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3 Palin Stylists Cost Campaign More Than $165,000
3 Palin Stylists Cost Campaign More Than $165,000
The campaign spent the money over the course of nine weeks on a fashion consultant, traveling makeup artist and traveling hair stylist for Gov. Sarah Palin. >
McCain Campaign Spent $110,000 on Palin's Stylists
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Gov. Sarah Palin's traveling makeup artist was paid $68,400 for roughly two months of work, according to a new finance report. (more) McCain Campaign Spent $110,000 on Palin's Stylists
Palin's Stylists Took In Thousands More in Final Weeks
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — In all, Sarah Palin's traveling make-up artist was paid $68,400 for roughly two months of work, according to a new finance report. (more) Palin's Stylists Took In Thousands More in Final Weeks
New RNC Expense Reports: $110k for Sarah Palin Stylists
talkleft.com — For two months work, Sarah Palin's traveling makeup artist and hair stylist were paid $110,000, according to newly filed RNC campaign expense reports . The clothing total, previously at $150,000 is also expected to rise, but the final numbers ... (more) New RNC Expense Reports: $110k for Sarah Palin Stylists
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The Caucus — ... . Campaign Leftovers The Times’s Michael Luo and Cathy Horyn calculate that Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign spent more than $165,000 over nine weeks on three stylists for Gov. Sarah Palin, “equivalent to what a Hollywood studio might invest in preparing an A-list actress for a movie premiere or publicity campaign, other stylists said.” William Ayers, the former Weatherman whose ties to Mr. Obama dogged the candidate throughout the election, speaks for himself in a ...

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