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Palin Implicated In Ethics Probe

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics


WASILLA, Alaska — The trustee for a legal defense fund set up to help Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said the former vice presidential candidate has ne...

19th Palin Ethics Complaint Filed

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Another ethics complaint was filed against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday – less than a week before her resignation...

Palin Says Alaska Tour Is Thanks, "Not Farewell"

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics


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...

Alaskans: Palin Had Gone Fishin' On The Job

AP | MARK THIESSEN | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics


JUNEAU, Alaska — As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before h...

The Real Story Behind Palin's Bombshell

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Some pundits have said that Palin's resignation is out of character. Hardly. Don't forget that she resigned from her last statewide office. Sarah Palin is a quitter.

Sarah Palin "Out Of Politics, Period" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Reporters are beginning to piece together an explanation for Sarah Palin's abrupt resignation announcement that stands in stark contrast to the reason...

Comedians Mourn Palin's Resignation

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.03.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Moments after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her resignation from office, comedians from coast to coast held candlelight vigils to mourn what one comic called "a devastating loss."

Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska's Governor (VIDEO)

Shannyn Moore | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Shannyn Moore

For weeks, the rumors of a criminal investigation against the governor have been brewing. They are rumors, but are swirling fresh again with Palin's resignation.

Palin Defends Massive Pipeline Project

CNN | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics


Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is pushing back against critics of the proposed $26 billion natural gas pipeline in her state, saying demand for natural gas i...

"Screw Political Correctness" -- Sarah Palin in Her Own Words

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Jeanne Devon (

In her speech with Michael Reagan, Palin managed to put red high heels and bear hunting in the same analogy. What's next, hockey mom again? That would complete the trifecta -- mom/huntress/sex symbol.

Palin Faces Protest For Rejecting Stimulus Funds

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 04.22.2009 | Politics


Dozens of protesters held signs Saturday criticizing Gov. Sarah Palin for turning away federal economic stimulus money they said is vital for educatio...

Sarah Palin's Focus Questioned By Alaska Lawmakers

AP | ANNE SUTTON | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics


JUNEAU, Alaska — Driving home at night from her Capitol office, the leader of Alaska's House Democrats often passes the governor's white-columne...

Sarah Palin Brings Back The Corsage At Alaska Anniversary Ball

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.18.2008 | Style


It's been about 26 years since Sarah Palin attended her high school prom, but that didn't stop her from sporting a corsage at a celebration for Alaska...

Why Was Alaska Voter Turnout So Low?

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Did a huge chunk of Alaska voters really stay home for what was likely the most exciting election in a generation? That's what turnout numbers are su...

ADN: Palin "Faces Questions" When She Gets Back

Anchorage Daily News | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Can Sarah Palin go home again? In the 68 days since Alaska's governor began her run for vice president, things have changed on the home front. Some o...

AP: Palin's Alaska Spreads The Wealth

AP | RITA BEAMISH | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin summon antidemocratic images of a communist state to attack Democrat Barack Obama's tax plan and his comment a...

McCain Campaign Running Alaska While Palin Campaigns

AP | MATT VOLZ | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The McCain campaign is speaking for the Alaska state government these days, especially when it wants to ensure that nothing ...

Palin Lies: One Man's Protest on the Juneau Cruise Ship Docks

Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker") | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Jeanne Devon (

For starters, I can see the Governor's Mansion from my front deck. By the McCain/Palin campaign's standards this would make me an expert on Governor Palin and her family.

Sarah's World

Markus Ziener | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics


Markus Ziener

The unrestrained growth of the small city of Wasilla, which today has neither beginning, end nor real center, is not to everyone's liking. And for some people it all happened a bit too quickly.

Palin Hired Friends And Hit Critics While In Office

New York Times | Jo Becker, Peter S. Goodman and Michael Powell. | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics


Gov. Sarah Palin lives by the maxim that all politics is local, not to mention personal. So when there was a vacancy at the top of the State Divisio...

Fact Check: McCain misstates Palin earmarks record

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — John McCain continued to laud his running mate, Sarah Palin, as a budget cutter on Friday, this time erroneously asserting that as ...

Sarah Palin's Real Alaska: No. 1 In Taxes Per Resident And No. 1 In Spending Per Resident

Time | MICHAEL KINSLEY | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin thinks she is a better American than you because she comes from a small town, and a superior human being because she isn't a journalist an...

Reading The Pictures: The Palin Nerve

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-09-09-palin.jpgWe are looking at someone completely new to the national stage being asked to present herself for the first time to millions of Americans.

LAT: Palin Is A "Cross Between Annie Oakley And Eva Braun"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media


The LAT Book Blog, "Jacket Copy," has a great little post on Sarah Palin-as-literary-character. Novelist Seth Greenland, examing Palin through a lite...

Reading The Pictures: RNC Final Night Top 10

Michael Shaw | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-09-05-sarah_palin_moose.jpg Who could resist Sarah in pearls and the paramilitary-looking outfit. (Can anyone ID the uniform?). And, of course, the moose.