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thehill.com - 8/29/2008
Palin bursts onto the stage with praise for Hillary
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In her first appearance on the national stage, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Friday praised Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for her efforts on behalf of women. I think as well today of two other women who came before me in national elections, Palin said in her first ...

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News — ... MOMocrats [image] Obama Campaign Responds - Blue Texan, Firedoglake [image] Biden's Girl Trouble - Michelle Cottle, The Plank [image] Friday's Tracking Polls - Chris Bowers, Open Left [image] Obama Stretches Lead to Eight Points - Gallup Daily [image] Obama's Speech Heavy in Specifics - Greg Sargent, TPM EC [image] AP Keeps Up War Against Obama - Jonathan Singer, MyDD OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Palin Bursts Onto Stage With Praise for Hillary - The Hill Obama Speech TV Ratings Far ...

Palin on HRC
Political Animal — ... notion that Democrats may have actually liked Hillary for her record and agenda apparently isn't a consideration -- so picking a woman, any woman, even a far-right anti-choice woman, will necessarily drive Democrats to vote Republican. I suspect this will backfire. No one likes to be played for a fool, and these crass tactics will probably be perceived by Clinton backers as more insulting than anything else. And yet, in a move that was about as subtle as a sledgehammer, Sarah Palin praised Hillary Clinton during her first appearance on the national stage today, referencing ...

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