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Dad: Palin Left Hawaii Because of Minorities

Dec 7, 2009 8:37 PM CST

Dad: Palin Left Hawaii Because of Minorities

Too many Asians, Pacific Islanders, he says in new book

(Newser) - In a new book, Sarah Palin’s father says one reason she cut short her college career in Hawaii was because the heavy minority population made her uncomfortable—and not, as she writes in her book, because “perpetual sunshine isn’t necessarily conducive to serious academics.” Lefty sites...

NY State of Mind Almost as Bad as Calif.'s

OPINION

Nov 30, 2009 1:43 PM CST

NY State of Mind Almost as Bad as Calif.'s

Both states' revenues, budgets, legislatures create cause for alarm

(Newser) - Don’t look now, New Yorkers, but your state government is sinking to California-like depths of lousiness. New York’s 2010 budgetary fitness ranks below that of 33 other states in Pew’s latest ranking, trailing the likes of Louisiana, Alaska, and South Carolina. And that’s unlikely to improve,...

Test Your Palin Knowledge

Nov 28, 2009 7:14 AM CST

Test Your Palin Knowledge

'Newsweek' goes deep with Sarah trivia

(Newser) - With Sarah Palin fever at its highest point since the 2008 election, Newsweek dares you to test how much you know about the nation's most polarizing politician:

What question did Palin and strategists plan for her to ask Joe Biden before the start of their debate?
Mat, Court, Zamboni, and

...

Book Tour Shows Palin
Hitting a Nerve

analysis

Nov 22, 2009 2:46 PM CST

Book Tour Shows Palin Hitting a Nerve

'Going Rogue' phenomenon may foreshadow something bigger

(Newser) - Just 5 days into her book tour, first-time author Sarah Palin is attracting crowds so huge and adoring that they're feeding speculation about her political future. The philosophy that moved one fan to call her "the female Ronald Reagan" is nothing new, experts tell Erika Bolstad of the Anchorage ...

In Piling On Palin, Liberals Make Fools of Themselves

OPINION

Nov 19, 2009 5:30 PM CST

In Piling On Palin, Liberals Make Fools of Themselves

...and legitimize her as a true rogue

(Newser) - Watching liberals vilify Sarah Palin all over again bothers Lee Siegel. He finds her terrifying as a political prospect—"some of her positions, like her religious opposition to health-care reform and her opposition to stem-cell research, strike me as just shy of sociopathic"—but as an American story,...

Post Office
Drops North Pole
Letter Program

Nov 19, 2009 12:18 PM CST

Post Office Drops North Pole Letter Program

Cancellation infuriates Santa's helpers in Alaska town

(Newser) - Furious North Pole residents are accusing the Postal Service of playing Grinch by ending its letters to Santa program—because it attracted a sex offender. Since 1954, the Postal Service has happily sent letters to Santa to North Pole, Alaska, where volunteers respond and mail them back with a North...

Palin Memoir:
I Inspired
Obama's 'Change'

Nov 18, 2009 5:30 AM CST

Palin Memoir: I Inspired Obama's 'Change'

Palin suggests Dem's '08 adviser lifted Alaska strategy

(Newser) - Sarah Palin believes she might deserve some of the credit for President Obama's victory but not in the way some people in the McCain camp would have it. In Going Rogue, Palin points to her campaign for Alaska governor as having used the "Change" theme and suggests she may...

Palin on Fey's Parody:
'I Thought It Was Me'

Nov 16, 2009 2:35 PM CST

Palin on Fey's Parody: 'I Thought It Was Me'

McCain campaign worried 'SNL' visit could be 'atrocious'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin appeared on Saturday Night Live to "neutralize" the effect of Tina Fey’s scathing impression, the former Alaska governor tells Oprah Winfrey. The campaign was “apprehensive” about having her appear on the show, thinking such an appearance could be "potentially atrocious." But Palin pushed...

'The Wasilla
Whack-Job'
Reads My
Blog!

ANDREW SULLIVAN

Nov 15, 2009 4:14 PM CST

'The Wasilla Whack-Job' Reads My Blog!

Sarah Palin's threat of a libel suit goes a bit awry

(Newser) - Back in the day, public figures were cautioned not to pick fights with people who bought ink by the barrel—namely, newspaper publishers. In the age of the blogger, it's more important to guard against fueling your antagonists with the 21st-century version of ink: attention. Paging Sarah Palin: "The...

Limbaugh Loves
Palin Memoir

meeting of the minds

Nov 13, 2009 5:40 PM CST

Limbaugh Loves Palin Memoir

Right wing's leading light heaps praise on new book

(Newser) - Introducing into the public discourse the possibility that he has never read a book about policy, Rush Limbaugh today described Sarah Palin's forthcoming memoir, Going Rogue, as "truly one of the most substantive policy books I've read." He continued, "This woman, Gov. Palin, clearly is jazzed by...

Truth-Twisting Palin Just Gets More Dangerous

OPINION

Nov 13, 2009 4:07 PM CST

Truth-Twisting Palin Just Gets More Dangerous

New 'author' irresistible to both right and left: parody editors

(Newser) - Sarah Palin remains a major player on the national stage because "neither the left nor the right can get enough of her," write Richard Kim and Betsy Reed, the editors of Going Rouge, the parody that comes out the same day as the former Alaska governor's memoir, Going ...

Levi Gets Naked for Shoot

full moon over alaska

Nov 12, 2009 4:43 PM CST

Levi Gets Naked for Shoot

He poses in the buff with a hockey stick

(Newser) - It's the Levi Johnston update the world's been waiting on: He does indeed get naked for Playgirl. Writes Brian Moylan at Gawker: "We have confirmation from the set of Levi's Playgirl shoot that he has just posed naked with a hockey stick." The source relays that "his...

Palin's Book
Will Settle Scores With McCain Aides

Nov 11, 2009 3:22 PM CST

Palin's Book Will Settle Scores With McCain Aides

Details dribbling out; 5 'very long' chapters

(Newser) - Can't wait to find out what's in Sarah Palin's Going Rogue? It's not out until next Tuesday, but Mark Halperin has some info at his political blog at Time. The book has:

The names of McCain aides she believes undermined her candidacy.
Lots of scorn for the media.
A testimonial

...

Feds' Lone Dog-Mushing
Job Opens Up

Nov 9, 2009 8:22 PM CST

Feds' Lone Dog-Mushing Job Opens Up

Must like Alaskan wilderness, dog poop and bureaucracy

(Newser) - Love dogs? Pristine Alaska wilderness? Then you’ll be pleased to learn that the lone federal dog-mushing job is open. The position at Denali National Park pays up to $66,542 (plus cost-of-living adjustment), but it’s not all easy sledding. The kennel manager is in charge of 31 dogs,...

Palin Renews
'Death Panels'
Argument

Nov 8, 2009 4:55 PM CST

Palin Renews 'Death Panels' Argument

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has returned to her Facebook soapbox to reinvigorate the "death panels" meme she helped popularize. "We had been told there were no 'death panels' in the bill," says an essay posted to the former Alaska governor's page. "But look closely at the provision mandating...

Obama to Honor Veterans During Alaska Visit

Nov 6, 2009 3:43 PM CST

Obama to Honor Veterans During Alaska Visit

First visit to chilly 49th state a refueling stop en route to Asia

(Newser) - President Obama will visit Alaska next week for the first time, stopping at Elmendorf Air Force Base to observe Veterans Day with base personnel while Air Force One refuels. Like most recent presidents, Obama will visit Alaska en route to Asia, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The president would like...

Palins Won't
Split Up: Biographer

as wasilla turns

Nov 1, 2009 4:59 PM CST

Palins Won't Split Up: Biographer

Sarah and Todd are building a 'summer White House'

(Newser) - Some oracles read tea leaves; Sarah Palin's biographer tells the future from home construction. "They're building another house and an airplane hangar," author Joe McGinniss, just back from Wasilla, tells Rush & Molloy of the Daily News . "Just based on the size of the compound, I'd say...

I'll Sue Palins
Over Custody: Levi

as wasilla turns

Oct 30, 2009 4:45 PM CDT

I'll Sue Palins Over Custody: Levi

'I'm up to the point where I can't see my kid again,' says Tripp's dad

(Newser) - Levi Johnston says he's “definitely” going to court over custody issues concerning Tripp, his son with Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol. "I'm up to the point where I can't see my kid again. I'm done. I'm sure we'll end up in court,” Johnston tells the Guardian , explaining that...

Feds Pitch
Polar Bear
Habitat

Oct 23, 2009 1:41 AM CDT

Feds Pitch Polar Bear Habitat

Critics complain move doesn't address main threats

(Newser) - The federal government has proposed designating 200,000 square miles of land, sea, and ice in northern Alaska as a critical habitat for polar bears. The move is "one step in the right direction to help this species stave off extinction," said an Interior Department official. He acknowledged,...

Palin Wades
Back Into
Health Care
Debate

OPINION

Oct 18, 2009 3:36 PM CDT

Palin Wades Back Into Health Care Debate

On Facebook, former Alaska gov picks apart Baucus bill

(Newser) - With less than a month to go before the release of her memoir, Sarah Palin has weighed in on the health care debate, opining that the authors of the Baucus bill "no doubt have good intentions, but good intentions aren’t enough." Furthermore, the effort in general "...