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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Palin rebuts rumors, says daughter pregnant — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Palin's Teen Daughter Is Pregnant; New G.O.P. Tumult — ST. PAUL — The 17-year-old daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, is five months pregnant, Ms. Palin announced today, adding a new element of tumult to a Republican convention that had already been disrupted by Hurricane Gustav.
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Nathan Thornburgh / Time:
In Wasilla, Pregnancy Was No Secret — So his name is Levi. — That's about the only thing that I didn't know about Bristol Palin's pregnancy. The rest of the details I picked up almost without trying, while talking about other things with townsfolk — some who know the governor and her family well, some who don't.
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Exclusive: Todd Palin's 1986 DUI Arrest Called “Lesson Learned” — Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986. He was 22 years old at the time.
Jaketapper / Political Punch:
Members of ‘Fringe’ Alaskan Independence Party Say Palin Was a Member in 90s — The campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., likes to herald the independence of its new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. — Officials of the Alaskan Independence Party say that Palin was once so independent …
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Palin Was a Director of Embattled Sen. Stevens's 527 Group — ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin opposed sex-ed — Sarah Palin's personal story, and her views on personal morality, are at the core of her politics and of why she was nominated, and why she'd energized the conservative base. — Now, her daughter's pregnancy has cast her views on teenagers and sex directly into the spotlight.
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:
Just Askin'... What would the response be if Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, and his wife Michelle had a pregnant unmarried teenage daughter? — jpt
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Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:What the Heck is McCain Up To? — That seems to be the question this Labor Day.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:FACE IT: THEY DIDN'T VET HER — Earlier I noted Andrea …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol is pregnant!
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Obama gets post-convention ‘bounce’ — ST. PAUL — The Democratic National Convention significantly boosted Americans' views of Barack Obama as a strong leader who “shares your values” and can manage the economy and Iraq, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday and Sunday finds.
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Post-Democratic Convention Poll — The eight-point lead for the Democratic ticket is up from Obama's three-point lead before the convention. But there are still a significant number of voters who have yet to firmly make up their minds. — Before the Democratic convention …
Jessica Alaimo / Politicker ME:
Rove: Obama's inexperienced; Biden's a ‘big, blowhard doofus’ — MINNEAPOLIS — Maine's Republican delegation got a surprise visit from former White House political operative Karl Rove at its convention breakfast this morning. — During his speech, he talked up John McCain's Republican presidential bid …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Scenes from St. Paul — Democracy Now's Amy Goodman arrested — (updated below - Update II) — Following up on this weekend's extreme raids on various homes, at least 50 people were arrested here today in St. Paul, Minnesota. Beginning last night, St. Paul was the most militarized …
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