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EXCERPTS: Charlie Gibson Interviews Sarah Palin — Republican VP Candidate Speaks with ABC News' Charlie Gibson in Exclusive Interview … GIBSON: Governor, let me start by asking you a question that I asked John McCain about you, and it is really the central question.
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Sarah Palin Defends Experience, Takes Hard Line Approach on National Security — Republican VP Candidate Speaks with ABC News' Charles Gibson in Exclusive Interview — On the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, Gov. Sarah Palin took a hard-line approach on national security …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
PALIN FOREIGN POLICY: WAR WITH RUSSIA — From ABC News: — EXCLUSIVE: GOV. SARAH PALIN WARNS WAR MAY BE NECESSARY IF RUSSIA INVADES ANOTHER COUNTRY — More of the first excerpts from the Charlie Gibson interview here and here. — Here's the exchange on Russia:
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Palin hawkish on Russia — This isn't the headline the McCain camp wanted out of Palin's interview: Possible war with Russia. — That's the tease on ABC News' website right now, though: “EXCLUSIVE: GOV. SARAH PALIN WARNS WAR MAY BE NECESSARY IF RUSSIA INVADES ANOTHER COUNTRY.”
The Huffington Post:
Palin's ABC Interview: Stumped On Bush Doctrine, Seems To Contradict McCain On Pakistan (VIDEO) — In her first major interview as the Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was stumped when asked about the so-called “Bush Doctrine,” unable to answer whether …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: Palin on ABC; Update: Gibson distorts Palin's Iraq prayer; Update: Video of Iraq prayer comments included in segment — We're still an hour away from World News Tonight, but ABC's already starting to tease quotes so we're likely to see web video before they go on the air.
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Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
ABC News: ‘GOV. SARAH PALIN WARNS WAR MAY BE NECESSARY IF RUSSIA INVADES ANOTHER COUNTRY.’ — Sounds dramatic right? Um, not really. Here's the transcript: … Parts of the Palin interview are supposed to be on Nightline tonight and ABC will be running a primetime special tomorrow night with the bulk of it.
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Chris / TVNewser:Sarah Palin: “War Has Got To Be A Last Option.” “We Must Not Blink, Charlie.”
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:With God On Our Side — Sign me up for the Sarah Palin fan club.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
LIKE I SAID, FOUR MORE YEARS OF BUSH WOULD BE VASTLY PREFERABLE — Wow, going to war with Russia might be necessary if Russia invades another one of the former states of the Soviet Union. So says Sarah Palin. War with Russia over Armenia? If Russia and Georgia go at it again?
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Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
Hysterical Points Memo — Here's George Polk Award winning blogger Josh Marshall: … Okay, a little context here. In the interview, Palin says that she supports putting Georgia and the Ukraine in NATO (She doesn't say anything about Armenia.) Once they're in NATO and if they're attacked …
CNN:
Former GOP senator calls Palin a ‘cocky wacko’ — (CNN) - Former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee was known for keeping a low-key profile on Capitol Hill, but the Republican -turned -Independent is making waves with his exceedingly blunt comments on newly-minted Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin:
John Berman / ABCNEWS:
Is Sarah Palin Politicizing Son's Military Service? — Track Palin and Beau Biden Headed to Iraq Within Next Few Weeks — Gov. Sarah Palin is in Alaska today attending a deployment ceremony for her son, Private First Class Track Palin, whose Army infantry unit is heading to Iraq next week.
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George Bryson / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Critics: Under Palin, Wasilla charged rape victims for exam — Two state leaders lashed out at the public record of Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday as witnesses in a new “Alaska Mythbusters” forum coordinated by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Satyam / Think Progress:
Hannity explodes on air, calls guest ‘fool’ and ‘idiot,’ tells him to get off set. — Yesterday on Fox News, Sean Hannity and The American Prospect's Robert Kuttner had a tense exchange about the election. As Kuttner offered advice for Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Hannity interrupted …
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Team Clinton Says Obama Intimidated By Palin Factor — Hillary: ‘We Will Do What We Are Asked’; Panetta: ‘They Are Totally Reactive’ — Hillary Clinton. — The harshest thing Hillary Clinton could come up with about Sarah Palin at a Sept. 6 campaign event at Wagner College on Staten Island …
Frank James / The Swamp:
Palin's experience OK: Illinois's Dem guv — Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Chicago Tribune photo by Michael Tercha.) — by Rick Pearson — Illinois' Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich admits he can't field dress a moose and his hunting targets tend to be more along the lines of state legislators in his own party who don't trust him.
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