Journalists Reportedly Plotted to Pillory Palin

Liberal journalists and commentators on an exclusive web group coordinated ways to discredit Sarah Palin on the very day she was nominated as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential pick in 2008, according to a new report. 

Bloomberg Criticizes Palin for Mosque Tweet, but Says She's Not a Racist

Sarah Palin is "not a racist," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday, following a tweet from his aide that suggested Palin's opposition to a planned mosque near Ground Zero was just that.

Palin tests her political clout with long-shot pick in Alaska

With Republican insiders watching carefully to see whether she has developed the right stuff for a national presidential run in 2012, Sarah Palin has backed a dark horse in her own backyard this year.

Stepping into an intraparty fight in the Alaska GOP, the former governor has given her endorsement ...
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Palin sparks Twitter fight on mosque

Sarah Palin enters the fray over the planned mosque near Ground Zero.



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Palin-Johnson nuptials slated for reality television or farce?

Day Two of Bristol Watch has plenty of sideshows.

The news that Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston will wed has become, in fact, a veritable blank canvas for a rampant press ever eager to bash Sarah Palin and the happy couple, then speculate on whether they're expecting another baby, or ...
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Thank you, Sarah Palin

Opinion: The congresswoman talks fundraising and Obamacare.



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Sarah Palin: Will she do it?

Reading the tea leaves on the prospects for a Sarah Palin presidential run.



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Palin's Political Action Committee Shells Out $87G to Candidates

A report filed with the Federal Elections Commission Sunday shows Sarah Palin's political action committee contributed at least $87,500 to candidates she's endorsed in the last few months.

New Palin bio aimed at tweens

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — You might call it Sarah Palin's introduction to the cubs.

A biography of the former Alaska governor and self-described "mama grizzly" is set for release in September by Christian book publisher Zondervan.

"Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story" is one in a series of biographies aimed ...
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Republican Leaders Letting Tea Party ‘Demagogues’ Set Tone, Defeated Republican Lawmaker Complains

While not naming names, Rep. Bob Inglis, a Republican defeated in South Carolina's primary last month, suggested in interviews with The Associated Press that tea party favorites such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are the culprits.
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Sarah Palin Releases Campaign-Style 'Mama Grizzlies' Video

Sarah Palin released a Facebook video directly warning the current administration to watch out for the "Mama Grizzlies," in what smacks of an early presidential campaign ad.

Levi Johnston Apologizes to the Palin Family

The father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild backtracked Tuesday from scores of comments he made about the Palin family over the past two years, offering a public apology for saying "things that were not completely true."

Palin Center Stage in Politics, But What of 2012?

After losing a vice-presidential bid and resigning as governor, most politicians would have faded away - but Sarah Palin is not going anywhere.

Palin decries 'Dumpster divers' at Calif. campus

TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) — Sarah Palin leveled criticism at California's attorney general and others raising questions about her visit to a cash-strapped university, telling supporters that students had better things to do than dive through Dumpsters to find out how much she earns speaking.

The former Alaska governor's headline address ...
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Palin Blasts Brown for Probing Visit to Cal State Stanislaus

Sarah Palin slammed California Attorney General Jerry Brown for investigating her visit to a cash-strapped university, telling supporters that students had better things to do than dive through Dumpsters to find out how much she earns speaking.

Political Scene

ALASKA

Palin legal defense fund ruled illegal

ANCHORAGE, Alaska | A legal defense fund set up for Sarah Palin when she was Alaska governor was illegal, an investigator for the state Personnel Board said Thursday.

Investigator Timothy Petumenos said the Alaska Fund Trust inappropriately used the word "official" on its ...
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Calif. school to allow media at Palin event

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After months of requests from reporters, a California university on Friday agreed to allow members of the media to attend a fundraiser next week featuring Sarah Palin.

Officials with California State University, Stanislaus issued an e-mail advisory announcing that the June 25 gala at its Turlock ...
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Inside the Beltway

POP CONSERVATIVES

Sarah Palin identified the emerging "conservative feminist." Now inquiring minds want to know if "populist conservatism" can exist without, say, causing damage to the entire space/time continuum. The Hudson Institute brings together Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Washington Examiner columnist Michael Barone ...
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Is Palin's 'rogue' image going?

JUNEAU, Alaska l Sarah Palin the political pragmatist? Go figure.

Palin's picks display pragmatism, stir 2012 talk

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin the political pragmatist? Go figure.

What’s the Mama Grizzly Up To?

Although the media have painted Sarah Palin as a ditz, no politician in memory has conducted a more brilliant pre-presidential campaign, if that is what she's doing, than the lady who calls herself 'the Mama Grizzly.'
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Palin to Obama on Oil Companies: 'Give Me a Call'

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said President Barack Obama's acknowledgment that he hasn't directly spoken to BP's chief executive shows it "bodes well to have some sort of executive experience before occupying the Oval Office."
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Palin Endorses GOP Challenger in Alaska Senate Primary

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican August primary.

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Palin Puts Up Fence at Wasilla Home After Writer Moves In Next Door

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has erected a 14-foot-high fence at her Wasilla home, making good on a promise to prevent her new neighbor -- a writer working on a book about her -- from peering in. 

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Palin Makes Good on Fence Threat

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is making good on a threat to build a fence around her Wasilla home to keep her new neighbor - an author who is writing a book about her - from peering in.
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