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Palin accepts nomination, slams Obama in speech

 
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) — Sarah Palin accepted the Republican Party's nomination for vice president following a lengthy standing ovation as she took the stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday. In her speech, she praised John McCain as a leader who "refused to break with those troops in Iraq who now have brought victory within [...] (link)

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