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McCain-Palin stories: 36 news summaries

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Her friends, foes, frenemies

 A Guide to Going Rogue 

Find out who gets bloodied in Palin's book

Nov 17, 09 10:09 AM CST
(Newser) - It's the read all of Washington has been waiting for, but, alas, it has no index. Lest Sarah Palin's friends, foes, and frenemies be forced to read it all the way through to see how they made out, Politico's Jonathan Martin and Andy Barr offer a guide: Friends
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John McCain • Katie Couric • Joe Lieberman • memoir • McCain 2008 • Sarah Palin • Steve Schmidt • McCain-Palin • Politico • Going Rogue

book preview

 10 Juiciest Going Rogue Tidbits 

From what she left in (Couric sniping) to what she left out (an index)

Nov 13, 09 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - The moment America has been waiting for is almost here—the release of Sarah Palin’s memoir Going Rogue is just days away! For those who can't wait, Azaria Jagger of Gawker details the 10 juiciest tidbits that have leaked so far:
  • John McCain: Palin claims his campaign
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John McCain • Katie Couric • CBS • memoir • book • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • Going Rogue • Animal Farm • The Pearl • Sarah Palin Going Rogue

 Palin's Lost Concession Speech 

Book reveals what McCain wouldn't let America hear

Nov 3, 09 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - 'Twas a year ago tomorrow that John McCain’s team forbade Sarah Palin from delivering a concession speech, and a new book, Sarah From Alaska, gives you the chance to finally find out what she planned to say. Some highlights, from the Daily Beast :
  • “It would be
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book • speech • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

(Newser) - After 11 months licking his wounds, John McCain is getting back out there, appearing on TV more often and acting little like the man who gave a gracious, conciliatory concession speech last November. He's finding support within the GOP, where his combative approach hasn't always resonated, because his target is... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • GOP • Senate Republicans • Republican Party • Election 2008 • US Senate • Obama administration • McCain-Palin

Palin 2012 'Catastrophic' for GOP:
McCain Insider

Ex-gov has no centrist appeal: strategist

Oct 2, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Sarah Palin is the 2012 presidential nominee, the Republican Party "would have a catastrophic election result,” the top strategist for the McCain campaign said today. Steve Schmidt foresees the 2012 election being won by the party that can sway the independents who backed Barack Obama in 2008.... More »

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John McCain • GOP • Sarah Palin • Steve Schmidt • 2010 election • McCain-Palin • 2010 • 2012

political comedy


 Thank (or Blame) 
 Bush for Dave's 
 Left Turn 

Letterman veers from apolitical-leaning-right to full-on liberal

Sep 27, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most telling thing David Letterman has said in a while may have been a brief comment he made last Monday, as he wrapped up an hour with President Obama: "I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work," the famously crotchety Late Night ... More »

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John McCain • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • Bob Dole • David Letterman • Late Night • Election 2008 • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • President Obama

(Newser) - Sarah Palin might have had a shot at the presidency, writes Ross Douthat, but she blew it—10 months ago, when she accepted John McCain's offer to join the ticket. Instead of easing her way into the national spotlight, she was catapulted before she was ready, exposing her inexperience and... More »

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Barack Obama • Alaska • social conservatives • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • political elite • McCain-Palin • media elite • Ross Douthat

OPINION

Palin Hates Earmarks, but Alaska's No. 1

State has highest amount per capita;
Is crusade on hold?

Mar 13, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin crusaded against earmarks as a VP candidate, but she's going to reap the benefits as a governor. The new spending bill gives Alaska a total of $143.9 million for various projects, or $210 for each resident—the most per capita of any state, write Jonathan Stein and... More »

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Alaska • earmarks • governor • McCain 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

Microscope Follows Palin Back to Alaska

After campaign whirlwind, guv left 'feeling beaten up'

Feb 18, 09 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - After the 2008 campaign clock struck midnight, Sarah Palin returned to Alaska with a mixed bag of name recognition and unwanted scrutiny, the Washington Post reports. Supporters and opponents alike parse her every move for signs of a 2012 presidential run, and her role as conservative attack dog is coloring... More »

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Alaska • GOP • governor • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • McCain-Palin • Election 2012

(Newser) - As promised, Sarah Palin turned her expensive campaign outfits over to the RNC, but the costly threads haven't gone to charity, reports the conservative New Majority website—they're in trash bags at RNC headquarters. A committee spokesman says the $180,000 wardrobe is being "inventoried and will be appropriately... More »

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fashion • RNC • fashion designer • wardrobe • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

(Newser) - Sarah Palin made such a splash in American politics this year that she deserves consideration for Time magazine Person of the Year, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes for the National Review. “They’ve probably long picked The One,” Lopez writes, referring to Barack Obama. But “like... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Time magazine • National Review • Time's Person of the Year • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • President Obama

opinion

Bitch vs. Ditz: '08 Campaign Was a Setback for Women

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton delivered major blows to feminism, gender equality

Nov 17, 08 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin shattered the glass ceiling in politics, but the broken shards sharply undercut the feminist movement. “In the grand Passion play that was this election, both Clinton and Palin came to represent—and, at times, reinforce—two of the most pernicious stereotypes that are applied... More »

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Hillary Clinton • equality • gender stereotypes • gender bias • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

OPINION

 Is She the Last 
 Culture Warrior? 

With bigger problems on our minds, accusations of 'elitist' don't stick

Nov 3, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Although Sarah Palin says she would be a fresh face in Washington, she really represents the end of a long line of Republican culture warriors, writes Peter Beinart in the Washington Post. "She's depicting the campaign as a struggle between the culturally familiar and the culturally threatening, the culturally... More »

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Republican • recession • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • culture wars • McCain-Palin

Off the Radar, 'Joe the Biden' Courts the Base

Gaffe-prone senator manages to stay (mostly) out of trouble

Oct 31, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - While the rest of the big three draw huge crowds and intense scrutiny, Joe Biden is out of the spotlight, rallying four-digit rather than five-digit crowds and generally dodging the national media. With higher favorability ratings than Sarah Palin but a well-documented propensity for gaffes, he shores up the base... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • Obama-Biden

Palin's 'Reforms' Include State Jobs for Donors

Governor's appointees include loyalists
with iffy qualifications

Oct 24, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has touted herself as a reformer, telling voters she "took on the old politics as usual in Juneau." But an LA Times investigation shows the Alaska governor gave more than 100 state jobs to campaign contributors and their relatives, many of whom lacked qualifications for... More »

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Alaska • McCain 2008 • cronyism • Election 2008 • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • political appointee • Walt Monegan • McCain-Palin

OPINION

 He's the Grown-Up 
 We've Waited for 

Obama is winning because he's mature

Oct 23, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is an adult. That, writes Joe Klein in Time, is why he's winning—"the steadiness of his temperament and the judicious quality of his decision-making." In contrast, John McCain seems to lurch wildly, making a "peremptory selection" of a running mate and suspending his campaign... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • Joe Klein • McCain-Palin • Obama-Biden

This Boy's
Off the Bus

Citing logistics,
McCain camp boots Time's Klein from campaign planes

Oct 21, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s campaign won’t let Time columnist Joe Klein on its planes, Politico reports. Though he rode with McCain during the primaries, Klein hasn’t been allowed onto McCain or Palin jets since June, when he asked McCain a tough question about Iran. Though the campaign said he... More »

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Election 2008 • Joe Klein • press credentials • McCain-Palin

(Newser) - If you saw Alec Baldwin's courtly interaction with Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live and you're wondering what's gotten into the well-known liberal firebrand, he's wondering something, too: What's your problem? "What did some of you people actually think would happen?" he writes in a post that went... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin

'Outsider' Palin Used Media Insiders to
Win VP Nod

PR firm helped her woo pundits, make case

Oct 20, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin likes to play up her outsider credentials while decrying the media elite, but she’s relied on both throughout her career. Belying her mockery of the “mainstream media,” Palin hired a well-connected PR firm to target East Coast journalists and courted conservative media insiders who eventually... More »

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John McCain • media • Joe Lieberman • Republican Party • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • conservative base • Sarah Palin • McCain-Palin • Dick Morris • William Kristol

Tenn. Dad Names Baby After GOP Ticket

Newborn Sarah
McCain Palin Ciptak's
mom is not amused

Oct 16, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It isn’t your typical get-out-the-vote strategy, but a Tennessee man says he hopes naming his new baby after the Republican ticket will get people to the polls, the Kingsport Times-News reports. Sarah McCain Palin Ciptak was born last week to a couple who’d agreed on the name Ava... More »

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Republican voters • Election 2008 • political donations • McCain-Palin • baby name

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