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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/31/2008
In Pa., Ridge Touts McCain's Veep Choice
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The former governor of Pennsylvania praises McCain's veep choice.

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16 Years Of Hillary Hate Doesn't Simply Vanish
Eschaton — duh Updated WASHINGTON, Pa. – It was a repeat of a line that attracted a great deal of attention in her announcement speech, but when Gov. Sarah Palin praised the “determination and grace” of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at a McCain campaign rally here Saturday the line was met with a few tepid claps and some boos. It was just a blip in an otherwise enthusiastic rally, but it did show some of the complications Senator John McCain may face in trying to attract former Clinton supporters to his cause. McCain's people are very good at ...

Women A Bit Suspicious Of Palin
Firedoglake — ... Add to that the fact that Palin was greeted with a chorus of boos when she praised Hillary Clinton at a rally. If McCain chose her expressly to snatch up the PUMA vote, it could present an ugly weld spot within a party grounded in 16 years of institutional Clinton hatred. ...

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