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Bristol Palin stories: 83 news summaries

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 Palin: Dave  
 Owes All 
 Women an 
 Apology 

Dave still joking, Sarah still furious

Jun 12, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman joked on his show last night that Sarah Palin made nice by inviting him hunting, but their feud showed no sign of letting up this morning when Palin called on him to apologize to young women nationwide on the Today show, the AP reports. Letterman’s joke that... More »

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Alex Rodriguez • late night talk show • David Letterman • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Willow Palin

 Scribe Blames 
 Obama for 
 Dave's 
 Palin 
 Jokes 

Letterman 'dirty talking' on Obama's behalf: Cupp

Jun 12, 09 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A conservative columnist yesterday blamed Barack Obama for David Letterman's cracks about Sarah Palin's "slutty" look and her daughter, reports the Huffington Post. "This is the enduring legacy of the Obama campaign," SE Cupp, who writes for the Washington Post and Politico, told Sean Hannity. "I... More »

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feud • David Letterman • Sean Hannity • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • SE Cupp • slut

(Newser) - Weren't we just here? Sarah Palin and David Letterman had another go-round today, the Daily News reports. Palin laid into Letterman for what she termed a "sexually perverted joke" about her 14-year-old daughter. Letterman, while admitting "poor taste," said on his show tonight that his remark—"... More »

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David Letterman • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Willow Palin

 Sarah Palin Adept 
 at 'Fake Smile': Levi 

Teen dad talks life in the spotlight, his feelings for Bristol, and of course hunting

May 29, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston says he won’t dish dirt on the Palins, but he will relay his impression of Sarah: “She knows how to throw in a fake smile,” he tells GQ in a wide-ranging profile, adding that she and Todd never liked him and “probably put a... More »

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Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

 Dump Levi, Get a Car: 
 Dad to Bristol 

Teen parents are exchanging flirty text messages, but no reunion in sight

May 28, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The chill between Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin is thawing, but the same can’t be said for Johnston and his babymama’s parents: Todd Palin offered, more than once, to buy Bristol a car if only she’d dump Levi. That tidbit, as well as the revelation that Johnston... More »

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teen pregnancy • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

Bristol Palin Ends Feud
With Babydaddy Levi

Teenage mom says their families will play nice for Tripp's sake

May 22, 09 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin is no longer at war with her baby daddy’s family. In fact, “I don’t think we were ever at war at all,” the 18-year-old mom tells People, adding that she and former fiancé Levi Johnston are trying to work together for the sake of... More »

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Alaska • feud • gossip • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

 Wanna Have Sex? 
 Picture 'Screaming 
 Baby': Bristol 

Teen mom ensures years of therapy for her child with one comment

May 20, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin thinks the best advertisement for abstinence is “a screaming newborn baby,” she tells People in a look at the life of a teenage mom. “If girls realized the consequences of sex, nobody would be having sex,” says Bristol, who graduated high school last week,... More »

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abstinence education • abstinence • teen pregnancy • teen sex • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

 Bristol Nabs HS Diploma 


May 15, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin graduated from high school yesterday, a feat her mother doubted could be achieved when she became pregnant, People reports. “Oh, there goes her education,” Sarah Palin recalled thinking. Bristol, though, was confident. “I knew it would be hard work,” she said, “but... More »

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Alaska • college • graduation • high school graduates • high school diploma • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

Levi's Mom
'Not at War'
With Palins 

'It tears me up' not to get grandson more, but sees thaw with Bristol

May 14, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sherry Johnston, Tripp Palin’s less-famous grandma, says her family is not “at war with the Alaska governor’s side, and that baby-mama Bristol has extended an open invitation. “We only see Tripp a few hours a week,” Johnston admits, telling Momlogic that her family, including Bristol’... More »

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gossip • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Sherry Johnston

OPINION

 Abstinence 
 Backer Bristol  
 No Hypocrite 

Media attacks miss the point: she's a 'natural messenger'

May 8, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin has gotten a media drubbing for hypocrisy in her new role as abstinence advocate—but such attacks are wholly undeserved, writes Nancy Gibbs in Time. The “true hypocrisy,” one could say, was at the Republican convention, which portrayed a falsely simple happy-ending message. In fact, “... More »

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pregnancy • abstinence • teen pregnancy • Bristol Palin

(Newser) - Bristol Palin's campaign to preach birth control with a baby at home again proves what Meghan McCain has always known: Republicans don't "get" sex. "God forbid anyone talk realistically about life experiences and natural, sexual instincts. Nope, the answer is always abstinence," she writes in her Daily... More »

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abortion • abortion rights • birth control • birth control pill • abstinence • Meghan McCain • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • sexual abstinence

OPINION

Bristol as a Role Model?
You Must Be Kidding


May 7, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the Candie’s teen fashion line came under fire for dressing high school girls like hookers, it formed a nonprofit to fight teen pregnancy. And when the foundation needed a “teen ambassador,” it called Bristol Palin. “Can I say upfront that this is a terrible, terrible... More »

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abstinence education • teen pregnancy • Gail Collins • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

 Bristol Touts Abstinence;
 Levi Calls Unrealistic 

Contradicts earlier comment; says Tripp 'love of my life'

May 6, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - On a tour with a group battling teen pregnancy, Bristol Palin made a stop on Good Morning America, calling abstinence “realistic"—thus contradicting an earlier comment, the New York Daily News reports. “Abstinence is the only way that you can effectively, 100%, full-proof way to prevent pregnancy,... More »

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Good Morning America • abstinence • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

(AP) - Bristol Palin is shifting from promoting her mom to promoting teen pregnancy prevention. The 18-year-old, who gave birth to a boy in December, has been appointed “Teen Ambassador” of the Candie’s Foundation campaign. She said in a statement that she feels she can be a living example of... More »

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teen pregnancy • Bristol Palin

GLOSSIES

 Levi as Model? 
 Agencies Think Not 


Apr 23, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - He might have been the hottest guy at Wasilla High, but Palin babydaddy Levi Johnston doesn’t do it for modeling agencies, reps tell Vanity Fair. A sampling of their reactions to the idea:
  • New York Model Management: “I have no idea who he is or what
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entertainment • model • male models • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

 'Most Teens... 
 Are Sexually 
 Active': Levi 

Baby daddy willing to sue for visitation, if it comes to that

Apr 23, 09 8:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston may sue the Palins for the right to see his son, Politico reports. Johnston told Larry King last night that he hired an attorney when Alaska's first family cut off communication, but added, “We’re not in a big fight with the Palins. I still like the... More »

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baby • lawyer • child custody • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is shopping a tell-all memoir about his experience with the Palin family, the National Enquirer reports. Insiders say the estranged father of Sarah Palin’s grandson is hoping to start a war chest in advance of an anticipated custody battle. “If Levi could get a million... More »

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literature • memoir • custody battle • Sarah Palin • celebrity tell-alls • publishing industry • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston

(Newser) - Sarah Palin continues to inadvertently make pro-choice arguments as she campaigns for a ban on abortion, Ruth Marcus writes in the Washington Post. After revealing that she twice considered aborting son Trig, Palin said “I do understand what these women, what these girls go through in that thought... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • Right to Life • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Trig Palin • Down Syndrome • personal choice

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s father—the great-grandfather of Bristol Palin’s son, Tripp—says 19-year-old babydaddy Levi Johnston “has not contributed anything” to raising the boy, Us reports. Chuck Heath took exception to Johnston’s recent Palin-bashing media tour. “He’s broke, so he’s trying to capitalize on... More »

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parenting • diapers • Election 2008 • media coverage • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Chuck Heath

OPINION

 How the 
 Palin Machine 
 Turned on Levi 

Levi goes from 'victim' to 'big mistake' after talk shows

Apr 13, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once, the Palins defended Levi Johnston—but after he appeared on talk shows discussing his relationship with Bristol, the Palin “Truth Squad” wasted no time turning its venom on him, writes Dan Fagan in the Anchorage Daily News. “It's clear Palin is aware of her base and is... More »

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Alaska • governor • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

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