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(Newser) - Sarah Palin made no public appearances yesterday but lashed back at the media on her Facebook page for the negative coverage of her resignation, reports Politico. “How sad that Washington and the media will never understand; it’s about country,” she wrote. “And though it's honorable for... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • resignation • governor • Sarah Palin

Palin Ducks Media Glare
on Day After

One senator is 'deeply disappointed' that guv will 'abandon State'

Jul 4, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The day after announcing her resignation, Sarah Palin lay so low that even a spokesman couldn't name her whereabouts, the AP reports. Alaska's governor wasn't at the Capitol building or the governor's mansion. Spokesman David Murrow said Palin had plans to visit Juneau, the state capital, to celebrate the 4th... More »

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Alaska • resignation • governor • Sarah Palin • Fourth of July

OPINION

 Hey Sarah? A Few Questions... 


Jul 4, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Glenn Thrush of Politico has some questions he’d love to ask the now outgoing governor of Alaska.
  • If you can’t take the negative publicity, personal attacks, and back-biting in Alaska, “how could you possibly handle running for president—much less being President?”
  • “How can
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(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s reasons for leaving office early ring exceedingly hollow to the editors of the Anchorage Daily News. She “baffled Alaskans with her explanation that, having decided not to seek a second term, she doesn't want to be a lame duck until December 2010. That explanation is... More »

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Alaska • resignation • governor • ambition • newspaper editorials • Sarah Palin • Anchorage

 GOP Divided Over 
 Palin Resignation 

Republicans split on whether quitting mid-term is bold or boneheaded

Jul 4, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's surprise resignation has left Republicans as divided as ever over the woman from Wasilla, Politico reports. Critics within the party charge that leaving the governorship mid-term—and announcing the decision via an odd, rambling press conference—has destroyed her chances for 2012. "There is just no good... More »

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Alaska • presidential campaign • Republican Party • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

(Newser) - Sources close to Sarah Palin say the Alaska governor intends to leave politics entirely—and not focus on a 2012 presidential bid—when her resignation becomes official later this month, Andrea Mitchell reported today on MSNBC. The Republican, under fire at home over ethics complaints and from various media outlets... More »

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Alaska • politics • resignation • Daily Kos • governor • Republican presidential primaries • Sarah Palin • Andrea Mitchell • Election 2012

ANALYSIS

2012 Presidential Bid Hardly Slam Dunk for Palin

Conservatives see move as highly erratic

Jul 3, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Sarah Palin truly does intend to run for president, her decision to resign as Alaska governor could give her more freedom to pursue the nomination, writes Jonathan Martin for Politico. But Palin’s move is risky: In her announcement, she said she didn’t want the continued ethics investigations... More »

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Alaska • Republican • GOP • nomination • Republican nomination • governor • presidential candidates • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

UPDATED

 Palin Will Step Down 

Alaska Gov. keeps her options open for 2012 presidential run

Jul 3, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will resign as Alaska governor July 26 rather than seek re-election next year, she said today. Giving up the governorship opens up Palin’s schedule to devote herself for a possible bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, KTUU-TV reports. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will become governor. More »

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Alaska • Republican • GOP • Lieutenant General • Republican candidate • governor • presidential candidates • Sarah Palin • women's issues • Sean Parnell

(Newser) - It's a relative tidal wave of good news for Mark Sanford: Wife Jenny issued a statement today calling his affair "inexcusable" but reiterating that she's willing to forgive him, reports ABC News. As for his political career, she says it's up to South Carolina voters and lawmakers whether to... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • Argentina • affair • governor • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur • women's issues

Sanford Didn't Use State Money for Trips: Cops

Inquiry finds he broke no laws, as governor says he won't resign

Jul 2, 09 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Carolina authorities say philandering Governor Mark Sanford did not use state funds to visit his Argentine mistress or break any laws, the State reports. “The man has been open with us,” said the director of the State Law Enforcement Division after an investigation. "We have... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • governor • political scandal • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Reggie Lloyd • State Law Enforcement Division

(Newser) - Sure, California's going through a little financial Armageddon, but that's not keeping candidates from lining up to replace Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is prevented by term limits from running in 2010. In the New York Times magazine, Mark Leibovitch takes a look at the eclectic field, which includes Jerry Brown ("... More »

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California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Dianne Feinstein • Meg Whitman • governor • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • Election 2010 • Steve Poizner



 After Harsh Words, 
 GOP Warms to Palin 

Kind comments follow critical Vanity Fair piece

Jul 2, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Following a particularly stinging piece about her in Vanity Fair, the pendulum has swung again, and Sarah Palin seems to be winning back GOP support after months of ridicule. The feeling within the party is that “enough is enough,” writes Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post. “Sarah... More »

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Alaska • Vanity Fair • GOP • Republican Party • governor • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Todd Purdum • Michael Steele

(Newser) - The vise is tightening around Mark Sanford's political career. South Carolina officials, including fellow Republicans, are lining up to urge the governor to resign, reports the State. The pressure has ramped up considerably since Sanford's admission yesterday that he'd "crossed lines" with other women besides his Argentine mistress. The... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • affair • governor • scandal • Mark Sanford • Jim DeMint

(Newser) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today declared a fiscal emergency and ordered lawmakers to produce a plan to close the state’s $24.3 billion deficit within 45 days, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. To accomplish that, Schwarzenegger called a special session of the legislature, and also ordered 220,000 state... More »

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California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • executive order • governor • budget deficit • budget gap • furlough • special session

Coleman Could Be Mulling Gubernatorial Bid

Former Senator asking donors to wait on endorsing other candidates

Jul 1, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Norm Coleman has given up the fight for Minnesota’s US Senate seat, but he may be mulling a run for governor. Coleman has been calling his major donors, asking them “to hold off making any commitments to other candidates,” a University of Minnesota political scientist tells the... More »

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Republican • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • fundraiser • Al Franken • governor • fundraising

(Newser) - Bill Kristol comes to the defense of Sarah Palin today in the wake of the “hit piece” about her in Vanity Fair. In a blog on the Weekly Standard, Kristol says the lengthy—and negative—article by “lefty journalist” Todd Purdum “is full of dubious claims, and... More »

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Alaska • Vanity Fair • governor • Sarah Palin • Todd Purdum • William Kristol

OPINION

 How Sanford Can 
 Get His Groove Back   

Four tricks up his sleeve to win back the public

Jun 30, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford has fallen from grace, but he possesses the know-how to make his way back, writes Roger Simon of Politico. What the philandering governor has going for him:
  • "He knows how to use people." Just look at his marriage: His wife ran his campaign in 1994,
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South Carolina • infidelity • adultery • governor • political scandal • Lindsay Graham • Mark Sanford • Election 2010 • Jenny Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

Sanford Emails Apologies to Constituents

Rambling missive says new 'humility' could make him better gov

Jun 30, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an online apology to South Carolinians, Mark Sanford asks for forgiveness and explains his decision to keep his post in an effort to become “a better person,” WLTX reports. “Close friends” suggested he’d be “of more service in whatever doors God opened next in... More »

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email • South Carolina • infidelity • adultery • apology • governor • political scandal • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani today got one step closer to maybe announcing a run for New York governor in 2010, the Daily News reports. The former NYC mayor and Republican presidential candidate explained his position to CNN. “I’m thinking about it,” he said. “I don’t know if... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Andrew Cuomo • campaign • governor • David Paterson • New York state • Election 2010

Sanford Scandal Divides SC
Republicans

Controversial lieutenant gov would get office, jump on 2010 race

Jun 29, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Term limits mean Mark Sanford must leave the South Carolina governor's office in 2010, and some state Republicans are hoping he doesn't go anywhere before then, Politico reports. They may be unhappy with his recent conduct, but should he resign, the office would go to a lieutenant governor who’s... More »

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primary • campaign • governor • political scandal • lieutenant governor • Mark Sanford • Election 2010 • Republicans • Andre Bauer

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