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Levi Plans Book to Fund Custody Fight

(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,...

Palin Talks of 'Choice' When She Would Take It Away

(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....

Palin Visits Midwest, Blasts Obama
Palin Visits Midwest,
Blasts Obama
Apr 17, 2009 11:20 AM CDT

Palin Visits Midwest, Blasts Obama

In speech to right-to-life group, gov gets emotional over Trig

(Newser) - Amid complaints from the Alaska legislature that she's is spending more time cultivating her image than running her state, Sarah Palin gave a rousing speech before a right-to-life group in Indiana last night the Evansville Courier & Press reports. Speaking of her son Trig, whom she called "a miracle,...

Alaskan Lawmakers Reject Palin's Pick for AG

Governor suffers huge defeat when lawmakers nix right-wing nominee

(Newser) - Alaska's legislature has voted to reject Sarah Palin's controversial pick for state attorney general, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Nine Republican lawmakers joined Democrats in nixing the nomination of outspoken pro-gun, anti-abortion lawyer Wayne Ross—the first time in Alaskan history the head of a state agency has failed to...

Palin's Pop to Levi: 'Buy Some Diapers'

(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...

To Rake in Funds, Just Drop Her Name

Palin helps raise money on both sides of partisan issues

(Newser) - Political fundraisers on both sides of polarizing issues have a secret weapon: Sarah Palin. Mere mention of the Alaska governor helps bring in the big bucks, Politico reports. “I can’t tell how many invitations I’ve seen with ‘Gov. Palin’ in 25-point font and ‘invited’ in...

How the Palin Machine Turned on Levi
 How the 
 Palin Machine 
 Turned on Levi 
OPINION
Apr 13, 2009 10:49 AM CDT

How the Palin Machine Turned on Levi

Levi goes from 'victim' to 'big mistake' after talk shows

(Newser) - Once, the Palins defended Levi Johnston—but after he appeared on talk shows discussing his relationship with Bristol, the Palin “Truth Squad” wasted no time turning its venom on him, writes Dan Fagan in the Anchorage Daily News. “It's clear Palin is aware of her base and is...

GOP Govs Back Down, Request Stimulus Funds

Ambitious conservatives cave on most federal aid dollars

(Newser) - Tough talk about rejecting stimulus funds earned some GOP governors—and presidential hopefuls—plenty of headlines, but reality has set in, Politico reports. Under fire from their legislatures, Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have all requested funds in the past week. “At this point it looks like...

O'Reilly Slams Eminem for 'Nailing' Palin

Fox host angered over media hypocrisy, again

(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly is not an Eminem fan. The Fox News host called the rapper “crude” for attacking Sarah Palin in his latest song, Us reports. “Few Americans take the vile rapper Eminem seriously,” O’Reilly raged. “He represents the lowest form of entertainment in this...

Palins Are Lying About Where I Lived: Levi

Bristol's baby daddy says his family's not 'white trash'

(Newser) - Levi Johnston is standing his ground against Alaska's first family, insisting that he did live at Sarah Palin’s house for two months, which the Palins deny. “They said I didn’t live there,” Johnston said on CBS' Early Show. “They say I ‘stayed there.’...

Eminem 'Nails' Palin in New Song

Rapper to Alaska guv: 'Say hello to my little friend'

(Newser) - Eminem’s back, and he’s got a political message: He wants to sleep with Sarah Palin. In the song We Made You, off his forthcoming album Relapse, Eminem asks for “my venom, an inhaler, and two Xenadrine/ And I’ll invite Sarah Palin out to dinner, then/Nail her....

Palin Slams Levi for Talking Sex on Tyra

Governor accuses daughter's ex of lying in quest for fame

(Newser) - Levi Johnston's discussion of his relationship with Bristol Palin on the Tyra Banks Show has earned him the wrath of the Palin clan, People reports. A statement from the Alaska governor's family accuses Johnston—who said Sarah Palin let the couple share a room and “probably knew” he and...

Palin's Sister-in-Law Arrested for Burglary

Todd Palin's half-sister accused of breaking into Wasilla home to steal cash

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's sister-in-law has been arrested on suspicion of burglary, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Diana Palin—half-sister of Sarah Palin's husband Todd—is accused of breaking into the same house in Wasilla, Alaska twice in one week to steal money. She faces two counts of felony burglary and misdemeanor...

Palin Let Bristol, Levi Share a Room

(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...

Alaska GOP Calls for Senate Race Do-Over

Palin, party leader say Stevens would have won without felony raps

(Newser) - The head of Alaska's Republican Party is calling for Democratic Sen. Mark Begich to step down and clear the way for a new election now that felony misconduct charges have been dropped against former Sen. Ted Stevens, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Stevens would not have lost in November if...

Clothes Spending Spree 'Out of Our Control:' Todd Palin

(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.”...

Ex-Law & Order Star: Leave Bristol Alone

Pro-GOP actress says teen mom 'has my support 100 percent'

(Newser) - Let Bristol Palin live her life, actress Angie Harmon tells critics of the "still young" teen. "She is in a position that any girl could be in," the former Law & Order star said in an interview with Fox News. "For anyone to sit there...

GOP Dinner Dumps Palin for Dithering

Gingrich gets gig after Alaska guv fails to commit to fundraiser

(Newser) - Congressional Republicans have replaced Sarah Palin with Newt Gingrich as keynote speaker at their spring fundraising dinner after the Alaska governor's aides flip-flopped over whether she could make it, sources tell Politico. Organizers issued a press release trumpeting her appearance after her political action committee confirmed that she would attend,...

Insiders Blame Palin Blunders on Rookie Staff

Allies: Interview gaffes, backing out of events all handlers' fault

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has made her share of missteps over the last few months—dropping invitations from conservative events at the last minute, making snide comments about Katie Couric, and appearing in front of doomed turkeys—and defenders of the governor are happy to blame Palin's Alaska staff and DC political...

Geithner on AIG: 'We Had No Good Choices'
Geithner on AIG: 'We Had No Good Choices'
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Mar 29, 2009 10:53 AM CDT

Geithner on AIG: 'We Had No Good Choices'

Gates backs Obama on Afghanistan; Petraeus says Cheney wrong

(Newser) - Timothy Geithner may have reignited the AIG bonus brouhaha on ABC’s This Week just as calls for his ouster had begun to subside. “We had no good choices. The contracts were set,” he said, insisting Treasury acted quickly to renegotiate the parts of the bonuses it could....

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