voices.washingtonpost.com - 8/29/2008
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By Michael D. Shear Reporters weren't the only ones surprised by Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee. Her press secretary was just as clueless. Bill McAllster, a veteran political reporter who recently became her spokesman, said his home phone in ...
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Matthew Yglesias —
Michael Shear reports for The Washington Post:
Palin first met McCain in March, McAllister said, when she was in Washington and requested a meeting with McCain about oil drilling in Alaska. McAllister said Palin later talked to McCain for five minutes by phone last Sunday, while she was at the Alaska state fair.
“She made no mention of the vice presidency at the time,” McAllister said.
I feel like we could use some clarification on this: Were those the only times McCain and Palin spoke? The way it’s ...
Not-so-perfect strangers
Political Animal —
... on Sunday, while she was at the Alaska State Fair. The conversation, according to Palin's press secretary, lasted five minutes . 3. McCain had ...
Palin Repeatedly Professed Desire To Renew Federal Funding For ‘Bridge To Nowhere’
Think Progress —
... Palin’s desire to have federal funding directed toward pet projects in Alaska, however, did not diminish. As recently as March 2008 — around the time she first met McCain — her special counsel, John Katz, wrote in the Juneau Empire that despite recognizing increased scrutiny of such spending, Palin was not “ ...
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hughhewitt.townhall.com 8/29/2008 — Pro-life conservatives across the country have to be thrilled with John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as the GOP nominee for Veep. Reformers have to be thrilled. Inside-baseball analysts have to be thrilled. Jonathan Martin gives the quick ...
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Palin is making activists on both sides of the aisle smile.
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