International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Governor Sarah Palin has a following of Alaska women as dedicated to her as others were to a very different politician, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Text of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery:Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for vice president of the United States ... I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America.I accept the challenge of...
Slate Magazine (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
She flies while giving birth! She can field-dress a moose! She said "Thanks but no thanks" to the "Bridge to Nowhere"! Or did she? As she debuts on the national stage, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has inspired a heap of questions, but she remains a mystery to both the press and the public. To help speed along the getting-to-know-you process, Slate has compiled dozens of questions—and taken our best shot...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Once again, participants in the Opinion Journal forum were eager to express their views about Alaska's governor.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The recent choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket came as a surprise to many and has...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has officially been nominated as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Republican Party: ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Republicans nominated Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be their vice-presidential candidate, making her the first woman ever to run for the office as a Republican. Palin was nominated on a voice vote which Sen. Mitch McConnell [...]
SFist (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
OK, not really. But while VP candidate Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla from 1996 to 2002, the area (specifically the Matanuska-Susitna area) won the title of Meth Capital of Alaska. (An aside: check out the SLOG today to see Palin get ripped to shreds, you know, if that's your thing.) We recommend you read this article out about the tweakiest city in Alaska during '02-'03, which features kids going...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin proved Wednesday night she could deliver a good speech - and a huge audience. An estimated 37.24 million viewers tuned into six networks to see the vice presidential nominee's speech before the Republican National Convention.
News Hounds (Free subscription) | yesterday
Editorial "The media" is being accused of sexism for asking questions about Sarah Palin that are not asked of a man, but is that fair? Mrs. Palin is the mother of a four-month old baby; it is reported that she returned to work just three days after his premature birth at a small Alaska hospital with no NICU, after flying eight hours and driving another even though her water had broken. Put aside the...
Oliver Willis (Free subscription) | yesterday
The drip continues An ethics complaint obtained by NBC News was filed yesterday by the police officers’ union in Alaska, requesting a probe into possible wrongdoing by the governor or her office. It was brought on behalf of state trooper, Mike Wooten, the ex-brother in law of Palin, who is at the center of the ‘Troopergate’ [...]
US News (Free subscription) | yesterday
As mayor, Palin hired a lobbyist who secured $27 million for the small town of Wasilla, Alaska.
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
People: Make up your minds. For two days, the chorus from Republicans on TV news and in the halls of their national convention has been resounding: Back off and let the family of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the party's vice presidential pick, be. Yet Wednesday found the following scenes unfolding...
Pensito Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
Palin’s idea of sport In her 20 months as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has worked hard to turn it from America’s last great wild place into strip mall sprawl suburbia, like the lower 48. A key component of her effort is to get rid of predators, wolves in particular. Palin offered a bounty for anyone engaging [...]
Woman Honor Thyself (Free subscription) | yesterday
John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as his running mate finally gave Republicans a reason to vote for him — a reason, that is, other than B. Hussein Obama.THE BEST MAN TURNED OUT TO BE A WOMAN As for former governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge and Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman, the other also-rans, [...]
Daily Dreamtime (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
ABOUT SARAH PALIN I am a resident of Wasilla, Alaska. I have known Sarah since 1992. Everyone here knows Sarah, so it is nothing special to say we are on a first-name basis. Our children have attended the same schools. Her father was my child's favorite substitute teacher. I also am on a first name basis with her parents and mother-in-law. I attended more City Council meetings during her administration...
