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June 2009
- The GOP Needs More Sarah Palins
  
  Boston Phoenix | Jun 5, 09 3:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Since Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, something has been missing from the ranks of her GOP detractors: women. The departure of Sarah Palin and President Bush’s estrogen-packed Cabinet from the national spotlight has exposed the dearth of Republican women, David Bernstein writes for the Boston Phoenix . “It's shocking to me that they're not in crisis mode,” said an academic. More »
April 2009
- Levi Plans Book to Fund Custody Fight
  
  National Enquirer | Apr 22, 09 12:40 PM CDT
  
  (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 bucks, it would be worth telling all he really knows,” a source said. “He knows what really happened inside the Palin family.” More »
- Palin Talks of 'Choice' When She Would Take It Away
  
  Washington Post | Apr 20, 09 1:36 PM CDT
  
  (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 process.” Of course, “if it were up to Palin,” Marcus writes, “women would have no thought process to go through.” More »
- Palin's Pop to Levi: 'Buy Some Diapers'
  
  Us Weekly | Apr 16, 09 11:41 AM CDT
  
  (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 this. I wish he’d take some of this money he’s making and buy some diapers with it.” More »
- Palin Let Bristol, Levi Share a Room
  
  Us Weekly | Apr 3, 09 1:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bristol Palin's former fiancé says the couple shared a room at Sarah Palin’s home, and the governor was wise to what was going on, Us reports. “I'm pretty sure she probably knew,” Levi Johnston tells Tyra Banks in an interview. “Moms are pretty smart.” Johnston says he and Bristol, who have a 3-month-old son, practiced safe sex “most of the time.” More »
- Clothes Spending Spree 'Out of Our Control:' Todd Palin
  
  Associated Press | Apr 2, 09 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Todd Palin says the $150,000 spending spree that outfitted his wife during last fall’s campaign was “out of our control,” the AP reports. “You come into a campaign late,” he told Men’s Journal . “You put all your trust into the team.” At least his Secret Service detail had a good time. “They liked cruising around with me,” describing trips to “the Arctic Cat snowmachine factory” and a NASCAR race. “Rough duty, hanging out with me.” More »
March 2009
- Palin Hates Earmarks, but Alaska's No. 1
  
  Mother Jones | 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 David Corn in Mother Jones . A Palin spokesman points out that most—but not all—of the earmarks came at the request of other lawmakers. More »
February 2009
- Microscope Follows Palin Back to Alaska
  
  Washington Post | 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 her ability to govern. “The governor has been feeling beaten up,” says a fellow Republican. More »
January 2009
- Palin's Pricey Duds Wind Up in Trash Bags
  
  New Majority | Jan 23, 09 5:49 PM CST
  
  (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 dispersed to various charities," but the revelation has some donors hot under the collar: "Has the party not learned their lesson?" asks one. More »
- Palin Off List for Bipartisan McCain Fete
  
  Mother Jones | Jan 16, 09 12:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Obama inaugural committee is throwing a dinner honoring John McCain as an advocate of bipartisanship, but there's a gap in the guest list. Notably absent is running mate Sarah Palin, Daniel Schulman blogs for Mother Jones . “I don’t know if she was invited,” says a Palin spokesman. The inaugural committee passed up multiple opportunities to comment. More »
- Palin Slams Media for 'Salacious' Reports
  
  CNN | Jan 9, 09 12:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin attacked the “personal, salacious nature” of media reports about her during the 2008 campaign, accusing journalists of taking her remarks out of context “to create adversarial situations,” CNN reports. A statement from Palin’s office today specifically criticized the Atlantic (probably mostly just Andrew Sullivan) and other bloggers for keeping alive the rumor that Trig was her daughter’s baby. More »
December 2008
- Palin Fans, Stop Whining About Caroline
  
  Washington Post | Dec 19, 08 9:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Critics crying foul over the difference in treatment received by Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Palin are ignoring the power gap between the respective jobs sought, Kathleen Parker argues in the Washington Post . Both may have emerged without proper vetting, Parker writes, but Kennedy is seeking to be one of a hundred senators, while Palin could have had her finger on the nuclear button. More »
- Palin Stylists Collected $110K for 10-Week Campaign
  
  New York Times | Dec 5, 08 5:17 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin's hair and makeup stylists cost John McCain's campaign $110,000 for the 10 weeks she was vice-presidential candidate, reports the New York Times . Palin’s makeup artist—an Emmy nominee for her work on So You Think You Can Dance ?—pocketed over $68,000 for the campaign work. Her hair stylist made $42,000. More »
November 2008
- Time, Here's Your Person of the Year
  
  National Review | Nov 17, 08 4:45 PM CST
  
  (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 Obama, all you had to do was look at her to see that she offered something different on a national ticket.” More »
- Palin Could Bag $7M Book Deal
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 17, 08 8:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin may not have earned the title of vice president, but a rumored book deal could net her as much $7 million, the Times of London reports. “She’s poised to make a ton of money,” said a top PR agent. To compare: Bill Clinton took $10 million for his post-White House tome. “There is so much curiosity surrounding her and her life. If they move fast, then a $7 million advance could be worth it,” an insider noted. More »
- Fox Pundit: Media Bashed Palin for Not Aborting Trig
  
  Politico | Nov 12, 08 4:54 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Political analyst Michael Barone was booed by a crowd of academics after saying the media hated Sarah Palin for not aborting Trig, Politico reports."The liberal media attacked Sarah Palin because she did not abort her Down syndrome baby," the US News & World Report writer said, prompting some audience members to walk out. "They wanted her to kill that child." More »
- Palin Refuses to Give Up Post-Election Spotlight
  
  New York Times | Nov 12, 08 3:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin is upending protocol with a barrage of post-election interviews, Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times . The Alaska governor may be seeking to repair her image after a brutal campaign, and to get the ball rolling now for a White House run, Stanley speculates. She's continuing to display the same candor and presumption that ticked off John McCain's aides. More »
- Palin Seeks 'Sign From God' on 2012 Run
  
  Huffington Post | Nov 11, 08 4:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin plans to let a higher power guide her to higher office, she told Fox News last night. The governor wouldn't commit to a White House run in 2012 in her first post-campaign TV interview—but said she has always prayed for God to "show me where the open door is"—and will "plow through it" the instant she spots it. "Putting my life in my creator's hands—this is what I always do," she said. More »
- Palin Blames Bush for GOP Loss
  
  Anchorage Daily News | Nov 10, 08 9:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin tells the Anchorage Daily News her presidential ticket failed because it too closely reflected the Republican status quo. “Americans were kind of shaking their heads like … how did we run up a $10 trillion debt in a Republican administration? How have there been blunders with war strategy?” Palin says. “It's amazing we did as well as we did.” More »
- Palin: 'Those Guys Are Jerks'
  
  Anchorage Daily News | Nov 8, 08 4:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin went back to work yesterday and blasted the wave of critical post-election stories from anonymous GOP sources that have appeared in the press, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The governor said stories that she had greedily grabbed pricey clothes were way off and she never asked for anything more than the occasional soda. More »