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Book, TV deal in Sarah Palin's future?
hollywoodreporter.com - 1/22/2009
Book, TV deal in Sarah Palin's future?
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NEW YORK -- It looks like Sarah Palin may be ready to tell her remarkable story in print. The former GOP vice presidential candidate has apparently enlisted the help of superstar Washington attorney Robert Barnett, who has brokered book deals for such political A-listers as President Barack ...
latimes.com - 1/22/2009
Sarah Palin may be shopping a book - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Barnett declined to comment. But a variety of published sources, including the Hollywood Reporter, said that Barnett... was on board in helping to sell a Palin book. Presumably, the book would tell her side of the 2008 presidential election, when the ... (more) Sarah Palin may be shopping a book - Los Angeles Times

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swamppolitics.com - 1/23/2009
Sarah Palin's book deal: $11 million?
— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva Sarah Palin shopping for a book deal? $11 million for the story of the... hockey-mom from Alaska who ran for vice president? Michael Muskal of the Los Angeles Times writes that Robert Barnett of the Washington legal world, the ... (more) Sarah Palin's book deal: $11 million?

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Sarah Palin's book should give Katie Couric something to read
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/23/2009
Sarah Palin's book should give Katie Couric something to read
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Looks like Alaska's Republican Gov. Sarah Palin is gonna give Katie Couric something else to read besides... her TelePrompter scripts. The 44-year-old mother of five has reportedly retained high-powered Washington super-attorney Robert Barnett ... (more) Sarah Palin's book should give Katie Couric something to ...

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Report: Palin Shopping Book
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Alaska governor and former VP candidate reportedly taps DC super-lawyer Robert Barnett to help land a book or TV deal.       ...

Palin Shopping for a Book Deal?
News — ... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) may be shopping for a book deal, and has retained a Washington attorney with experience in negotiating such contracts to represent her. Palin has hired attorney Robert Barnett, possibly to negotiate a book deal, though the attorney has experience in TV deals as well, The Hollywood Reporter reported Thursday. The D.C. attorney's profile at law firm Williams & Connolly bills him as "one of the premier authors' representatives in the world" whose clients have included President Obama, former President Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary ...

Palin Launches Multimedia Assault (Again)
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... Barnett, who has brokered book deals for such political A-listers as President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Additionally, he has handled TV deals for a lot of top anchors and reporters such as Brian Williams, Lesley Stahl, Neil Cavuto, Christiane Amanpour and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. While not an immediate option, TV news is considered an intriguing possible future career path for the telegenic Palin. Read more   READ THE WHOLE ITEM ...

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