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

Nov 15, 09 4:14 PM CST
(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... More »

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Alaska • libel • Andrew Sullivan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Atlantic Monthly • Wasilla • Bristol Palin • Trig Palin

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 Palins Won't 
 Split Up: Biographer 

Sarah and Todd are building a 'summer White House'

Nov 1, 09 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Some oracles read tea leaves; Sarah Palin's biographer tells the future from home construction. "They're building another house and an airplane hangar," author Joe McGinniss, just back from Wasilla, tells Rush & Molloy of the Daily News . "Just based on the size of the compound, I'd say... More »

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Alaska • Republican • publishing • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Todd Palin • Joe McGinniss • Broadway Books

OPINION

Did Looming Building Scandal Spur Palin to Quit?

Sudden announcement puts Palins' ties to building firm in the spotlight

Jul 4, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the search on for budding scandals that might have prompted Sarah Palin's sudden resignation, her ties to a building company seem the likeliest prospect, writes Max Blumenthal at the Daily Beast. Rumors are flying in Alaska that investigators have seized paperwork to look for evidence that Spenard Building Supplies... More »

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Alaska • resignation • political scandal • scandal • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Spenard Builders Supply

Palin Slams Levi for Talking Sex on Tyra

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

Apr 4, 09 4:36 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Tyra Banks • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

Palin's Sister-in-Law Arrested for Burglary

Todd Palin's half-sister accused of breaking into Wasilla home to steal cash

Apr 4, 09 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's sister-in-law has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Diana Palin—half-sister of Sarah Palin's husband Todd—is accused of breaking into the same house in Wasilla, Alaska twice in one week to steal money. She faces two counts of felony burglary and misdemeanor... More »

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burglary • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Todd Palin • Diana Palin

 Bristol, Levi 
 'Split Weeks Ago' 

Johnston confirms split; Palin slams tabloid report

Mar 12, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston broke off their engagement weeks ago, sources tell People. Johnston, who has a 2-month old son with the Alaska governor's daughter, confirmed to the AP that the pair parted ways "a while ago," but says some of the tabloid rumors swirling around the... More »

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breakup • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

Palin Told to Pay Taxes
on Per Diem Cash

Expense cash to be considered income, state says

Feb 18, 09 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will have to pay income tax on the thousands of dollars she charged the state for her meals and expenses, state officials said today. As recently as December, Palin was still drawing a per diem allowance while she lived in her Wasilla home, the Anchorage Daily News... More »

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Alaska • taxes • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • per diems

Mom of Bristol Palin's Beau Faces Drug Charges

Soon-to-be grandma
arrested in Wasilla

Dec 19, 08 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Cops in Wasilla have arrested Sherry Johnston, the soon-to-be grandmother of Bristol Palin's baby, on felony drug charges, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Johnston is the mother of 18-year-old Levi, the boyfriend of Bristol. The two gained the spotlight when it emerged during Sarah Palin's campaign that they were expecting.... More »

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Alaska • drug possession • drug charges • Wasilla • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

Fox's Van Susteren Nabs
First Post-Election Palin Chat

Host has bashed sniping at Alaska governor by unnamed McCain sources

Nov 7, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Fox News host Greta Van Susteren beat out a slew of prominent journalists for the first post-election interview with Sarah Palin, the Los Angeles Times reports. Van Susteren has defended the Alaska governor against a recent storm of criticism from unnamed McCain aides, and will allow the former candidate to... More »

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Alaska • journalism • Fox News • Republican candidate • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Greta Van Susteren

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

OPINION

Campaign Buzzwords
We'll Be Happy to Discard

The pitbull with lipstick might've been a game-changer, but enough already

Nov 4, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - It's an inevitability of any election season: Some phrases will get bandied around so much that the hapless American, simply trying to do his civic duty by paying attention, will be crushed under the sheer weight of political verbiage. The Red Eye lists the worst offenders:
  • Change: As in,
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • maverick • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Joe the Plumber

 Friend Markets Palin Calendar 

Photo who was deputy to Wasilla mayor delves into album to tap zeitgeist

Oct 31, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A friend of Sarah Palin’s is cashing in on the mania for the candidate with a calendar, the Los Angeles Times reports. Photographer Judy Patrick, who was also Palin’s deputy mayor in Wasilla, Alaska, snapped Palin playing hockey and holding a shotgun. She gave some photos to the... More »

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Alaska • calendars • mayor • photographers • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Barnes & Noble • Wasilla

Palin's Old Pals Wonder: Where Did That Shy Girl Go?

Political career a surprise move for quiet youngster

Oct 24, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Those close to Sarah Palin as she was growing up remember her as quiet and reserved—“almost a wallflower type,” said one friend, a far cry from the tough, outspoken campaigner she has become. “I don’t think Sarah ever wanted to lead,” notes a college... More »

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basketball • beauty pageant • city council • Election 2008 • childhood • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

 Tales From Crypt 
 Casts Palin 

Tales From the Crypt  takes a swipe at censorship with Palin cover

Oct 21, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pop culture can’t get enough of Sarah Palin right now: The vice-presidential candidate will grace the cover of Tales From the Crypt’s next issue, reports the New York Daily News. In a swipe at Palin's book-banning inquiries as Wasilla mayor, she brandishes a hockey stick at three of... More »

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censorship • horror • comics • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

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

Pentecostal Questions
Haunt Palin

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

Oct 11, 08 6:48 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Christianity • church • evangelicals • Pentecostals • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

Palin's Tax Returns Raise Questions

Experts query travel payments, other reimbursements

Oct 4, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's tax returns, released yesterday, show her to be the least wealthy of the presidential candidates, the Wall Street Journal reports, and the governor herself to be the family's main breadwinner. The Palins reported a combined income of $166,000 in 2007, up from $128,000 in 2006. Todd... More »

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Alaska • tax returns • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Todd Palin • per diems

ANALYSIS

 'Everyday' Palins 
 Worth About $1.2M 

2007 income tops $250K; salaries, fishing rights, handful of properties add up

Oct 2, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Financial reports show that, while they’re no John and Cindy McCain, the Palin family is much more well-off than the average American, the AP reports, worth about $1.2 million. The Alaska governor and her husband together appear to have made more than $250,000 last year, from her... More »

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Alaska • personal finance • fishing • Election 2008 • property values • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Todd Palin

Anti-Palin Screed Makes Wasilla Woman Many Friends

Letter sent to curious friends became Web fave, generated more than 13K responses

Sep 30, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Wasilla, Alaska, woman just wanted to share her Sarah Palin experiences with 40 friends, but the none-too-flattering email she wrote ended up on computer screens nationwide, the Los Angeles Times reports. Now Anne Kilkenny, who became involved in local politics while Palin was mayor because of a fight to... More »

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Alaska • email • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla

(Newser) - Sarah Palin vows to battle political boys' clubs, but her mayoral record shows that girls' clubs can be useful too, the AP reports. While mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, Palin accepted gifts from merchants—even thanking one for an "awesome" facial—and argued for rulings that favored her family. Other... More »

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Alaska • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Wasilla • local politics

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