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adn.com - 1/6/2009
Levi Johnston quits oil field job
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Levi Johnston, the Wasilla teenager planning to marry Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, has quit his North Slope oil field job over questions about his eligibility to participate in an electrical apprenticeship program, Johnston's father said today.

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Alaska trooper: Politics slowed Johnston drug arrest
usatoday.com - 1/6/2009
Alaska trooper: Politics slowed Johnston drug arrest
— usatoday.com — Sherry Johnston — whose son Levi Johnston is engaged to Palin's daughter, Bristol — was arrested Dec. 18 on six felony drug counts. She is accused of selling Oxycontin, a strong prescription painkiller. Investigator Kyle Young sent an e-mail to the ... (more) Alaska trooper: Politics slowed Johnston drug arrest

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adn.com - 1/1/2009
Palin says Johnston is no dropout
— adn.com — Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of Wednesday countering what she considers inaccurate descriptions of how much education her daughter's fiance has, an effort culminating at the end of the day with her first public statement about her new grandson. (more) Palin says Johnston is no dropout

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Johnston, alone in court, pleads not guilty
adn.com - 1/5/2009
Johnston, alone in court, pleads not guilty
— adn.com — PALMER - Sherry Johnston on Monday pleaded not guilty to six felony counts of possessing and selling OxyContin. (more) Johnston, alone in court, pleads not guilty

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Quitter! Levi Johnston Leaves His Job
Firedoglake — ... Levi Johnston, who sired Sarah Palin's first grandchild quit his job today. In October he told the Associated Press that he was quitting high school  to work as an apprentice electrician in the Alaska oil fields. ...

Levi Johnston quits oil field job
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Johnston could take part in the apprenticeship program without the required high school education. Johnston's father, Keith Johnston, said in a telephone interview that his son decided to resign today and return home to work on his education. (snip) Keith Johnston also said the governor had nothing to do with getting Levi Johnston the oil field job. Keith Johnston said his own position as an ASRC construction engineer accounts for any help his son received in landing work. Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/643519.html

Lisa Derrick: Quitter! Levi Johnston Leaves His Job
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Levi Johnston--who sired Sarah Palin's first grandchild and in October told the Associated Press that he was quitting high school to work as an apprentice electrician for the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation--"resigned" that job Monday, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Questions about Levi's eligibility for the oil field job were raised by conservative Alaskan commentator Dan Fagan, as a high school diploma or GED is required by law in order to work as an apprentice. Last week Palin threw a frantic media fit, ...

Levi Johnston Quits Oil Job
Politics Daily — Filed under: Republicans, Breaking News, MediaWell, that reported $300,000 that People magazine payed Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston for pics of their new baby is looking like a much-welcome reserve right about now. Via the Anchorage Daily News: Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, has quit his North Slope oil field job over questions about his eligibility to work in an electrical apprenticeship program, Johnston's father said Monday. The sticking point in the ...

Levi Johnston resigns his position after allegations that Sarah Palin helped him skirt the rules.
Think Progress — ... The Anchorage Daily News reports that Levi Johnston, boyfriend of Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol, has quit his oil field job over questions about his eligibility to work in an electrical apprenticeship program. On Sunday, Dan Fagan – an Anchorage radio talk show host – questioned how Johnston was eligible to take part in the apprenticeship program ...

levi the babydaddy quits his job
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... levi johnston, the boyfriend of gov. sarah palin's daughter bristol, has quit his north slope oil field job over questions about his eligibility to work in an electrical apprenticeship program, johnston's father said monday. - anchorage daily news ...

Levi Johnston Quits Job Over Questions
News — ... Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of Bristol Palin, has left his oil field job over questions about his qualifications to hold it, reports the Anchorage Daily News . Johnston, who became ...

No Diploma? No Problem!
Comments from Left Field — ... Turns out you need a high school diploma to work as an electrical apprentice on Alaska’s North Slope. And Levi Johnston doesn’t have one. So he quit his job. But only after a local radio talk show host wondered aloud how Johnston could have gotten into an apprenticeship program when he has not graduated from high school: ...

Liberals Still Trying To Destroy Palin Family
Say Anything — Hatred knows no bounds. Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol, has quit his North Slope oil field job over questions about his eligibility to work in an electrical apprenticeship program, Johnston’s father said Monday. Johnston, 18, began working this fall in the Milne Point oil field with ASRC Energy Services Inc., a major Slope contractor. In a Sunday newspaper column, Anchorage radio talk show host Dan Fagan questioned how Johnston could take part in ASRC’s ...

Alaska News
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Claims that the case against Sherry Johnston was slowed for political reasons have been withdrawn. Levi Johnston has quit his new job because it requires a high school diploma: Levi figures it's best to leave the job and pursue his education, Keith Johnston said. Levi's not eligible for the apprenticeship program without the diploma, he said. "You guys are watching him so tightly," Johnston said, referring to the media. "He's being treated different than an average 18-year-old kid. He has to do everything by the book ...

Levi Johnston (Palin) quits the oil fields
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