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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Is McCain's VP Pick: Source — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a self-styled “hockey mom” who has only been governor for a little over a year, is GOP Presidential candidate John McCain's choice for Vice President, CNBC has learned. — According to a Republican strategist …
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Palin dissed veep job — If Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin got the job as running mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), count her as one of the most surprised. — In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn't seem “productive.” — In fact, she said she doesn't know what the vice president does.
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McCain picks Alaska Gov. Palin as running mate — (CNN) — Sen. John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, a senior McCain campaign official told CNN on Friday. — Palin, 44, who's in her first term as governor, is a pioneering figure in Alaska …
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McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate — DAYTON, Ohio — In a surprise move, Senator John McCain chose Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate on Friday, shaking up the political world at a time when his campaign has been trying to attract women, especially disaffected supporters …
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PALIN'S THE ONE — So now we've learned that Sarah Palin is McCain's choice for vice presidential nominee. I have to say, it's a daring pick but I think a very weak one. I'm perfectly happy with it. Palin is in the midst of a reasonably serious scandal in her home state.
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I'll See Your Biden and Raise You a Palin — Yesterday I argued that picking a woman for veep would help re-establish McCain's reputation as a maverick. If the pick is indeed Sarah Palin you are going to have a lot of women voters wondering why Senator Obama didn't tap Senator Clinton as his running mate.
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Palin?! — As something of a Palin booster, I'm having some flop sweats at the idea it's actually happening. You've heard all the usual pros and cons, here are a few added thoughts off the top of my head. — The way she talks. She has something of a native Alaskan's accent/speaking style.
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McCain VP Contender Palin in Alaska, Not Ohio — ABC News' Kate McCarthy Reports: As vice presidential speculation swirls, Gov. Sarah Palin is watching the fireworks from her home in Wasilla, Alaska. — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is in Dayton, Ohio, awaiting a high noon event at which the campaign …
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Cold Water on Palin — Both the pros and the cons are pretty obvious. I'm going to focus on the cons, mostly because conservatives right now seem to be paying them less attention. — The pros: She's a pro-life conservative reformer from outside Washington, and a woman.
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McCain Names Alaska Gov. Palin as Running Mate — AYTON, Ohio — Injecting a new twist into the presidential race, John McCain on Friday named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, introducing the 44-year old at a rally that also celebrated the Republican presidential candidate's 72nd birthday.
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McCain picks Palin as running mate — Alaska governor to be first female Republican VP nominee — Sarah Palin, mother of five, is Alaska's first female governor and the first woman to run on a Republican presidential ticket. — Live video — McCain announces VP choice
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McCain's VP Choice Is Under Ethics Investigation For Abuse Of Power In Alaska — In Dayton, OH today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will announce that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be his vice presidential running mate. Palin, who entered office in 2006 after running as a reformer …
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McCain-Palin? — Few have been more critical of Sen. McCain than I, both here and on my radio show. And I have long said on my radio show that his selection of a running-mate will be key in determining my enthusiasm for his candidacy. If McCain has, in fact, chosen Gov. Palin, then count me in with both feet.
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Palin in the Green Room — NEWSWEEK's Karen Breslau shares a personal moment with the Alaska governor. — When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrived backstage for our NEWSWEEK Women & Leadership Event in Los Angeles last March, John McCain had just wrapped up the GOP nomination.
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CNN's Roberts: Palin Too Young and Inexperienced
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McCain picks Alaska gov as running mate.
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A CONFOUNDING CHOICE.... Charles Homans offers some very helpful …
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PALIN, NOT PAWLENTY?
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Sarah Palin — If it's truly Palin, as it seems to be …
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BREAKING: Pawlenty won't be in Dayton today, says “was honored to be considered”
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McCain Shakes Things Up with Palin Pick
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Gallup Daily: Obama Stretches Lead to 8 Points — PRINCETON, NJ — The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds Barack Obama moving to an eight percentage point lead over John McCain, 49% to 41%. — Obama's significant lead over McCain almost certainly reflects the effects of the Democratic National Convention.
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MSNBC Host Rips AP Reporter's Analysis of Obama Speech — NEW YORK In an unusually heated attack on a veteran political reporter by a cable news host, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann laced into the Associated Press's Charles Babington an hour after Barack Obama had concluded his speech in Denver on Thursday night.
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Change Over Experience — The Palin pick sure will win headlines. It wasn't completely out of the blue, but it's a little mystifying for one obvious reason. If McCain's entire argument so far has been that Obama is too untested to be president, then how can he pick a 44-year-old …
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