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Salon: Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Salon | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palin Resignation, Populism, Globalization, Sarah-Palin-Farewell, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Katie Couric, Sarah Palin, Mavericks, Alaska, Juan Cole, Politics News

Aug. 3, 2009 | Is Sarah Palin America's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? The two differ in many key respects, of course, but it is remarkable how similar they are...

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WATCH! Former Palin Speechwriter Speaks Out On Divorce Rumors

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Divorce, Sex Scandal, Todd Palin, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Dan Tubagoo, Affairs, Alaska, Republican Party, Comedy News

This video was apparently recorded sometime over the weekend by a possibly sober Dan Tubagoo, who issued the following statement: "Dan Tubagoo owns me money and I is no longer his publicist."

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Sarah Palin: What the British Might Think...

Cedric Perrier | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gordon Brown, Britain, Susan Boyle, Conservatives, Cedric Perrier, David Axelrod, Ronald Reagan, Elliot Spitzer, Sarah Palin, British Politics, Labour Party, Lew Wasserman, Alaska, Palin 2012, Politics News

Perhaps what America is observing is political opportunism in its freshest form. We see this a great deal in the new order of the entertainment industry: fame without responsibility.

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MSNBC's Donny Deutsch: "If Palin Wasn't Hot Would We Be Talking About Her?" (VIDEO, POLL)

Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 08.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Gender Politics, Poll, Sarah Palin Hot, Women in Politics, Glass Ceiling, Alaska, Sarah Palin, Media News

On MSNBC today, CNBC commentator Donny Deutsch touched on two of the biggest Sarah Palin talking points -- why she continues to be a story in the news...

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Cap-and-Trade and a Case for Special Cases from Alaska's Far North

Bill Streever | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Eskimo, Sarah-Palin-Cap-and-Trade, Cnbc, President Barack Obama, Governor Sarah Palin, Inupiat Community, Obama Cap and Trade, Alaska, Cap and Trade Inupiats, Global Warming, Inupiats, Green News

The emerging energy policy seems fair minded, really nothing more than "user pays." But consider the unintended consequences on one of society's most disenfranchised minorities.

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"If Sarah Palin Looked Like Golda"

Gershon Hepner | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tel-Aviv, Alaska, Golda Meir, Mike Murphy, Tina Fey, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Poem inspired by an observation made by Mike Murphy, a former John McCain strategist

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Palin Considering Radio Talk Show

Inside Radio | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Sarah Palin Resignation, Palin, Sarah Palin, Palin Show, Palin Internet Radio, Palin Radio Talk Show, Palin Radio Show, Politics News

Alaska's now former Governor is coy about her future political plans, but radio is at least one option she's leaving on the table. While not exactly ...

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Farewell Ms. Wasilla

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, Women, Sarah Palin Beauty Queen, Alaska, Profesional Women, Chelsea-Lyn Rudder, Miss Alaska, Glass Ceiling, Joe Biden, Miss Wasilla, Femininity, Beauty Pageants, Politics, Miss America, Sarah Palin, Youthful-Indiscretion, New York City Council, Politics News

There is nothing wrong with a woman wanting to be respected and admired for both her intelligence and her beauty.

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Hey, Sarah Palin, Quit Stealing My HuffPost Blogs

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Politics, Sarah Palin Speech, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin Debate, Sarah Palin, Women and Politics, Iran Live Blogging, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska, Diane Tucker, Ice Hockey, Sarah Palin Reaction, Iran Blog, Vice President, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin Media Attacks, Media News

Heads up, Ms. Palin, because a Web site with your name on it is stealing my blog content: so it's gloves off, "Maverick."

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Palin Steps Down As Alaska Governor (VIDEO)

Huffingtion Post/AP | Posted 08.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin, Politics News

(AP) FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Sarah Palin stepped down Sunday as Alaska governor to write a book and build a right-of-center coalition, but she left ...

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Palin Caught In a Naughty Monkey Trap

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palin Alaska Fund Trust, Meg Stapleton, Alaska, Monkey Trap, Naughty Monkey, Thomas Daniel, Thomas Van Flein, Tom Daniel, Ethics Complaint, Sarah Palin, Kristen Cole, Alaska Fund Trust, Politics News

An ethics investigator has concluded Sarah Palin had used her official title of governor to raise money for a "slush fund" to pay her legal bills.

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It's Not Sarah's Fault...Just Ask Her

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

When it comes to taking responsibility for her failures, Sarah Palin is completely unaccountable. Her finger is always pointed at the most convenient scapegoat.

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Palin Says Alaska Tour Is Thanks, "Not Farewell"

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Alaska, Alaska, Sarah Palin Alaska Tour, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin, Politics News

UNALAKLEET, Alaska — She was greeted like a rock star in Unalakleet, a fishing village on the Bering Sea. She danced with Eskimos in Kotzebue. A...

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Palin Starts Packing To Leave Governor's Mansion

AP | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Alaska's Governor Mansion, Alaska, Sarah Palin Resignation, Sarah Palin, Politics News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Resigning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she and her husband are packing their family's possessions at the governor's mansion ...

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Mysterious Blob Off The Coast Of Alaska Identified As Algae (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Howard Kurtz, Sean Parnell, Alaska, End User License Agreements, New York City, Lt. Governor Sean Parnell, HSBC Bank, Alaska-Giant-Blob-of-Goo, Sonia Sotomayor, Sarah Palin, Eulas, Media News

For some time now, people watched the coast of Alaska with growing dread at the sight of the advancing, implacable blob of goo that was headed for the...

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Palin Promises "Less Politically Correct" Tweeting Once Out Of Office

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palin Resignation, Sean Parnell, Twitter, Social Networking, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Twitter, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska, Palin, Politics News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to stay in touch using Twitter even after leaving office on July 26. In a tweet posted Friday...

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Giant Blob Of Floating Goo Found Off Alaska's Coast (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Alaska Giant Blob of Goo, Alaska Floating Goo Mystery, Goop, Alaska North Slope Goo, Bio Goo, Alaska Floating Goo, Floating Goo Video, Alaskan Bio-Goo, Alaska, Alaskan Goo, Green News

UPDATE: The mysterious blob has been identified - it appears to be algae. ----------------------------------------------- Sometimes reality is ev...

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Ventura: "Palin Would Never Make It As A Navy SEAL" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota, Navy Seals, Sarah Palin Resignation, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Seals, Larry King, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Alaska, Jesse Ventura, Larry King LIve, Politics News

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura called Sarah Palin a "quitter" on CNN's Larry King Live last night. "She is a quitter. Let me put it to you this ...

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WATCH: Obama Allows Logging in Largest US Rainforest - Think of All the Jobs!

Lee Camp | Posted 08.16.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Tongass Forest, Tongass Logging, Logging, Alaska, Alaska Logging, Comedy News

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Say It Ain't S'Obama

Hart Bochner | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Tongass Forest, Tongass Logging, Charles Hurwitz, Alaska, Rainforest, Alaska Logging, Green News

The Obama Administration's decision today to open Alaska's Tongass National Park for logging is, in my opinion, the first major blunder of their tenure.

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Obama Administration Approves First Roadless Logging Contract In Alaska's Tongass National Forest

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Tongass Forest, Logging, Tongass Logging, Clearcutting, Video, National Forest Logging, Alaska, Tom Vilsack, Alaska Logging, Green News

This week, the Obama administration approved the sale of timber in a roadless national forest in Alaska. The Tongass National Forest is a 17 million a...

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The Nation's Energy Expert Speaks Out on Climate...Not

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, John Kerry, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Sarah Palin, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alaska, Global Warming, Green News

It blows my mind that someone could write a critique of a bill designed to address climate change and never once mention the word "climate."

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Sarah Palin Fundraising Driven By Small Donors

Five Thirty Eight | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Palin, Small Donors, Grassroots, Ron Paul, Political Action Fund Palin, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Fundraising, Sarahpac, Palin, Politics News

Sarah Palin's political action committee -- SarahPAC -- raised $733,000 in the first half of the year and is set to push past $1 million in the wake o...

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Sarah Palin is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Bill Katovsky | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Media, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Any Palin news item will continue to be hungrily devoured and scrutinized. By comparison, Iran's fraudulent election and protests already seem so yesterday.

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The Winter Olympics -- Cough -- Welcomes You

Giles Slade | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: Richmond B.C., Alaska, Steven Colbert, Jim Carey, Winter Olympics, Anti-Americanism, Jon Stewart, Vancouver Olympics, Mormonism, Canada, Vancouver International Airport, Utah, Speedskating, Sarah Palin, Whistler Olympics, World News

I warn you: smallness is what to expect of your Canadian hosts, and this is why tourism in this beautiful country is still a shabby disaster.

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