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Bristol's pregnancy no secret in hometown

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin's husband-to-be is a self-described "redneck" hockey player who "doesn't want kids," according to his MySpace page. High school senior Levi Johnston has been dating the 17-year-old daughter of John McCain's new running mate for a year, and the teen's pregnancy was no secret in Wasilla, Alaska, reports the New York Daily News. The Wasilla Warriors coach describes Johnston, 18, as "a good kid." More»

Sarah Palin's threat of a libel suit goes a bit awry

(NEWSER) - Back in the day, public figures were cautioned not to pick fights with people who bought ink by the barrel—namely, newspaper publishers. In the age of the blogger, it's more important to guard against fueling your antagonists with the 21st-century version of ink: attention. Paging Sarah Palin: "The Wasilla whack-job was an obsessive reader of this blog," crows Andrew Sullivan of the Atlantic . More»

Governor accuses daughter's ex of lying in quest for fame

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston's discussion of his relationship with Bristol Palin on the Tyra Banks Show has earned him the wrath of the Palin clan, People reports. A statement from the Alaska governor's family accuses Johnston—who said Sarah Palin let the couple share a room and “probably knew” he and Bristol were having sex—of engaging in "gross exaggeration" in "a quest for fame, attention, and fortune." More»

(NEWSER) - Bristol Palin's former fiancé says the couple shared a room at Sarah Palin’s home, and the governor was wise to what was going on, Us reports. “I'm pretty sure she probably knew,” Levi Johnston tells Tyra Banks in an interview. “Moms are pretty smart.” Johnston says he and Bristol, who have a 3-month-old son, practiced safe sex “most of the time.” More»

McCain may be avoiding pastor attacks to avoid focus on Palin's beliefs

(NEWSER) - John McCain has so far avoided attacking Barack Obama's controversial pastor in what may be a strategy to keep Sarah Palin's preachers out of the spotlight, Time reports. Palin officially left her Pentecostal church before campaigning for lieutenant governor but has made many return visits—including one in 2005 when a bishop prayed to protect her from witchcraft. More»