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Fineman: Palin Taking 'Timeout' From Campaign Trail (video)
youtube.com - 9/5/2008
Fineman: Palin Taking 'Timeout' From Campaign Trail (video)
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She's not even ready to for vice president.

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Ben Smith's Blog:  Back to Alaska

AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Sarah Palin is taking a "Timeout" -- to begin "the education of Sarah Palin"

The Latest on Air America:  Sunday is Obama/Biden TV day + Poll-itics: Mini edition

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Back to Alaska
Ben Smith's Blog — Howard Fineman reported tonight (and I heard something similar) that Sarah Palin will, after a brief stretch on the trail, head back to Anchorage and away from the national media. "They're basically taking Palin back to Alaska," said Fineman, citing a senior McCain campaign official. Fineman's source (and mine)  said she'd spent much of the time between now and the middle of next week (when her son leaves for Iraq) straightening her affairs, tending to her official duties, and packing her bags -- having departed abruptly for the national stage. She also seems unlikely to do many major media interviews between now and then, and the ...

Sarah Palin is taking a "Timeout" -- to begin "the education of Sarah Palin"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — I mentioned this briefly in the open thread, but it really warrants its own thread. With 60 days left in the campaign, Sarah Palin is going back to Alaska -- to study. Jed first picked this up yesterday via Chuck Todd, then Newsweek's Howard Fineman gave a fuller explanation after talking to one of the top McCain campaign officials. Ben Smith heard the same thing. Jed had the best line: Forget whether or not Sarah Palin is ready to be president. She's not even ready to be a candidate for vice president.And, the McCain campaign is proving that ...

Sunday is Obama/Biden TV day + Poll-itics: Mini edition
The Latest on Air America — By GottaLaff Sunday: Sen. Barack Obama will appear on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Sen. John McCain will appear on Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer. Sen. Joe Biden will appear on Meet the Press with Tom Brokaw.Something's missing. No, really, I can feel it. What...? What is missing? Thinking... thinking... Aha! Got it! Gov. Sarah Palin has no scheduled appearances. This morning, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis "downplayed Palin's need to do interviews with the press." Howard Fineman says Palin is returning to Alaska to read briefing books.And then there's this utterly perplexing ...

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