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November 2008
- Interviewers Let Palin Off the Hook: Couric
  
  Gawker | Nov 20, 08 9:37 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin’s non-answer to Katie Couric’s question about what periodicals she reads still has the CBS anchor puzzled. Couric visited with David Letterman last night, and he quizzed her about why post-election interviewers haven’t asked the VP wannabe about her non-response, Gawker reports. Meanwhile, Letterman has a theory: “She was afraid of offending people who don’t read.” More »
- Housewives Desperate for Palin Appearance
  
  New York Post | Nov 14, 08 11:52 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin may have a visit to Wisteria Lane in her future. Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry is “very hot to trot to have her appear on the season-five finale,” a Hollywood insider tells the New York Post, and Disney execs love the idea. Cherry "sees her as the ultimate guest star," but an ABC rep denies the report. More »
October 2008
- NYT Poll Finds Growing Doubts About Palin
  
  New York Times | Oct 30, 08 9:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin continues to hurt his chances of winning Tuesday's election, a poll from the New York Times and CBS shows. In the survey, 59% of voters said Palin is not qualified to be vice president, up 9 points in a month. About a third of voters said the VP choice would be a major factor in how they vote, and most of those people are picking Barack Obama. More »
- The 11 Dumbest Things Sarah Palin Has Said So Far
  
  AlterNet | Oct 26, 08
  
  Presenting a roundup of Sarah Palin's most hilarious, shocking and scary statements since she was added to the McCain ticket.
- Alaskan Blacks Call Palin Insensitive
  
  Associated Press | Oct 18, 08 8:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Black leaders in Alaska say it's no surprise to see Sarah Palin sparking debate over race on the campaign trail, the AP reports. "She has no sensitivity to minorities," said a black Baptist minister who has urged her to hire more people of color. Another likened her supporters to "a Ku Klux Klan rally." Her disinterest in rehiring two black officials is still a sore spot for some Alaskan black leaders. More »
- 12 New Stomach-Turning Revelations About Sarah Palin
  
  AlterNet | Oct 18, 08
  
  Palin has taken to smearing Obama. But it's her own record that continues to yield alarming information, undermining her skills and credibility.Sarah Palin has had a lot of ups and downs in her time in the national spotlight. When she was first nominated, the Alaska governor exceeded expectations by successfully reading from a teleprompter at the Republican National Convention. Then, she sat down with CBS's Katie Couric to disastrous results -- disastrous, hilarious or downright frightening, given your point of view. Any way you look at it, Palin's awful interview with Couric set the bar so low...
- Deputy Warned Palins About Troopergate
  
  CNN | Oct 14, 08 5:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Todd Palin and other aides were warned by state police officials that their push to have a state trooper fired could come back to haunt them, CNN reports. Deputy commissioner of public safety John Glass told a persistent Palin that the trooper had already been disciplined and "discomfort and embarrassment for the governor" could ensue if he refused to cease and desist. More »
- Palin's Winks Unlikely to Nudge Undecided
  
  Los Angeles Times | Oct 14, 08 2:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In Latin America, it's an unmistakable come-on. In much of Asia, it's offensive. In a vice-presidential debate, the meaning of a wink is sparking plenty of controversy, writes Faye Fiore in the Los Angeles Times . Sarah Palin winks more often than any politician experts can remember, and it has "left some voters smitten, some confused and others nauseated," Fiore writes. More »
- Philly Hockey Fans Jeer Palin
  
  New York Daily News | 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 candidate dropped the puck for the start of Friday night's game in Philadelphia against the New York Rangers. More »
- Pentecostal Questions Haunt Palin
  
  Time | 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 a bishop prayed to protect her from witchcraft. More »
- Palins Piled On Pressure for Trooper's Firing
  
  New York Times | Oct 10, 08 3:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin, her husband and officials from the governor's office made dozens of phone calls to Palin's public safety commissioner and his aides denouncing state trooper Mike Wooten, the New York Times reports. Walt Monegan, whose firing Palin claims was unrelated to the matter, says the governor and her husband appeared obsessed with bouncing Palin's former brother-in-law off the force. More »
- Alaska Court Won't Block Palin Probe
  
  Associated Press | Oct 9, 08 5:44 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The Alaska State Supreme Court refused today to halt an ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin. The ruling clears the way for lawmakers to release a report tomorrow on their investigation into whether Palin abused her power by firing her public safety commissioner to settle a family dispute. Republican lawmakers had sued to block the report, saying it had become politicized. More »
- Clock Ticking on Real Palin's SNL Debut
  
  Newsday | Oct 9, 08 9:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin won’t be on tonight’s Saturday Night Live prime-time special, but head writer Seth Meyers tells Newsday the door's still open. “There's nothing specific yet, but our window of opportunity is before the election," Meyers says . “We'd love to have her. We'd love to have McCain and Obama on again, too."