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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
The Alaska governor, a surprise pick as John McCain's running mate, generated immediate excitement around his campaign, particularly with the Republican Party's conservative base. Her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul was hailed widely.
Palin has billed herself as a reformer, someone who wasn't afraid to take on her own party's elite in Alaska and is ready to shake up an entrenched establishment in Washington. Others have questioned whether her experience - two years as governor, four years as mayor of a city of less than 10,000 - qualify her to be vice president, "a heartbeat away from the presidency."
She is coming off rough performances in recent interviews with Katie Couric of CBS News, and the debate with Joe Biden is seen as key for her to bounce back and show the American public she is ready for what lies ahead.
Born: Feb. 11, 1964
Birthplace: Sandpoint, Idaho (moved to Alaska as an infant)
Home: Wasilla, Alaska
Family: Husband, Todd; five children
Religion: Protestant
Current job: Governor of Alaska, elected 2006
Employment history: Chairwoman of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003-04; mayor of Wasilla, 1996-2002; Wasilla City Council member, 1992-96. Was owner with her husband of a snowmobile, watercraft and all-terrain vehicle business; worked as a sports reporter for two Anchorage, Alaska, television stations
Education: University of Idaho, B.A., 1987
Website: www.johnmccain.com
Sarah Palin stories from Star Tribune
- Obama, Palin trade telling jibes over crib sheetsThe jokes about Barack Obama's close relationship with his teleprompter have been constant since he became president.
- Readers write for Feb. 10, 2010Since they first appeared last summer, I have been trying to figure out if Tea Party members were truly principled Americans who had some wisdom to share with the rest of us or just sore losers whose candidate didn't win in the last election.
- White House mocks Sarah Palin from podiumEven the White House's top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a speech to "tea party" activists.
- Palin doesn't rule out 2012 bid
- Palin stumps for TX Gov. Perry in suburban Houston
- Palin says 'absurd' not to ponder presidential bid
- Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering
- Sarah Palin assails Obama at 'tea party' gathering
- Palin to Tea Party: Stay true to 'the people'
- Michele Bachmann does delicate political dance
Sarah Palin stories from other sources
- Limbaugh and Palin: Round Four - Huffington Post (blog)
- Why Sarah Palin Drives Them Crazy - Politics Daily (blog)
- Perry and Palin: Snap, Crackle and Flop - Burnt Orange Report (blog)
- Ex-Boyfriend of Sarah Palin´s Daughter on Playgirl Cover - ShortNews.com
- Palin: A "Bunch of snake oil science" on global warming - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
- Sarah Palin's appalling hypocrisy on `The R-word' - Chicago Tribune (blog)
- Yes, Virginia, There Are Republican Critics of Sarah Palin - Newsweek (blog)
- Palin, Visible and Vocal, Is Positioned for Variety of Roles - New York Times
- Books-A-Million to Host Sarah Palin in Daytona Beach, FL - MarketWatch
- Is Sarah Palin at War with Rush Limbaugh? - CBS News (blog)
Blog Posts Featuring Sarah Palin
- White House Openly Ridicules Sarah Palin - The Hollywood Gossip
- Conservatives4Palin.com: Sarah Palin: Drillgate
- Alec Baldwin: Sarah Palin: Faux Populist
- Colbert: "Sarah Palin Is A F--king Retard" (VIDEO)
- Rick Horowitz: Sarah Palin: She's Got the Whole World on Her Hands...
- YouTube - Cenk Vs. Caller Defending Sarah Palin!
- Dave Hackel: Sarah Palin for President
- Andrea Mitchell Mocks Sarah Palin's Crib Notes | Video Cafe
- Sarah Palin And The Palm Platform - sarah palin - Jezebel
- Sarah Palin In 2012?! | PerezHilton.com
