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McCain Snubbed Palin On Campaign Bus

GQ | Robert Draper | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Almost from the very beginning, the Palin pick created tension. ... I'm sympathetic to Eskew and Wallace, and not just because they're decent people....

Marcus Baram

Palin's Qualifications Now Top Concern About McCain Candidacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Two polls released Tuesday provide striking evidence of Palin's transformation over the course of two months from GOP energy boost to major drawback, ...

Palin, Who Was Cited for "Abuse of Power," Says McCain Will End Such Practices In DC

ThinkProgress.com | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home


On Saturday, one day after Gov. Sarah Palin was cited by an official state investigation for unethically and unlawfully abusing her power, Sen. John M...

McCain pledges balanced budget, criticizes Obama

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised Wednesday to balance the federal budget despite the nation's deepening e...

NYT Editorial: McCain-Palin Have Sunk Into "Race-Baiting And Xenophobia"

NY Times | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics


The New York Times harshly criticized the McCain-Palin campaign in an editorial Wednesday: It is a sorry fact of American political life that campai...

AP: Palin Stretches The Truth

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells audiences the election is about the "truthfulness and judgment" ne...

Palin's Troubles Mount For McCain: Reuters

HuffPost/Reuters | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Reuters reports that Palin's "troubles" are mounting for John McCain. The GOP nominee now spends much of his time being asked to defend Palin's judgme...

Sarah Palin's Parents Attack The Media On Behalf Of Their Daughter

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin's parents, Chuck and Sally Heath, were interviewed by CBS Monday about reactions to their daughter's candidacy for Vice President. The Hea...

Palin Contradicts McCain On Pakistan, Seems To Support Obama's Position

CBS News | Scott Conroy | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin told a customer at a Philadelphia restaurant on Saturday that the United States should "absolutely" launch cross-border attacks from Afgha...

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 ...

Alaskans Angry That Palin Is Suddenly Off-Limits

LA Times | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics


Jerry McCutcheon went to Sarah Palin's office here last week to request information about the firing of former Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan...

Palin Rallies Conservative Base

Washington Post | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Bill and Sandra Goode were so worried that John McCain might pick a running mate who favored abortion rights that Bill called McCain's presidential ca...

Sarah Palin's Daughter, Piper Palin, And Meaghan McCain Make "Girl Power" Video

Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics


John McCain's daughter Meaghan and Sarah Palin's youngest daughter, Piper, made a video the day after her mother was announced as the GOP's Vice Presi...

McCain's New Palin Strategy: Blame The Media

AP | TOM RAUM and LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 10.04.2008 | Media


ST. PAUL, Minn. — Greeted by thunderous applause, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin presented herself to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, ...

McCain Defending Palin From "Shameless Smears" With Ad

Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


The Politico reports: Mounting a ferocious defense of his embattled running mate, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he is buying a TV ad arguing that ...

Levi Johnston's Mom On Bristol Palin Pregnancy: "This Is Just A Bonus"

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics


WASILLA, Alaska — The boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's unwed, pregnant daughter will join the family of the Republican vice presidential c...

Rachel Weiner

Secessionist Palin Story: McCain Camp Pushes Back

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Last night, ABC's Jake Tapper reported that officials of a fringe Alaska party once counted Sarah Palin as a member: Officials of the Alaskan Indepe...

Katharine Zaleski

Prediction Market Starts Betting On Chance That Palin Will Withdraw From Ticket

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


***UPDATE*** As of 10:07pm Tuesday, traders on the Intrade prediction market are selling the chance that Palin will drop off John McCain's ticket at 1...

McCain Campaign Sends A Dozen Communications Operatives, Lawyers To Alaska

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sarah Palin's path to the Republican ticket started with her name on a list _ and a team of some 25 people poring through publ...

Top Republican Governor Has Heard No Talk Of Removing Palin From The Ticket

Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


The New York Times talked to GOP Governor Mark Sanford about Bristol Palin's pregnancy today: Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina said that he had h...

Palin says daughter, 17, is 5 months pregnant

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, said Monday her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was five months pregnant, the latest i...

Con Games: Hi Jesus, It's Your Pal Sarah

Michael Conniff | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


Michael Conniff

You see, Jesus, I never mentioned You during my speech until the last line, not once during the whole speech in Dayton while I thanked my husband, my children, my parents, John McCain...

Palin's Family Provides Photo Of Her In 'Busty' T-Shirt

Huffington Post | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin in her dorm room at the University of Idaho wearing a t-shirt that reads "I May Be Broke, But I'm Not Flat Busted." According to the Assoc...

Sarah Palin Says She Open To Teaching Creationism In Public Schools

Boston Globe | Michael Paulson | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


John McCain's vice-presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is an evangelical Protestant with a strong record of opposition to abortion and an open...