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GOING COY

 Palin to Walters: 2012 
 'Not on My Radar,' But... 

'If people will have me, I will' do something in 2012

Nov 17, 09 9:35 AM CST
(AP) - Sarah Palin says that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. "My ambition, if you will, my desire is to help our country in whatever role that may be, and I cannot predict... More »

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presidential campaign • Barbara Walters • Sarah Palin • interview • vice presidential candidate • Election 2012 • Going Rogue • book tour • Sarah Palin Barbara Walters

 Palin Slams 
 Katie Couric 
 in Book 

Calls her 'badgering' and biased in her memoir

Nov 12, 09 6:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The Sarah Palin details are rolling in fast and furious. Some nuggets gleaned from the AP 's advance look at her new book and her taped interview with Oprah today:
  • She writes that Katie Couric was "badgering" and used only "gotcha" moments in their campaign interviews because
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Katie Couric • Oprah Winfrey • memoir • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Levi Johnston • Going Rogue

CAMPAIGN MEMOIR

 Bill Sank Hillary's 
 VP Chances: Plouffe 

Clinton was still in contention in June: new memoir

Oct 29, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama campaign seriously considered Hillary Clinton for vice president, but ultimately the perception that her husband was "too big a complication" combined with bad memories from the primary campaign to sink her chances. Barack Obama “said if his central criterion measured who could be the best VP,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • vice president • memoir • David Plouffe • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • vice presidential candidate • President Obama • excerpt • The Audacity to Win

(Newser) - An irate Elizabeth Edwards is taking borderline-anonymous shots at her husband's former mistress in blog comments. The disgraced ex-senator's wife lambastes Rielle Hunder using the pseudonym "Cherubim"—which makes it easy for insiders to guess her identity. "It's Elizabeth," a source tells Rush & Molloy... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • North Carolina • infidelity • adultery • Andrew Young • Election 2008 • senator • vice presidential candidate • Rielle Hunter • marital infidelity

(Newser) - A lot of things would have been better in America if Walter Cronkite had been elected vice president in 1972, writes Frank Mankiewicz in the Washington Post, and it could have happened. Mankiewicz was the political director for George McGovern’s campaign, and, “armed with a poll showing... More »

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presidential campaign • Richard Nixon • vice president • Vietnam War • George McGovern • Walter Cronkite • vice presidential candidate • Frank Mankiewicz • 1972 • Thomas Eagleton

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

(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

 Jack Kemp Treated for Cancer 

Docs can't say what afflicts former NFL star, GOP lawmaker, 73

Jan 7, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Jack Kemp, the former NFL star and Republican congressman, is in treatment for cancer, the Buffalo News reports. A spokeswoman said the type of cancer is “undetermined,” but that tests are under way to identify it. Kemp, 73, served 18 years as a representative from New York before... More »

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cancer • Congress • Buffalo Bills • House of Representatives • cancer treatment • Bob Dole • quarterback • vice presidential candidate • Jack Kemp

OPINION

Palin Fans, Stop Whining About Caroline

Comparing Palin and Kennedy is like comparing apples and zebras

Dec 19, 08 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Critics crying foul over the difference in treatment received by Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Palin are ignoring the power gap between the respective jobs sought, Kathleen Parker argues in the Washington Post. Both may have emerged without proper vetting, Parker writes, but Kennedy is seeking to be one of a... More »

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Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • vetting • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • US Senate

 Palin May 
 Eye Senate 
 Stop on
 Road to 2012 

VP nominee sketches a path to 2012

Nov 5, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - If Sarah Palin makes a run for the presidency in 4 years—a widely anticipated possibility—she'll need a more visible post than the governorship of Alaska, writes the Washington Post. Palin might well gun to polish her resume in the Senate, especially if a victorious Ted Stevens is forced... More »

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Alaska • Republican Party • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Election 2012

If Not Elected VP, Palin
Hopes to Be a 'Uniter'

GOP candidate aims for more conciliatory role in national politics

Nov 4, 08 4:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin hopes to become a less divisive figure in national politics, assuming she’s not headed to Washington with John McCain, the vice-presidential nominee said after voting today in Alaska, CNN reports. “If there is a role in national politics, it won’t be so much partisan,”... More »

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Alaska • Republican • journalism • partisanship • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Wasilla

(Newser) - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin continues to hurt his chances of winning Tuesday's election, a poll from the New York Times and CBS shows. In the survey, 59% of voters said Palin is not qualified to be vice president, up 9 points in a month. About a third of... More »

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John McCain • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

ANALYSIS

GOP Plays What-If Game With Lieberman, Romney, Ridge

Picking Palin locked in base, but others might've drawn voters McCain really needs

Oct 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Given the damage Sarah Palin has done to John McCain’s chances, Steve Kornacki, in the New York Observer, joins Republicans in wondering about the also-rans. Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney were unpalatable, either personally to the candidate or politically to the party. The first two would have... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Joseph Lieberman • vice presidential candidate • Tom Ridge

COMMENTARY

 VP? If She Can Do It, So Can I 

Ex-mayor of tiny Calif. hamlet lists his qualifications to hit the trail

Oct 20, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - If being mayor of a town of 6,000 puts you on course for the vice presidency, then Mark Friedman, former mayor of El Cerrito, Calif., is ready for Washington, he writes in Salon. “I have proved I have the inspirational qualities required to say a few words at... More »

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mayor • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Wasilla

Live From
New York, It's Sarah Palin!

Candidate set for Saturday Night Live debut tomorrow night

Oct 17, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Viewers awaiting the next impersonation of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live may be stunned to see the real thing. Palin plans to make a cameo appearance on tomorrow's show, sources tell CNN. No word yet on whether champion Palin-impersonator Tina Fey will be joining the vice-presidential candidate for her... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • Tina Fey • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

 Palin, SNL Make a Date: Oct. 25 

VP candidate scheduled for October 25

Oct 10, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will appear on Saturday Night Live after all, New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams reports. The VP candidate and her endearing near-profanities are scheduled to visit Rockefeller Center Oct. 25, a little more than a week before the election. Is a reverse lampooning of Tina Fey in... More »

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Saturday Night Live • comedy • Tina Fey • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Palin's Right,
the Press
Does Stink ...

... for labeling her horrible debate performance success

Oct 7, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin doesn’t like the mainstream media, and after watching its reaction to her debate performance, neither does Richard Cohen of the Washington Post. Palin ignored questions, lied, and invented new powers for the vice president, but somehow the media wound up praising her anyway. “I... More »

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media • media criticism • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

OPINION

Palin Makes 'Green' Obama Look Golden

His poise, her bungles shove inexperience argument out window

Oct 7, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - When John McCain picked Sarah Palin, he hoped she’d measure up nicely against Barack Obama's rock-star appeal. “The choice is Obama vs. Palin,” Lindsey Graham explained, “and she has done things rather than talk about things.” Instead, Palin is proving just how impressive Obama is,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

 Biden Sees Off Iraq-Bound Son 

39-year-old Beau Biden, Delaware's AG, is captain in National Guard

Oct 3, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden bid farewell today to the Iraq-bound soldiers of the 261st Signal Brigade Mission of the Delaware National Guard, including his eldest son, 39-year-old Beau, a captain. Biden said his son gave him some sage advice for the occasion: “Dad, keep it short, we’re in formation.”... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • National Guard • Beau Biden • Delaware • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Wolverine? Weathergirl? Pundits Reach for Words

Palin didn't lose, didn't win

Oct 3, 08 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think Sarah Palin's performance was folksy and colorful last night? Pundits reached to do it justice:
  • "I always wondered what a wolverine would sound like chewing through plywood," writes Howard Fineman of Newsweek. "Now I know: like Sarah Palin 'debating'  Joe Biden."
  • “
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Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

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