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Palin: My Future Son-In-Law's No Dropout

New parents 'working their butts off' to finish school, new grandma tells media

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is blasting media reports that her daughter and future son-in-law are high school dropouts, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The Alaska governor told several news outlets that eldest daughter Bristol, who just gave birth to Palin's first grandchild, starts her last semester in high school next week, and...

People Denies Buying Bristol Palin's Baby Pix

Magazine had conversations, no deal

(Newser) - People magazine has denied it paid Bristol Palin $300,000 for the first pictures of her newborn son, the AP reports. Contrary to an MSNBC report yesterday, People’s managing editor said that the magazine had been in talks with the Palins but that no deal had been made. "...

Bristol Baby Pics Score $300K
 Bristol Baby Pics Score $300K 

Bristol Baby Pics Score $300K

Price went up when grandma got arrested

(Newser) - Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are unwed teen parents—and about to make enough money to buy her mom’s campaign wardrobe twice over by selling the first pics of new son Tripp, MSNBC reports. Bidding among the celeb weeklies began at $100,000, with People winning out. The couple's...

It's a Boy! Bristol Palin Gives Birth

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol gave birth to a 7 lb., 4 oz. baby boy in Alaska yesterday, People reports. Bristol and baby daddy Levi Johnston named the child Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, the sister of Bristol's grandmother said. "We think it's wonderful," she said. "The baby...

Best Political Scoops of '08
 Best Political Scoops of '08 

Best Political Scoops of '08

(Newser) - Traditional media outlets and on-the-spot amateurs alike captured the year's biggest US political moments. Here is Politico's look at some of the biggest scoops:
  • Palin meets Couric: Interviewed by Katie Couric on CBS, Sarah Palin fumbled with softball questions such as which publications she reads. Democrats and Tina Fey pounced.
...

Obama Most Admired Man: Poll
 Obama Most Admired Man: Poll 

Obama Most Admired Man: Poll

Poll shows President is popular, but then, so was Bush

(Newser) - Barack Obama is the man Americans admire most, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, and no one else comes even close. Obama was the first or second pick for 32% of respondents; George Bush, who has topped the list for 7 years, came in second with just 5%. It’...

The Year in (Wiki) Questions
 The Year in (Wiki) Questions

The Year in (Wiki) Questions

Month-by-month, WikiAnswers lists the top questions of 2008

(Newser) - Need a primer on 2008? TechCrunch runs down common questions from each month on WikiAnswers:
  • January: When was the last time snow fell in Baghdad?
  • February: Why did the Hollywood writers go on strike?
  • March: Why did Bear Stearns fail?
  • April: Which races has Danica Patrick won?
  • May: How successful
...

Palin's Run Hurt Wasilla Drug Deals
Palin's Run
Hurt Wasilla
Drug Deals

Palin's Run Hurt Wasilla Drug Deals

Media circus cramped operations for mom of Bristol's beau: affidavit

(Newser) - Bristol Palin’s future mother-in-law complained to clients that Sarah Palin’s campaign was hampering her drug-dealing business, a police affidavit alleges. Sherry Johnston, mother of pregnant Bristol’s fiancé Levi, faces six charges of drug sale and possession after Alaska state troopers caught her using text messages to arrange...

Palin Wishes She'd Talked to the Media More

Governor wishes she'd spoken to reporters more

(Newser) - Sarah Palin wishes she’d interacted with the media more while campaigning with John McCain, the Alaska governor told Human Events. Palin identified her “biggest mistake” in the ’08 campaign as not taking a more active role in communicating with voters through the media. “I was not...

Caroline-Besotted Times Yanks Palin Comparison
Caroline-Besotted Times
Yanks Palin Comparison
ANALYSIS

Caroline-Besotted Times Yanks Palin Comparison

Watered-down coverage of Senate hopeful's media shielding raises eyebrows

(Newser) - The New York Times watered down its own story about press-shy Caroline Kennedy's awkward Upstate New York visit last week, Gawker reports. The first version posted online noted the similarity to Sarah Palin, as her aides whisked her away from reporters questioning her experience. But the provocative Palin reference vanished...

Nude Blago Joins Naked Palin
 Nude Blago Joins Naked Palin 

Nude Blago Joins Naked Palin

Chicago artist creates 'irreverent' follow-up to nude Palin

(Newser) - Somewhere in a Chicago bar, embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich is cavorting in the buff with winkin' Gov. Sarah Palin—or at least if life imitated art, reports the Chicago Tribune. The latest "nude governors" installment from Chicago artist Bruce Elliot imagines Blago reporting for prison. Titled "The...

Palin Fans, Stop Whining About Caroline
Palin Fans, Stop Whining About Caroline
OPINION

Palin Fans, Stop Whining About Caroline

Comparing Palin and Kennedy is like comparing apples and zebras

(Newser) - Critics crying foul over the difference in treatment received by Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Palin are ignoring the power gap between the respective jobs sought, Kathleen Parker argues in the Washington Post. Both may have emerged without proper vetting, Parker writes, but Kennedy is seeking to be one of a...

It'll Be a Boy for Bristol: Gramps

Governor's grandson due Saturday

(Newser) - Bristol Palin and babydaddy Levi Johnston will welcome a boy roughly any second now, spills Sarah Palin's dad in an interview with Grandparents.com, but "they don't have a name for it yet." Soon-to-be great-grandfather Chuck Heath said the guv will make a great grandmother. "I don't...

McCain 'Can't Promise' to Support Palin for Prez

Tells ABC his 'corpse is still warm,' and there are other 'great governors'

(Newser) - John McCain can't guarantee that he would back his own vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin if she ran for president in 2012, he conceded in a surprisingly weak show of support on ABC's This Week. McCain praised Palin, but repeatedly ducked questions about backing her in a future...

Biggest Jerks of 2008
 Biggest Jerks
 of 2008 

Biggest Jerks of 2008

Nickelback, Sarko, and a TV character all incur the Guardian's wrath

(Newser) - As a tumultuous year winds down, the Guardian asks the question on everybody’s mind: who are 2008’s biggest douchebags? A selection:
  • Nicolas Sarkozy: “Good God, man, will you put her away just for a second?”
  • Sarah Palin's advisors: "What you need to do, Sarah, to communicate
...

Arson Supected in Fire at Palin's Church

(Newser) - A suspected arsonist set fire to Sarah Palin's church in Wasilla, Alaska, causing about $1 million in damage, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Investigators say they don't know if Palin's connection to the Wasilla Bible Church is a factor, and they have no suspects. Palin stopped by the church today...

Powell: Palin, Limbaugh Killing GOP
Powell: Palin, Limbaugh
Killing GOP

Powell: Palin, Limbaugh Killing GOP

Party needs to embrace minorities and stop 'shouting at the world'

(Newser) - The GOP needs to listen more to minorities and less to loudmouths like Rush Limbaugh and polarizing figures like Sarah Palin if it's going to have a future, Colin Powell tells CNN. Powell, who endorsed Barack Obama but still considers himself a Republican, said the party's efforts to win votes...

Google Taps Zeitgeist, Finds Palin a Winner

Alaska governor went zooming up search charts in '08

(Newser) - Every year, Google releases its analysis of the global zeitgeist based on billions of searches around the world. Newsweek reports the highlights:
  • Sarah Palin: "Obama" was the most searched for term overall, but the Alaska governor grabbed the top spot on the fastest-rising list.
  • Beijing 2008: The world was
...

Joe the Plumber 'Appalled' by McCain

Campaigning made him feel 'dirty'

(Newser) - Joe the Plumber, a sidekick of John McCain's presidential campaign who came to represent the common man, now says he was "appalled" by the Republican candidate, Politico reports. Plumber Joe Wurzelbacher, who appeared at campaign stops with McCain, told a conservative radio show host his up-close look at presidential...

'White Powder' Package Sent to Palin

Eighth package sent to governors

(Newser) - A package containing a suspicious white powder originating in Texas was intercepted yesterday en route to Gov. Sarah Palin's office, AP reports. Seven similar packages have been sent this week to other governors. They all contained harmless powder, but results of tests on the Alaska letter are pending.

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