1.0link124477<![CDATA[Questions Remain About Palin Vetting]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/06/questions-remain-about-pa_n_124477.htmlANCHORAGE, Alaska — John McCain's presidential campaign did not speak with the Alaska House speaker and other leading Republicans before McCain tapped Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
The low-profile vetting allowed McCain to spring Palin onto the national scene uncolored by media scrutiny. But it has left the campaign open to criticism that McCain did not fully explore her qualifications.