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vice presidential candidate stories: 111 news summaries

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 Super Sarah?
 Action Figures
 Go on Sale

Company attempts to cash in on guv's soaring popularity

Sep 9, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has become a household face, and as of today you can have a plastic representation of her face in your household. HeroBuilders.com is cashing in on Palinmania with three action figure versions of the would-be veep, the Daily Telegraph reports. Palin is available in a conservative... More »

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OPINION

'Trojan Moose' Palin Shifts Focus Off Bush Legacy

VP pick has turned the debate away from actual issues; Obama must steer it back

Sep 9, 08 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Of Troopergate, the “Bridge to Nowhere,” and the other so-called scandals the left has been hoping will sully Sarah Palin’s reputation, Arianna Huffington scoffs: “who cares?” McCain-Palin will gladly take up time discussing various small lies to distract from the “big truth”: that George Bush’... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • GOP • Republican candidate • Arianna Huffington • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Dominatrix Palin Wants to Whip Drooling Nation

Extreme views make GOP's fox less attractive

Sep 9, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has turned out to be a big hit with voters, many of whom think she’s hot, writes Greg Kamiya on Salon. Republicans have made a play for America’s gonads, hoping to make the election a referendum on “the perceived doability of the governor... More »

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sado-masochism • Sarah Palin • culture wars • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Gossip Mags Bash Palin— But They'll Be in Love Soon

Running mate's star power may mean more favorable coverage

Sep 8, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has been an instant hit with gossip mags and supermarket tabloids, making the covers of US, People, OK!, and the National Enquirer, even before her knockout speech at the Republican convention. It hasn't been all that flattering—the US headline was “Babies, Lies... More »

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Republican • tabloids • Republican voters • liberals • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • OK! magazine • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

Advice for Biden: Pretend Palin's a Man

VP debate against 'unserious' opponent is minefield for Democrat

Sep 8, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden has only one prayer of winning the vice-presidential debate: He has to pretend Sarah Palin’s a man, Dahlia Lithwick writes on Slate. Biden has the experience and knowledge to crush the Alaska governor, but that’s precisely his problem. Palin’s not a serious candidate, but if... More »

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Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • vice presidential debate

Troopergate Continues to Follow Palin

Police union's ethics complaint alleges gov. broke confidentiality

Sep 5, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska’s Public Safety Employees Association has filed a complaint against Gov. Sarah Palin, charging she disclosed confidential information about state trooper Mike Wooten in attempts to get him fired, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The union says a Palin aide cited confidential information about Wooten—involved in thorny divorce... More »

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Alaska • governor • scandal • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Mike Wooten

Quayle: Palin Furor 'Sounded Familiar'

1988 Republican
VP candidate offers advice: 'Be yourself'

Sep 5, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s entrance into the election campaign seems like déjà vu to Dan Quayle, who played that part for the Republicans in 1988. Like Palin, he was supposed to connect an old moderate to the party base and win over the Midwest with small-town charm. And like Palin,... More »

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vice president • George HW Bush • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Dan Quayle

Palin Approval Runs Along Partisan Lines

Poll: VP pick creates sharp divides, making overall impact a wash

Sep 5, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - About half of the public had a favorable first impression of vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and that half consists primarily of Republicans, a new ABC News poll finds. This not-so-shocking divide mirrors the numbers on Joe Biden: his candidacy makes 22% of people more likely to support the Obama ticket... More »

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John McCain • Joe Biden • Republican • GOP • poll • experience • confidence • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • opinion polls

 Palin Changed Colleges 6 Times 

VP hopeful zig-zagged from Idaho to Hawaii to Alaska over 6 years

Sep 5, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(AP) - Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin seems to have switched colleges at least six times in 6 years, including two stints at the University of Idaho before she graduated from there in 1987. Palin and three friends went to the University of Hawaii at Hilo after graduation from high school in... More »

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Alaska • college • university • Idaho • McCain 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

ANALYSIS

 Palin's Record Shows Flexibility 

Candidate has moderated ideology to achieve goals

Sep 4, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has quickly become known as hard-nosed conservative since being chosen the GOP’s VP candidate, but her political record shows that she has at times bent her ideology to achieve goals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though staunchly pro-life, as governor she infuriated pro-lifers when she refused to... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • conservative • governor • McCain 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

analysis

 Palin's Speech 
 a Roaring Success 

Crowd wild for 'sharpshooter' governor

Sep 4, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin "lit up the Republican National Convention last night,” writes Nancy Gibbs in Time. "The hall that felt like a tomb on Monday might as well have seen the Second Coming of Ronald Reagan, so ecstatic was the crowd." As the Alaskan governor spoke amid... More »

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OPINION

 Rove: Palin Could Decide Race 

May emphasize McCain's virtues and fare well against Biden

Sep 4, 08 6:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice-presidential nominees usually have little direct effect on the outcome of an election, writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal, but Sarah Palin could be the exception. Rove consults two experts, who agree that some VPs can have an unusually large “indirect effect,” as they underscore a... More »

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

analysis

 For Palin, Speech 
 Was Easy Part

Real test: can she woo undecideds?

Sep 4, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin earned roars from the primed Republican crowd last night in St. Paul—but it remains to be seen whether she can translate that enthusiasm to undecided voters, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. “It’s more difficult with someone of her background to go on... More »

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updated

 Palin Fires Back at Critics 


Sep 3, 08 9:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin tonight played up her small-town credentials, cast herself as a political outsider, and took a swipe at her critics in the media during her much-anticipated address to the Republican convention, Politico reports. After formally accepting the nomination to be vice president, she took a not-so-subtle shot at Barack... More »

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John McCain • Republican • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Republican National Convention

Palin Vetted
Just Before Being Chosen

But McCain camp stresses she was still thoroughly checked out

Sep 3, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin did not meet with John McCain’s top veep-vetter until the day before the Republican nominee announced his pick, the Washington Post reports. Despite the apparent haste, McCain’s camp assured the public that the Alaska governor’s past had been thoroughly examined. But it wasn’t... More »

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John McCain • vetting • Sarah Palin • discovery • vice presidential candidate • Bristol Palin

OPINION

 Meet the 
 Conservatives' 
 New It-Girl  

If McCain wins, can President Palin be far behind?

Sep 3, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may have been a risky choice for John McCain, but “it’s paying off, big-time,” writes Pat Buchanan for World Net Daily. She's quickly become the greatest asset the conservative movement has, according to Buchanan. The pick will energize conservatives, and give McCain a puncher’s... More »

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John McCain • Pat Buchanan • McCain 2008 • inexperience • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s image as an intrepid frontierswoman comes largely from her 10 years as city councilwoman and then mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, home of the Iditarod dog-sled race. But the Iditarod’s start had to be moved north because of Wasilla’s numerous new driveways, the Wall Street Journal... More »

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abortion • Alaska • GOP • conservative • mayor • Sarah Palin • Frontier • vice presidential candidate • Wasilla

Bristol's Pregnancy Raises Serious Vetting Questions

Mac picked in haste after conservatives nixed his two faves: sources

Sep 2, 08 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The steady stream of stories emerging about John McCain's brand new running mate has some Republicans wondering how thoroughly Sarah Palin was vetted, the New York Times reports. McCain has said he was aware that her teen daughter Bristol was pregnant, although aides are vague about when he learned of... More »

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

(Newser) - Sarah Palin bragged yesterday about opposing a nearly $400 million pork barrel project that, it turns out, she initially supported, the AP reports. Palin did slam the so-called "bridge to nowhere" after becoming governor of Alaska 2 years ago. But on the campaign trail, she was all for the... More »

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

 McCain Calls Palin a 'Soulmate' 

Mac draws sharp contrast between his pick and Obama

Aug 31, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Calling Sarah Palin “a partner and a soul mate,” John McCain gave his first televised interview this morning since dropping the Alaskan bombshell on the nation as his pick for running mate. He highlighted her experience—a single visit to Kuwait and her role as commander-in-chief of the... More »

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John McCain • Fox News • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate

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