memeorandum: Palin beats press to blog claim (Jonathan Martin/The Politico)

3:15 AM ET, August 2, 2009

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Todd and Sarah Palin to divorce — Affairs on both sides — AlaskaReport has learned this morning that Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to divorce. Multiple sources in Wasilla and Anchorage have confirmed the news. — A National Enquirer story exposing previous affairs …

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Tim Lindell / Conservatives4Palin.com:

Palin Camp Shoots Down Ridiculous Divorce Rumors Spread by CNN Stringer Dennis Zaki — From Governor Palin's Facebook page: … The release is in response to a ludicrous rumor being spread by Alaskan CNN stringer Dennis Zaki. Zaki, who previously bought into rumors of Trig Truth …

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:

Palin beats press to blog claim — Sarah Palin's spokeswoman Saturday took the unusual step of posting a statement on Facebook denying an anonymous blog report that the former Alaska governor was getting a divorce and moving to Montana. — “Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided …

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Gryphen / The Immoral Minority:

Exclusive! Sarah and Todd Palin are Splitsville! — Earlier this week one of my best sources claimed to have explosive new information for me. — It took all week for us to finally get together, but last night we finally sat down for an amazing conversation. And what I heard made my jaw drop.

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Robert Stacy McCain / AmSpecBlog:

Palin Divorce Gossip ‘Completely False’ … PREVIOUSLY (5:08 p.m.): “Completely false,” said a source close to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in response to claims by Web sites that she and husband Todd are divorcing. — The rumor appears to have originated with one blogger who cites an unnamed …

CBS News:

Palin Spokespeople Deny Divorce Rumor — Describe Blog Report That Former Alaska Gov. and Husband Will Divorce as “Categorically False” — (CBS) An attorney for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has denied a report that she and her husband are planning to divorce.

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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:

QUOTE FROM SARAH PALIN … Yes, that is her OFFICIAL reponse, which I got via phone at 5:35 this afternoon. Take that to the bank. — ORIGINAL POST (5:35 P.M.): More at the American Spectator. I expect to update here in a few minutes with a very recent photo of the very happily married couple.

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Mark Silva / The Swamp:

Sarah Palin divorce chatter: Denials — The No. 1 search term in Google right now is “sarah palin divorce.” The reason? A couple of bloggers in Alaska posted stories this morning claiming to have inside information that former Gov. Sarah Palin is divorcing her husband, Todd.

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David Collins / Central Florida Political Pulse:

Bloggers say Sarah Palin to divorce; her camp says it's bull — The No. 1 search term in Google right now is “sarah palin divorce.” The reason? A couple of bloggers in Alaska posted stories this morning claiming to have inside information that former Gov. Sarah Palin is divorcing her husband, Todd.

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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:

Prolonged Aid to Unemployed Is Running Out — Over the coming months, as many as 1.5 million jobless Americans will exhaust their unemployment insurance benefits, ending what for some has been a last bulwark against foreclosures and destitution. — Because of emergency extensions already enacted …

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John / Power Line:

Too Big to Pass — One of the most notorious news stories of the past week was Democratic Congressman John Conyers' ridiculing of the idea that he and his fellow legislators should actually read bills—here, the health care “reform” act—before voting on them:

Charlotte Allen / Weekly Standard:

A Man, a Plan . . . — When one branch of government declares war on another. — The Court-Packing Fight and the Triumph of Democracy — by Burt Solomon — Walker, 352 pp., $27 — On February 5, 1937, just 16 days after his inauguration …

Mike Harvey / Times of London:

Skype could be cut off for good over dispute — Skype might have to shut down because of a dispute over the core technology used to make the internet telephone system work. — EBay, which paid $2.6 billion (£1.6 billion) for the voice-over-the-internet system in 2005 …

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

GE's silencing of Olbermann and MSNBC's sleazy use of Richard Wolffe — (updated below) — The New York Times this morning has a remarkable story, and incredibly, the article's author, Brian Stelter, doesn't even acknowledge, let alone examine, what makes the story so significant.