambition, if you will, my desire is to help our country in whatever role that may be, and I cannot predict what that will be, what doors will be open in the year 2012," she told Barbara Walters. (Newsmax)

    Sarah Palin Says Her Life Is Already 'Kind of a Reality Show'  Nov 18, 2009
    Former Alaska governor discusses the shock of her daughter's pregnancy ... Behind her very , Palin, a self-described from Wasilla, Alaska, is a mother of five: ; Bristol, 19; Willow, 15; Piper, 8; and Trig, 1. (ABC News)

    McCain adviser says Palins book is work of fiction  Nov 18, 2009
    The former Alaska governor also discussed David Letterman, whom she criticized for a sexually suggestive joke made at the expense of her teenage daughter in June. Palin told Walters she has ruled out an appearance on Letterman's late night TV show. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    * Palin says 2012 presidential poll not on her radar  Nov 18, 2009
    Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin wouldnt reveal her political plans for 2012 in an interview with Barbara Walters, but when asked whether she would play a major role replied that if people will have me, I will. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    US tired of Afghan war  Nov 18, 2009
    The numbers come as Obama grapples with whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan to boost the fight against a growing Taliban-led insurgency, just a week after a stopover at a US military base in Alaska at the start of his Asia trip when he told US troops he will get "public support back home" for the mission. Only 44 percent now say the war in Afghanistan has been worth fighting the fewest since early 2007 and 52 percent say it has not, up 13 points from its low of last December, the... (iAfrica.com)

    The Rise of the Conservative Woman  Nov 18, 2009
    Likewise, Michele Bachmann, the smiling firebrand conservative congresswoman from Minnesota, and Sarah Palin, the popular former governor of Alaska, will never be real women ... As for Palin, she is a tough-as-nails mother of five who took on the corruption of her own state party officials, tamed the Alaskan oil industry and rose from city council to governor to vice presidential candidate. (Human Events Online)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Nov 18, 2009
    New memoir claims Obama's message of change was lifted from Palin's own campaign for governor of Alaska. Mrs Clinton gushes over the "tall and dashing" Foreign Secretary. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

    McCain Aides: Sarah Palin Is 'Going Rogue' With the Truth  Nov 18, 2009
    The former Alaska governor thanked the staffers she now criticizes and ended one e-mail days before election night with "I love you guys!" according to e-mail sent during the campaign and obtained Sunday by ABC News. Another e-mail followed the prank radio phone call by a disc jockey pretending to be French President Nicholas Sarkozy. (ABC News)

    Opinion: Insider Palin playing a rogue  Nov 18, 2009
    As governor, she presided over a state that ranked No. 1 in pork barrel spending in 2008, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, and hired an East Coast PR company to promote a gas pipeline in Alaska. Whatever her limitations with the English language, "rogue" is one word Sarah Palin knows well. (CNN)

    Palin on controversies, future  Nov 18, 2009
    Washington (CNN) -- When Sarah Palin got a surprise phone call from the McCain campaign one August afternoon, asking whether she'd like to be on the Republican presidential ticket, the then-Alaska governor didn't doubt for a moment she was ready for the challenge ... In what was her initial introduction to the high stakes of presidential campaigning, Palin was blindsided by the fact that McCain aides knew that her then-17-year-old daughter Bristol was pregnant, a fact that Palin had yet to... (CNN)

    Palin drops strong White House hint  Nov 18, 2009
    She has a colorful, sometimes messy family life and she mystified many when she resigned this year as governor of Alaska ... Daughter Piper, aged eight, revealed that her mother makes excellent hotdogs with cheese -- from Alaskan moose -- while Willow, 15, gave her own little push to the Palin presidential bandwagon. (Yahoo! Asia News)

    FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts  Nov 17, 2009
    PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels ... With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000 ... She accepted $1,000 each from a state senator and his wife in the weeks after the two Republican lawmakers' offices were raided by the FBI as part of an investigation into a powerful Alaska oilfield services company. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Supreme Court ruling could play in 2010 governor's races  Nov 17, 2009
    Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. States that prohibit corporate donations but allow union contributions. (USA Today)

    Palin, Winfrey Discuss Book, Levi Johnston  Nov 17, 2009
    Mark Lyons/Getty ImagesFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... In an episode that aired Monday, the two women also talked about the controversy surrounding Palin's possible appearance on the show last year and touched on whether the former Alaska governor planned to run for president in 2012 ... Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Palin Confides in Oprah: Economy Beat GOP Ticket  Nov 17, 2009
    Among several missteps in the interview, Palin asserted that Alaska's proximity to Russia enhanced her foreign policy credentials ... " But Palin said she was stunned that McCain aides knew her then-17-year-old daughter Bristol was pregnant, a fact that Palin had yet to disclose back in Alaska. "I was surprised, too, that we didn't handle that issue, that challenge, better," she said. "If we were given that allowance to deal with the issue in a more productive way, we perhaps could have sent a... (Newsmax)

    Going Rogue, the autobiography by Sarah Palin,  Nov 17, 2009
    had never left Wasilla, Alaska ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain.". (W-USA News, DC)

    * How to win the year-end elections  Nov 17, 2009
    In addition, Limbaugh and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, another staunch conservative, proved to be the strongest agitators helping the Republican Party win the gubernatorial polls. The pan-green camp is facing a problem in terms of which ideology to employ in the year-end local elections. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    From Levi to Letterman: Palin's rough year  Nov 17, 2009
    16: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lashes out at some former members of John McCains presidential campaign staff in her new memoir, Going Rogue ... WASHINGTON - Despite all the money and attention former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palins autobiography is expected to draw as it hits bookshelves this week, its difficult to think of a national political figure whos had a rougher year than the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee ... But from the moment the 2008 campaign ended until her... (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Stanford Grad Gives $33M For Stem Cell Research  Nov 17, 2009
    Despite all the money and attention former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palins autobiography is expected to draw as it hits bookshelves this week, its difficult to think of a national political figure whos had a.. Nov 16, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)

    Palin says presidency not on my radar screen  Nov 17, 2009
    16: Former Alaska Gov. lashes out at some former members of John McCains presidential campaign staff in her new memoir ... View images of her rise from governor of Alaska to a potential presidential contender ... The former Alaska governor was asked about being pregnant with her son Trig, who has Down's Syndrome. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Sarah Palin: Election Took Toll on Family"Our life has become kind of a reality show," Sarah Palin tells Barbara Walters.  Nov 17, 2009
    Behind her very , Palin, a self-described from Wasilla, Alaska, is a mother of five: ; Bristol, 19; Willow, 15; Piper, 8; and Trig, 1. It was Bristol who, at age 17, surprised the nation when her pregnancy was announced in September 2008. (ABC News)

    Click to read:Is Palin Selling Books or Settling Scores?  Nov 17, 2009
    Alaska's youngest and first female governor tabbed to be McCain's running mate ... (CBS) Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is coming out Tuesday with her account of the 2008 presidential campaign ... But no debate about the book, or about Palin's sudden resignation as Alaska governor last summer, will have much impact among her admirers, who are many and ardent. (CBS News)

    Eugene Robinson: Palin, our own Evita, is sure to cash in, but not as president  Nov 17, 2009
    So what if she quit as governor of Alaska with a year and a half left in her term. "Only dead fish go with the flow," she explained, demonstrating her sassy roguishness. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Palin a hit in bookstores, less with voters  Nov 17, 2009
    The former Alaska governor, 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, and possible 2012 presidential contender, who appeared yesterday on Oprah, officially comes out today with her best-selling Going Rogue memoir, and will participate in other interviews this week. A Washington Post/ABC News poll published yesterday indicated that 38 percent of Americans believe she is qualified to serve as president. (Boston Globe)

    POLICY ON SUBMISSIONS  Nov 17, 2009
    News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska ... JAMES wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:11 PM:" jeff brandal wrote on Jul 29, 2008 6:26 PM:" Ted Steven, List of Alaskan accomplishments for Alaskanshes headed to the big house for life unless he gets pardoned by the snake oil salesman gw bush " james wrote on Dec 29, 2008 11:09 PM:" Kevin Hosking wrote on Sep 5, 2008 6:00 PM:" Hi -I just wanted to thank you for producing such a wonderful American. . She tells the simple truth that we all can relate to.dude have... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)

    The country's mess is our fault  Nov 17, 2009
    Isn't she the one who stupidly resigned from her job as Governor of Alaska ... Leonard wrote on Nov 16, 2009 4:52 AM:" Its instructive to imagine an alternative world in which, John McCain having quickly succumbed to the pressures of office, Sarah Palin was now President. Would people support our invasion of Holland, even after it had sank into a bloody insurgency? Would the sale of Alaska to Canada be seen as a mistake or a brilliant bit of fiscal wizardry? How would the eradication of the... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    McConnell: Conservative split in Republican races 'no threat at all'  Nov 16, 2009
    " Host Chris Wallace pressed McConnell about, in the post-Scozzafava world, conservatives talking challenges against National Republican Senatorial Committee anointees."Our view is this is an indication of the shifting political environment," McConnell said, adding that the NRSC generally doesn't endorse anyway."I mean, we're happy that there are a lot of people running, and the reason they're running is because they think the nomination's worth having because they think they can win in... (TheHill.com)

    Palin Book Roils Former McCain Aides  Nov 16, 2009
    Alaska's youngest and first female governor tabbed to be McCain's running mate ... Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's new book will not be released until Tuesday, but, it is already generating the kind of controversy that Palin brought to last year's presidential campaign as Sen ... Palin, who resigned her post as governor of Alaska, refuses to say whether she will run for the White House in 2012. (CBS News)

    AP: Johnston strangely absent from memoir  Nov 16, 2009
    Barbra Walters, right, interviewed former Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, and her daughters Piper and Willow at a New York City hotel on Friday ... Complete coverage, video and photo galleries of Sarah Palin, from Alaska's governor, to GOP's vice-presidential candidate, and now private citizen ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the... (Anchorage Daily News)

    The Palin Tax On The GOP  Nov 16, 2009
    According to an October 19th , the former governor of Alaska has become one of the most polarizing and unpopular politicians in the country. Since she quit the governorship to pursue her lucrative book deal, a move that upset many in Alaska's Republican leadership and cost the state's taxpayers , her unfavorability rating has spiked to 50% while her favorability has sunk to 40%, again according to Gallup's figures ... But with the base of the Republican Party subsumed by a Christian right that... (CBS News -- Opinion)

    Brought to book: the thoughts of Sarah Palin  Nov 16, 2009
    But it's as if Johnston, who was among those hastily spiffed up to appear at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota, had never left Alaska. The tactic does appear to have merit. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Palin "Vindictiveness" in Her New Book?  Nov 15, 2009
    The former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor's book hits store shelves Tuesday, but it's already a best-seller ... " Asked whether that sounds "presidential," Hirsh responded, "There have been those stories out there and, of course, she abruptly quit the Alaska governorship, and the stories swirled that she was having personal problems with Todd Palin ... and for everybody else, too" is worried about Palin's vindictiveness?Well at least you found a certified expert in... (CBS News)

    Palin criticizes AP's early take on memoir  Nov 15, 2009
    NEW YORK - After The Associated Press's early recap of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir "Going Rogue" made headlines Friday, Palin reacted ... NEW YORK - After The Associated Press's early recap of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir "Going Rogue" made headlines Friday, Palin reacted ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about... (Juneau Empire)

    Obama eyes budget costs of Afghan plan  Nov 15, 2009
    At a stop at a military base in Alaska on Thursday, President Obama told a gathering of soldiers that he would not risk more lives unless it is necessary to Americas vital interests and unless there is the clear mission that you deserve. He added during his visit to Tokyo on Friday that he wanted to avoid taking any step that could be seen as an open-ended commitment. (MSNBC -- International)

    No comments posted.  Nov 15, 2009
    In a few minutes on the topic, he mentioned not just expected points like the 1996 state ballot proposition that led to the dispensaries, but Mexican drug cartels, bad cheese, Pepsi-Cola, red fire ants and a 1975 election in Alaska. Sounding a bit like Penn of Penn r, he described a video camera surreptitiously recording people entering pot clinics (surprise. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    The bold decision to try 9/11 terrorists in NYC  Nov 15, 2009
    Sarah Palin (former governor of Alaska, English as a second language, snowbilly grifterthat Sarah Palin) is going out on book tour next week hitting all of the big media centers like Noblesville, IN. and Roanoke, VA. and other towns with more than four stoplights ... The former vice-presidential hopeful and governor of Alaska will sign copies of her memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life, which hits shelves Tuesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    2012 already? GOP wannabes jockey early  Nov 15, 2009
    Palin, the 2008 vice presidential nominee who resigned as governor of Alaska, is starting a national media tour to promote her book, "Going Rogue." Eager to show her conservative credentials, she recently endorsed grassroots-backed conservative Doug Hoffman over the GOP-supported candidate in an upstate New York congressional race. Hoffman lost but an undeterred Palin told conservative activists, "The cause goes on.". (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Palin's book goes rogue on some facts  Nov 15, 2009
    Then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is shown Aug. 29, 2008, in Dayton, Ohio ... PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels ... With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000. (Juneau Empire)

    Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanist...  Nov 14, 2009
    On a stop at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on his way to Asia, Obama told a military audience he will commit more forces to Afghanistan only if it is vital to U.S. interests and receives public support. "I will not risk your lives unless it is necessary to America's vital interests," Obama told the troops. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Mike Huckabee and the high cost of presidential campaigns  Nov 14, 2009
    Both are former governors, of Alaska and Arkansas, respectively ... Beginning on Monday with her Oprah debut, the former governor of Alaska will peddle her Going Rogue account of the supporting role she played in the 2008 GOP presidential campaign. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Palin Book Goes After McCain Camp, Not Levi  Nov 14, 2009
    Mark Lyons/Getty ImagesFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... had never left Wasilla, Alaska ... "And as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it! Lots of great stories about my family, Alaska, and the incredible honor it was to run alongside Senator John McCain.". (Click2Houston, TX)

    Sarah Palin's Book: The Fact Check  Nov 14, 2009
    Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin prepares to launch a media tour to promote her new memoir "Going Rogue." As Jeff Glor reports, some media watchers are questioning her motives ... PALIN: Says she made frugality a point when traveling on state business as Alaska governor, asking "only" for reasonably priced rooms and not "often" going for the "high-end, robe-and-slippers" hotels ... With air fare, the cost to Alaska was well over $3,000. (CBS News)

    Coulter: Payback Time for Palin vs. McCain  Nov 14, 2009
    Not to mention that he belongs to an organization that advocates Alaska seceding from the US, but that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. Typical right-wing hypocrisy. (CBS News)

    the excitement among conservative pundits over Sarah Palins upcoming Oprah interview  Nov 14, 2009
    In Alaska, Ms. Palin didn't run as a culture warrior ... But she also might spend less time discussing campaign intrigue and Alaska trivia, and more time outlining how to spur job creation through tax reform. (Harper's Magazine)

    NEWT EYES 'CONTRACT WITH AMERICA 2'...  Nov 14, 2009
    Sarah P is just too weird for any real political career path outside of Alaska. except writing books, doing Okra Wenfreak and Dr. Phil shows to make money. (The Drudge Report)

    Persecuting Palin?  Nov 14, 2009
    And a new book chronicles exactly how the Democrats, with the help of the Obama-mania media, were able to spread all of that misinformation about the former governor of Alaska ... And so the media, they just started filling in the blanks, getting on the phone with people in Alaska, her enemies, primarily, and jotting down every nasty thing they could about about Sarah Palin, none of which was true ... You know, this appeared, actually, on the front pages of MSNBC. Also the idea that she was a... (Fox News)

    Obama Seeks Afghan War Exit Strategy Tied to Karzai Commitment, Gibbs Says  Nov 14, 2009
    En route to Asia yesterday, Obama told troops at an air base in Alaska that he wouldnt put their lives at risk without a clear strategy and mission and public support back home ... To contact the reporters on this story: at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, at 1844 or ; in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at. (Bloomberg -- Germany)

    AP: Palin book goes after 000038CCMcCain camp but not Levi  Nov 13, 2009
    She says Schmidt also was upset if anyone in her personal circle tried to correct -- without approval from the McCain camp -- what they perceived to be incorrect portrayals of Palin's record as Alaska governor. 1. (Albany Times Union)

    Obama Visits Troops in Alaska  Nov 13, 2009
    ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2009 ... President Obama addresses troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska. (CBS News)

    Obama plans summit focusing on curbing US unemployment  Nov 13, 2009
    Going Rogue, a memoir from Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee, is due out Tuesday ... In excerpts of the interview released yesterday, Palin says she still cares about Levi Johnston, her almost son-in-law, who has been all over talk shows trashing the former Alaska governor. (Boston Globe)

    Palin's book confirms tension with McCain ai...  Nov 13, 2009
    The book follows Palin from childhood to her departure last summer as Alaska governor ... For example, Palin says her efforts to award a license for a massive natural gas transmission line through Alaska was turning a pipe dream into a pipeline. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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