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Palin: What not to wear

 
The New York Times front-pages the $150,000 shopping spree for Palin -- and what it might have done to her political image. Sarah Palin’s wardrobe joined the ranks of symbolic political excess on Wednesday, alongside John McCain’s multiple houses and John Edwards’s $400 haircut, as Republicans expressed fear that weeks of tailoring Ms. Palin as an average “hockey mom” would fray amid revelations that the Republican Party outfitted her with expensive clothing from high-end stores.” More: “Republicans...( read more ) (link)

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