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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

 It'll Be a Boy for Bristol: Gramps 

Governor's grandson due Saturday

Dec 18, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Bristol Palin and babydaddy Levi Johnston will welcome a boy roughly any second now, spills Sarah Palin's dad in an interview with Grandparents.com, but "they don't have a name for it yet." Soon-to-be great-grandfather Chuck Heath said the guv will make a great grandmother. "I don't... More »

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grandparents • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Chuck Heath • Sally Heath

OPINION

Congress Is Ready to Accept a Single Mom

Rep. Sanchez's pregnancy shouldn't make waves in DC

Nov 20, 08 3:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Rep. Linda Sanchez worries Washington may frown on her pregnancy because she isn’t married, but Patt Morrison, in the Los Angeles Times, thinks things have changed. “Twenty years ago, it simply wouldn't have been possible—pregnant, single and a member of Congress? Oh, the scandal! But the culture... More »

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Congress • pregnancy • Linda Sanchez • single parenting • working mothers • culture wars • Bristol Palin

OPINION

 Palin's Critics Bitter 
 Over Own Abortions 

'Grief, shame, and guilt' spur attacks on Republican candidate

Oct 24, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The attacks lobbed at Sarah Palin have less to do with the candidate herself and more with the shame, guilt, and grief of the post-abortion community, the co-founder of an anti-abortion group writes in the National Review. Kevin Burke says Palin inspires such vitriol because she chose to have a... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • prenatal care • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Trig Palin • Down Syndrome

 Palin Charged Alaska $21K for Children's Travel

Uninvited children were said to be on 'official business'

Oct 22, 08 2:38 AM CDT
(AP) - Sarah Palin billed the state of Alaska repeatedly for costs incurred by her children accompanying her on trips, sometimes altering expense reports to indicate that they were on official business even though they were not invited, an investigation by the AP finds. Palin charged the state a total of $21,... More »

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Alaska • New York Stock Exchange • American Heart Association • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • travel expenses • Piper Palin • Willow Palin • Essex House • state business • Women & Leadership Conference • Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation • National Governors Association

Bristol's Baby Daddy Denies 'Shotgun Wedding' Talk

In rare interview, Johnston says he likes Obama

Oct 13, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston is perfectly happy to be marrying Bristol Palin, he told the AP in a rare interview today. “We were planning on getting married a long time ago,” he said, “with or without the kid.” Johnston, 18, says his much-discussed MySpace page, on which he... More »

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McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

 Philly Hockey Fans 
 Jeer Palin 

Candidate and daughters smile and wave to angry crowd

Oct 12, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's most famous hockey mom was roundly booed during an appearance at a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game, reports the New York Daily News. Sarah Palin and daughters Bristol and Piper continued to smile and wave to the booing crowd as they walked onto the ice where the vice presidential... More »

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John McCain • Philadelphia Flyers • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Piper Palin

Pre-Election Wedding 'Fantastic': McCain Insider

McCain insiders hope wedding will boost faltering run

Sep 28, 08 8:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's campaign may have another surprise up its sleeve: the pre-election wedding of Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter, Bristol. Rumors are swirling in campaign circles about the 17-year-old and 18-year-old Levi Johnston tying the knot, the London Times reports. A wedding “would be fantastic" for the campaign, a McCain... More »

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John McCain • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin

Mama Spears Complains Palin 'Celebrated' for Preggo Teen

Her daughter, on other hand, was 'crucified'

Sep 19, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lynne Spears has gone on the offensive, telling Newsweek that a "hypocritical" press and public "crucified" her family when Jamie Lynn got pregnant at 16, but "celebrated" Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin for her daughter Bristol's teen pregnancy. "It's a totally different reaction." More »

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Lynne Spears • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity parents • Bristol Palin

ANALYSIS

Teen Tramp Trend Is
Media Myth

Girls lust after
saucy look, but
not so hot for sex

Sep 14, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - High-profile pregnant teens like Bristol Palin and Jamie-Lynn Spears paint a picture of teenage girls run amok with lust, writes Belinda Luscombe in Time. But while “girls seem to have moved from Easy-Bake to easy virtue” in the last generation, Luscombe argues that the teens are often more interested... More »

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Miley Cyrus • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • teen sex • teenager • Bristol Palin

Enquirer: Palin's Son Addicted to Painkillers

Tab claims would-be VP kicked pregnant Bristol out of house

Sep 10, 08 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s Iraq-bound 19-year-old son, Track, was addicted to the painkiller OxyContin and binged on cocaine before joining the army last year, the National Enquirer reports. The supermarket tab also claims the Alaska governor kicked 17-year-old daughter Bristol—also supposedly a party animal—out of the house and made... More »

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Alaska • drug addiction • OxyContin • teen pregnancy • teen health • teen drinking • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Track Palin

Palin Babydaddy Sports 'Bristol' Engagement Tattoo

17-year-old pregnant daughter of Republican VP pick has actual ring

Sep 4, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston, boyfriend and father-to-be of Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol is apparently serious about doing the right thing with the potential first kid: He's sporting a 'Bristol' tattoo in the place of an engagement ring, TMZ comments. “In lieu of a tramp stamp,” the celeb site adds... More »

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John McCain • tattoos • engagement • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

Unwed Teen Moms Unite!

Jamie Lynn Spears sends bibs, tells fellow 17-year-old Bristol Palin to 'hang in there'

Sep 4, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears, bumped from her perch as America’s most famous unwed teen mom, sent Sarah Palin’s daughter a note of support and a baby present, ABC reports. Spears sent the 5-months-pregnant Bristol, also 17, $60 burp cloths from a luxe Los Angeles baby shop, with a note... More »

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Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • celebrity pregnancy • celebrity baby • Bristol Palin

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

Bristol's Babydaddy Heads to GOP Convention

Future son-in-law in wings for big speech

Sep 3, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin's babydaddy is on his way to join the family at the Republican National Convention, AP reports. Hockey-loving Levi Johnston, 18, left Alaska for Minnesota yesterday, according to his mom, who said the young couple planned to marry even before they knew 17-year-old Bristol was pregnant. Sarah Palin, whose... More »

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teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention • Wasilla • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan has some advice for Sarah Palin: Stick to the issues. On her MySpace blog, the actress writes that she’s “concerned” John McCain’s GOP running mate “brought the attention to her daughter’s pregnancy, rather than all world issues and what she believes she could... More »

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pregnancy • MySpace • Lindsay Lohan • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin

ANALYSIS

 5 GOP Convention Viewing Tips 

Assuming Palin's shadow doesn't obscure everything, that is

Sep 2, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Republicans set to turn on all the lights at their convention tonight, Martin Kady II of Politico runs down five things to watch for:
  • Palin’s shadow: “The theme of tonight’s convention is ‘service,’” Kady notes, “and the trick for the
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John McCain • Hurricane Katrina • Fred Thompson • Joe Lieberman • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention • Bristol Palin

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

McCain, Palin Both Oppose Teen Pregnancy Programs

Both support abstinence-only sex ed

Sep 2, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnancies in 17-year-olds like Bristol Palin are something John McCain and his running mate, her mother, agree on: neither believes the government should support sex education and pregnancy-prevention programs, other than encouraging abstinence, in schools. "The explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support," Sarah Palin wrote in... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down" • Bristol Palin • McCain-Palin

Palin Babydaddy a 'Redneck'
Who 'Doesn't Want Kids'

Bristol's pregnancy no secret  in hometown

Sep 2, 08 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bristol Palin's husband-to-be is a self-described "redneck" hockey player who "doesn't want kids," according to his MySpace page. High school senior Levi Johnston has been dating the 17-year-old daughter of John McCain's new running mate for a year, and the teen's pregnancy was no secret in Wasilla,... More »

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MySpace • teen pregnancy • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Wasilla • Bristol Palin

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