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 US Glaciers Shrinking Fast  


Aug 7, 09 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three major glaciers in Alaska and Washington state have rapidly shrunk over the last 50 years due to global warming—and the melting is accelerating as the climate changes, notes a government study released yesterday. The glaciers, chosen as "benchmarks" because their conditions closely parallel those of thousands of... More »

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climate change • Alaska • global warming • Washington state • glacier • ice melt • United States Geological Survey

OPINION

 Palin Channels Ahmadinejad 

Her self-presentation, politics, and biography are like his

Aug 3, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have their differences—but their images, politics, and even life stories show significant overlap, writes Juan Cole for Salon. Both are former governors of “frontier states,” both drum up support through “wounded nationalism,” and both battle foreign influence. “Above all,... More »

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Iran • media • Alaska • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • populism • populist • Sarah Palin • dissent • elitism • media elite

updated

 Palin Camp Denies 
 Divorce Rumor 

Affairs, work stress caused marriage to deteriorate

Aug 1, 09 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin denied a report today that she and former “First Dude” Todd Palin are getting a divorce: "Yet again, some so-called journalists have decided to make up a story," Palin's spokeswoman writes on Facebook.  "There is no truth to the recent 'story' ... ... More »

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Alaska • divorce • governor • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin

TRAVEL

 America's Best National Parks 


Jul 29, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel... More »

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travel • Alaska • Washington DC • North Carolina • National Mall • Utah • Maine • Tennessee • Hawaii • national park • Acadia National Park • Jay-ZTV • Volcanoes National Park • Denali National Park • Zion National Park • Great Smoky Mountain National Park

(Newser) - Let the Palin watch begin. Nobody's quite sure where the former governor will turn up, but a report in Inside Radio is generating interest tonight because it says Palin's people are "quietly testing the waters to see how much interest radio syndicators have for her." The report, which... More »

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Alaska • Republican • governor • Sarah Palin • 2012

 Palin Quits in Fiery Speech 


Jul 26, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska's governor in a feisty speech today, ducking details about her future but promising to fight for conservative ideals, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "I will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right, and for truth. And I have never... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Sarah Palin • Twitter • punditry • Election 2012

(Newser) - As the spotlight follows Sarah Palin out of the Alaska governor's mansion today, a less dazzling, more conventional light shines on new governor Sean Parnell, notes an Anchorage Daily News editorial. "Expect a Parnell administration to be less People magazine, more Governing magazine. Letterman won't be interested. Ditto Politico,... More »

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Alaska • governor • Sarah Palin • Republican governor • Sean Parnell

 Palin Support Sinks in Poll 


Jul 24, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - As she prepares to exit Alaska's governor's mansion Sunday, Sarah Palin's nationwide support is lower than it has been at any time since she became John McCain's running mate, according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll. Some 53% of Americans now view Palin negatively, the poll finds, while just... More »

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Alaska • poll • Washington Post ABC poll • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

(Newser) - Alaska and the US West Coast could be pounded by a tsunami far more powerful than researchers had previously thought, LiveScience reports. Analysis of soil samples shows evidence of two earthquakes in the past 2,000 years capable of producing waves that dwarf a 1964 tsunami one researcher calls “... More »

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California • Alaska • tsunami • Pacific Ocean • Washington • Oregon • natural disaster • earthquake • wave • continental US

(Newser) - Sarah Palin plans to unburden herself on Twitter more freely after she leaves office next week, the AP reports. “Elected is replaceable; Ak WILL progress! + side benefits10 dys til less politically correct twitters fly frm my fingertps outside State site,” she Tweeted today. And, she promises, “... More »

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social networking • Internet • Alaska • governor • political correctness • Sarah Palin • Twitter • tweet • Republican governor • politically correct

On Twitter, Palin Sings Praises of Grizzly Moms

'Mama bear doesn't
look 2 anyone else 2 hand her anything'

Jul 16, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin Tweeted her immense respect for—or perhaps envy of—the adult female grizzly bear yesterday after meeting Alaskan biologists, Politico reports. The soon-to-be ex-governor praised “mama bears’ gutteral raw instinct to protect & provide for her young” and described the animal in action. “She sees danger?... More »

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Alaska • wildlife • biologists • grizzly bear • animal • Sarah Palin • Twitter • tweet • mother

OPINION

 Palin's Platform: Victimhood 

She revels in acting insulted

Jul 15, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The driving force behind Sarah Palin’s political career is victimization, writes Thomas Frank in the Wall Street Journal: She’s “a collector of grievances” who “runs for high office by griping.” The complaining appeals to those who see a “trampling of Middle America by the... More »

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Alaska • governor • Sarah Palin • insult • complaints • vice presidential candidate • victim

opinion

John Kerry: Palin Misses Point on Cap and Trade


Jul 14, 09 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Kerry takes Sarah Palin to task for missing the big picture in her essay today against President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal. Palin, he writes in the Huffington Post, manages to criticize legislation to curb climate change without acknowledging the dangers of climate change itself. "It's like complaining about the... More »

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climate change • Alaska • John Kerry • global warming • cap and trade • governor • senator • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - A majority of Americans believe Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska to further her own political career rather than to help her state. A CBS News poll found that 52% see personal ambition behind her decision, while 24% accept her explanation. Only 23% have a favorable view of the... More »

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Alaska • ambition • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • favorability rating • opinion polls • Election 2012

(Newser) - President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan is actually a "cap-and-tax" plan that is an "enormous threat to our economy," Sarah Palin writes in the Washington Post. In an op-ed piece she predicts will disappoint "the chattering class," who prefer "personality-driven political gossip," she says... More »

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energy • Alaska • cap and trade • energy dependence • energy bill • Sarah Palin • energy policy • offshore drilling

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s return to Alaska from the national stage was not a pretty one, the New York Times reports in a look at the series of personal problems and political missteps that led to her surprise resignation as governor. Beset by a suddenly hostile legislature, ethics investigations, and... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • David Letterman • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Levi Johnston

Interview



 Palin Plans Return 
 to National Stage 

Ex-Guv will campaign for any 'nonpartisans' who share her views

Jul 12, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin plans to spend her post-gubernatorial free time traveling the nation, stumping for "nonpartisan" politicians. She'll support those "who believe in the right things, regardless of their party label or affiliation," she tells the Washington Times in an exclusive interview. But Palin's plans will only work... More »

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Alaska • Rick Perry • governor • stump speech • campaigning • Sarah Palin • nonpartisan

Palin's Figures on Ethics Complaints Don't Add Up

Report has lawyer costing $30K per hour

Jul 10, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A spreadsheet from Sarah Palin's office detailing spending on ethics complaints and lawsuits is riddled with discrepancies, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The administrative director of Palin's office says accidental double-counting added $26,849 to the $1.9 million total. She plans to make inquiries about other parts of the... More »

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ethics • Alaska • accounting • governor • Troopergate • Sarah Palin

Republicans Don't Want 'Help' From Palin

Lawmakers facing tough 2010 battles think she'd hurt them

Jul 10, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may not spend much of her newfound free time campaigning: Many GOP lawmakers facing tough 2010 contests don't want to be associated with the soon-to-be-ex-governor, who they fear will galvanize liberals, the Hill reports. One anonymous Republican said that if Palin came to his district, his opponent would... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Charles Grassley • campaign fundraising • House Republicans • Sarah Palin • fundraising • Election 2010 • Republicans • Republican governor

Palin's Not Job-Hunting, Lawyer Says

Soon-to-be-former Alaska governor focused on upcoming book

Jul 9, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has no plans to take a new job, her lawyer tells the Washington Post. Though the departing Alaska governor has received “hundreds of credible offers”—including a pitch for a gig as a talk-show host—she hasn’t pursued any of them except a previously announced... More »

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Alaska • Republican • Republican Party • talk show • governor • talk-show host • Sarah Palin • book deal • Republican governor • Thomas Van Flein

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