huffingtonpost.com - 2/17/2009
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's first two years in office have been called a time of milk and honey, when the resource-rich state was flush with wealth from record oil prices.
The second half of her term isn't looking so rosy as Palin faces her first major financial ...
adn.com - 2/18/2009
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adn.com —
Gov. Sarah Palin must pay income taxes on
thousands of dollars in expense money she received while...
living at her Wasilla home, under a new determination by state officials.
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Palin to pay tax on past per diem
blogs.abcnews.com - 2/17/2009
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ABC's Teddy Davis and Sara Just report: Bristol
Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,...
told Fox News in her first interiew since giving birth that she would like to be an advocate against teen pregnancy. "Everyone should...
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Bristol Palin Speaks Out
adn.com - 2/25/2009
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Gov. Sarah Palin has agreed to reimburse the
state an estimated $6,800 for the costs of nine...
trips for her children. An agreement announced today settles an ethics complaint filed in October.
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Palin to reimburse state for family travel
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Political Animal —
... of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which has considerable sway in Florida Democratic politics. * The AP reports today that Sarah Palin's national ambitions may have to be curtailed in light of Alaska's budget problems. "Given these bad times, she's going to have a much more difficult time traveling outside Alaska," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "When times are good, people will let their governor roam. In bad times, citizens expect their governor to stay home and work on solving the problems." Lower gas ...
Ooo, I Dunno. Fame? Work? Fame? Work? Tough Choice, You Betcha
Hoffmania! —
... Sarah's got a dilemma. The second half of her term isn't looking so rosy as Palin faces her first major financial challenge as governor.
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rapid decline of oil prices has left the state in a looming budget
crisis and a late-entrant in the national recession. And that could
have political repercussions for the former Republican vice
presidential hopeful, who has signaled an interest in a 2012
presidential run but must stay visible in the Lower 48 to be successful.
"Given these bad times, she's going to have a much more difficult
time ...
Sarah Palin In Trouble As Oil Prices Fall: AP
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "When times are good, people will let their governor roam. In bad times, citizens expect their governor to stay home and work on solving the problems." Oil accounts for as much as 90 percent of state revenues. So the plunge of North Slope crude from an all-time high of $144.59 per barrel last July threatens to give the state an estimated budget shortfall of up to $1.5 billion in the fiscal year that ends June 30. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/17/sarah-palin-in...
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