americablog.com - 10/23/2008
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As you know, the Republicans bought Sarah Palin $150,000 in clothes last month - that's more than the average American household spends on clothes in 80 years . That's also a gift. And it's a taxable gift. It doesn't matter if it's for work. And it doesn't matter if the Republicans now say ...
politico.com - 10/23/2008
huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Since her selection as the vice presidential nominee
in late August, the Republican National Committee spent more
than $150,000 on clothing and make-up for Gov. Sarah Palin, her husband, and even her infant son, Politico reported on Tuesday evening. ...
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Palin Clothes Spending Has Dems Salivating, Republicans ...
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Elitist repugs happily splurge on 150 grand for designer clothes
WTF Is It Now?!? —
... among the party’s big donors about its political sensibility and a feisty debate among campaign finance specialists about its legality . ...
I needed clothes too. I buy from J. Jill, Coldwater Creek, and Travelsmith -- all on sale*
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... trail? And even if you want to believe that, where is it written that she needs $150,000 worth of clothes from Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman-Marcus? John McCain can invoke all the Joe the Plumbers he wants, it doesn't change the fact that by saying that this expense was justified because "she needed clothes" is the biggest Let Them Eat Cake moment since Leona Helmsley said that only the little people pay taxes. And they call Obama the elitist? And by the way, John Aravosis made an excellent point yesterday about this "donating the clothes to charity" ...
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Turning out the vote can be expensive. Turning out a candidate can be just as costly.
It's always worth digging into the spending side of the financial disclosures that candidates and parties file with the Federal Election ...
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The Clothes
corner.nationalreview.com 10/23/2008 — In her critique of the Palin wardrobe, Post fashion critic Robin Givhan lets slip in passing that Barack Obama's suits go for $1500 and that Michele wears designer duds all the time (except when appearing on The View when she boasted of wearing an ...
HAPPENING NOW: Palin in Ohio —
CNN Political Ticker 10/23/2008
Watch the event on CNN.com/live.
(CNN) – Sarah Palin is holding a campaign rally in Ohio this hour, a crucial battleground state where polls show the GOP ticket is trailing.
Watch the event on CNN.com/live
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'Ohio, will you hire us?' —
First Read 10/23/2008
From NBC/NJ's Matthew BergerTROY, Ohio -- Palin told voters Thursday not to dismiss her opponent’s critique of foreign policy as just a “rhetorical flourish,” Obama did a day earlier.
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