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Does Palin Believe in "Access to Abortion Services" or Just Take Photos with Groups that Do?

Colin Sterling | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Colin Sterling

2008-08-30-palin_ARJ_photo.jpg I'm confused about what went on in Palin's 2007 meeting with Alaska's Alliance for Reproductive Justice, which "Advocate[s] for access to abortion services and high quality reproductive health care."

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Sarah Palin's Recipe for Middle East Peace

Linda Keenan | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Linda Keenan

This is a quick treat that's great after hockey, and gets even better the next day! Can't negotiate on an empty tummy!

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Make Her Whine

Jane Smiley | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Jane Smiley

What Sarah Palin shows is that once again, the right wing is adept at turning the women's movement upside down and offering us a woman who reinforces patriarchal power rather than challenges it.

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The Female Intellect and John McCain

Nancy Hipp | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Nancy Hipp

Here's our deal, John. We vote for what we feel is best for our families, our communities, our country and our world.

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Picking Palin: An Imagined Conversation

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Geoffrey R. Stone

Karl Rove: "Listen, up, guys. The governor of Alaska is a babe. Her name's Sally Paladin, or something like that."

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Sarah Palin... and the Jews

Rob Eshman | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Rob Eshman

Sarah Palin might cause "Israel First" Jews, who seemed to be pretty much done with Obama, to take a second look.

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McCain Once Again Shows Republican Party Is Just 24 Years Behind Democrats

Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

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Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer

Palin does reinforce McCain's maverick image. He threw out the established guidelines for picking a VP and went with the Fox News method of simply picking the hottest broad he could find.

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Palin Adds Right-Wing Cruelty to GOP Ticket

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

Americans should use the Palin nomination as an opportunity to talk about the corrosive impact of right-wing media on our political culture.

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2 Top Alaska Newspapers Question Palin's Fitness

Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Two leading Alaskan papers have raised all sorts of issues surrounding Palin, from her ethics problems to general lack of readiness for this big step up.

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Palin - The Florida Strategy

Howard Schweber | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Howard Schweber

The McCain camp argues that the (presumptive) nomination of Sarah Palin is a great step forward for women. In response to concerns that Palin lacks e...

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The New Moose on Obama's Back?

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Kristen Breitweiser

The Obama campaign should stop talking about Palin's lack of experience. In fact, they should stop talking about Palin altogether.

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Reading The Pictures: America's Veep Hottie

Michael Shaw | Posted 09.30.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

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Props to Schmidt/Rove, convincing the youth and charisma-challenged McCain to go with Sarah Palin on a (literal) Hail Mary pass ... and knocking the Obama Invesco extravaganza right out of the news cycle in one tabloid-like swoop.

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Sarah Palin: The New Harriet Miers -- or Dan Quayle in Drag?

Art Levine | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Art Levine

If the Democrats can avoid over-the-top sexism in belittling Palin, the pick could be a major boon to the Obama-Biden ticket.

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Five Top Reasons Why You Need Background in Today's Foreign Policy

Al Seckel | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Al Seckel

Palin was mayor of a remote town with less than 9,000 people. No doubt, Osama bin Laden is hiding in a remote cave somewhere with even less people.

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McCain-Palin: Priceless

Vic Chesnutt | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Vic Chesnutt

Tonight at Sam's Club in Athens, GA my curmudgeonly friend Paul Nelson overheard a "fat lady" talking on her cellphone say, "It's the smartest thing ...

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Politics on the Couch: Projection is Nine-Tenths of the Law, as Defined by McCaIn's "Hail Sarah" Pass

Justin Frank | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Justin Frank

From this moment on, every accusation McCain makes must be regarded as a description of his own motives and character.

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One Heartbeat Away

Ari Emanuel | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Ari Emanuel

God forbid something bad should befall a 72-year-old man who's had skin cancer. But if it does, is this truly the woman we want dealing with Putin on an instant's notice?

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A Feminist Appalled by Palin

Sarah Seltzer | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Seltzer

It's no rare thing for the right wing to use prominent women to keep the rest of us down. But just because Sarah Palin is a woman doesn't mean she's good for women. And female voters know that.

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Sarah Palin: What Exactly Does The VP Do Everyday?

Politico | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Politico points out that McCain's VP pick dissed the job only a month ago: In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn't se...

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Are American Women as Stupid as John McCain Thinks?

Darryle Pollack | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Darryle Pollack

Many people are more qualified than me to write about politics. However, as an outsider, I think I am qualified to comment on John McCain's selecti...

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What John McCain Is Thinking, Part II

Seth Greenland | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Seth Greenland

How's this for a kick in the pants, America! Sarah Palin? Like you saw that one coming! The Governor of Alaska, my new favorite state, Bridge to Nowhere, salmon, oil drilling!

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At First Glance, Palin Is A Smart Choice

David Sirota | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

Here's four reasons why this is a pretty smart choice -- and for progressives, I think its a good idea that we look at these factors as we head into the final stretch of the campaign.

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What's He Going to Call Her in Public?

Jane Smiley | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Jane Smiley

Who's that? Is this a joke? Who's that again? She has a four month old baby and she's hitting the campaign trail? Is she breastfeeding? Has she ever been called a "c***?"

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McCain Will Crash and Burn Again with Palin

Diane Francis | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Diane Francis

Palin's peanut-sized political past disqualifies her a job as large, and serious, as Vice President. Is McCain simply swapping pantsuits because he believes women are dispensable and merely arm pieces?

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The Worst Vice-Presidential Nominee in U.S. History

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Robert J. Elisberg

It's not that Sarah Palin is inexperienced -- it's that this is gross political misconduct. Do you know what the "powers and duties" are for the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska? Check their municipal code.

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