adn.com - 12/18/2008
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Gov. Sarah Palin didn't ask for a pay raise and won't accept one during her current term, a spokesman said Wednesday.
humanevents.com - 12/22/2008
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humanevents.com —
Thank you, sir. It is an honor to
be named your Conservative of the Year. That s...
how Sarah Palin began her third interview this year with HUMAN EVENTS Political Editor John Gizzi. She spoke to Gizzi last April as the first of 16 Republicans he ...
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EXCLUSIVE Interview With Sarah Palin
humanevents.com - 12/22/2008
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humanevents.com —
Sarah Palin wins HUMAN EVENTS prestigious Conservative of
the Year Award for 2008 for her genius at...
annoying all the right people. The last woman to get liberals this hot under the collar would have been let's see now oh, yeah: Me! The entire ...
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Sarah Palin: Conservative of the Year
time.com - 12/17/2008
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time.com —
In the beginning, she winked. "I was just
your average hockey mom," she told us by way...
of introduction, which was a charming diversion from the reality of the most astonishing political debut in modern times. Sarah Palin did indeed show she could ...
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Sarah Palin - Person of the Year 2008
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Palin won't accept raise
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... A new state commission appointed by Palin recommends boosting the governor's pay from $125,000 to $150,000. The State Officers Compensation Commission says the lieutenant governor, department heads and legislators need more money too. But if the commission pushes ahead with a pay raise, Palin won't accept the money, said spokesman Bill McAllister. "Her view is, it's just not appropriate to accept a pay raise in the middle of the term." Palin's term ends in 2010. Read more: http://www.adn.com/palin/story/626781.html Wonder if she would have accepted if she wasn't in the ...
Palin: No pay raise for me, thanks
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Palin: No pay raise for me, thanks posted at 6:51 pm on December 18, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Good politics, good sense. She was absent from the state for two months; she got a monster raise just two years ago; state revenue is down thanks to the crash in oil prices; and the polish this will put on her fiscal conservative cred is worth more than the money anyway, especially with Blago in the news. A new state commission appointed by Palin recommends boosting the governor’s pay from $125,000 to ...
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Palin vs. Congress on pay raises
Yourish.com —
Sarah Palin said no to a pay raise.
Gov. Sarah Palin didn’t ask for a pay raise and won’t accept one during her current term, a spokesman said Wednesday.
[...] But if the commission pushes ahead with a pay raise, Palin won’t accept the money, said spokesman Bill McAllister.
“Her view is, it’s just not appropriate to accept a pay raise in the middle of the term.”
Congress said yes.
Instead, they will get a $4,700 pay increase, amounting to an additional $2.5 ...
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Tammy Bruce —
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Auto Makers to Get $17.4 Billion
Little Adolf Hitler finally got his cake. From Wal-Mart. Here's an idea: Why couldn't they make the cake themselves? Oh yeah, that would require knowing how to write.
With economy in shambles, Congress gets a raise
Palin won't accept raise
Baby Presents Piling Up for Palin
Politics Daily —
... The life of Sarah Palin, the former beauty queen who found a niche in the wild and woolly world of Alaska politics, has undoubtedly been transformed by her brief stint as a Vice Presidential candidate, fielding such good fortune as 20-percent raises and shining-star accolades from the GOP. And now, this streak of good fortune is extending to her grandchildren. ...
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bloggernews.net 11/8/2008 — I’ve given my take the latest Palin controversy here and here, and outside of that I’m done. I make it a rule not put too much faith in “unnamed sources” (especially when one of the people rumoured to be an “unnamed ...
Sarah Palin Cannot Move On
commentsfromleftfield.com 11/13/2008 — She thinks she should, though — but she isn’t, and she doesn’t even know it :
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the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/1/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings Speaking of Palin rallies in Florida -- which I did earlier -- it seems that, like Palin rallies elsewhere, they're all about... Sarah Palin : At a boisterous Sarah Palin rally in Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon, one name was surprisingly absent from the ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — A bit more on CNN's "quote" from National Review in its story on Sarah Palin. In the CNN interview with Palin, aired today, reporter Drew Griffin said to Palin:
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AP: Palin put kids on state tab
swamppolitics.com 10/22/2008 — by James OIiphant
The Associated Press is moving a story that says that as Alaska's governor, Sarah Palin charged the state some $21,000 in expenses for her children's travel as she conducted official state business.
But Alaska law is unclear ...
Palin And The Press
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 1/14/2009 — I know. I know. I'm trying to move on. But if you are in any way still interested in the weird lies of Sarah Palin, and haven't yet figured out what the hell happened last year, this email exchange published yesterday between Pat Dougherty, editor of ...
Ooooooh, Barracuda!
blogs.abcnews.com 10/28/2008 — Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are now trying to throw McCain aide Nicolle Wallace under the proverbial bus, and as they do so those in McCain’s circle are wary of the impact on Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself. Since...
AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska funded Palin kids' travel
huffingtonpost.com 10/22/2008 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.
The charges ...
Obama issues statement on the auto bailout —
CNN Political Ticker 12/19/2008
(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama praised the $13.4 billion auto industry bailout plan Friday — but called for major changes from the Big Three automakers.
"Today's actions are a necessary step to help avoid a collapse in our auto industry ...
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