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Reliable Sources: Palin's whirlwind media tour

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:15:20 +0000

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Fox News rolls wrong video of Palin crowds

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Executives are reportedly considering 'serious disciplinary action' against someone in the control room. Also: a sour note on Obama's tweets; Huckabee defends Obama. > A few weeks ago, Fox News had the White House on the defensive. Network anchors were scoring political points by ridiculing President Obama for ignoring the largest news cable audience in television. Glenn Beck pounded green-jobs czar Van Jones, who eventually resigned.

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Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:57:22 +0000

On her book tour, Sarah Palin has skipped the big cities authors usually visit in favor of smaller places where she and Senator John McCain performed well on the presidential ticket.

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Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:26 +0000

Sarah Palin brings a big question into focus for Republican leaders: Should they hitch themselves to the powerful but volatile strain of populism she embodies?

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Palin slams Senate health care vote

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:27:55 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN)– Revisiting some of her campaign trail talking points, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin weighed in on the Senate health care vote, criticizing the Democrats and Majority Leader Harry Reid for a lack of transparency. "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing for yet another weekend vote (commonplace now for the party of "transparency") because he knows that the American people will be none too happy about the Democrats' proposal the longer they have to look it over," Palin wrote late Friday night in a posting on her Facebook page. Republicans, who have expressed opposition to the Democrats' bill from the beginning, have threatened to read the full 2,074 page bill during Senate debate, claiming the more Americans hear about what is in the bill, the less they will like it. Palin went on to talk about features in the bill: government spending, abortion, and help for special needs children. "While this Saturday night vote might seem like a procedural matter, at the ...

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If Sarah Palin's book could talk

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:11:44 +0000

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VIDEO: Palin hits the airwaves

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:38:53 +0000

Sarah Palin hits the airwaves this week ...

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Army to allow media to Palin book event

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:24 +0000

The U.S. Army has reversed itself and says it will open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media.

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Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:35 +0000

AP - The U.S. Army has reversed its position and now says it will open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media despite fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

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Stores try to max out on Palin visits

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:58 +0000

With 29 announced stops, that adds up to at least 72,500 copies of her book - just from the stores she is visiting.

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Week Ahead: Saturday Night Fever

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20:00 +0000

THE WEEK AHEAD: Congress is back for another Saturday night health care vote, Obama's first state dinner, Palin's tour continues, plus a special peek inside the First Read Man Cave with a special goateed guest. Happy Thanksgiving. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy See how many sports team/memorabilia items you can spot! Win fun prizes (not!)...( read more )

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OFA fundraising off Palin book tour

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:01:32 +0000

OFA fundraising off Palin book tour. Washington (CNN) - The Democratic Party's fundraising off of Sarah Palin's "dangerous" book tour. "Right now, Sarah Palin is on a highly publicized, nationwide book tour, attacking President Obama and his plan for health reform at every turn," wrote Organizing for America director Mitch Stewart in a message sent to supporters Friday. "It's dangerous. Remember, this is the person who coined the term 'Death Panels' - and opened the flood gates for months of false attacks by special interests and partisan extremists. Whatever lie comes next will be widely covered by the media, then constantly echoed by right-wing attack groups and others who are trying to defeat reform. The group, the president's political arm at the Democratic National Committee, set a goal of raising $500,000 over the next week "to help push back against Sarah Palin and her allies." OFA said the contributions will be used to respond to those attacks via ads, events, and ...

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Palin: 'I made mistakes'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:07 +0000

Sarah Palin acknowledges some culpability for her damaging interview with CBS’s Katie Couric.

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Palin asks: 'Rationed care' already?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:44:14 +0000

Former Alaska governor questions whether costs play a role in recent health screening recommendations.

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Palin embraced in Indiana GOP hub

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:24:54 +0000

More than 1,000 people queue up outside a Borders.

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US Army restricts media at Palin event (AFP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:59:20 +0000

AFP - The US Army plans to restrict media coverage of an appearance by Sarah Palin at a military base to prevent the event from turning into a political protest against President Barack Obama, officials said.

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Go 'Rogue' in brief: Campaign, family, oil

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:45:31 +0000

A look at Sarah Palin's most frequently used words capture some of the key themes of the former governor's memoir: Alaska, campaign, Todd, family, kids, right, governor, government, oil, work, energy.

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Parnell on Palin book: 'I have enjoyed it'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:59 +0000

Parnell on Palin book: 'I have enjoyed it' Cedar Creek, Texas (CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday he has read "significant portions" of Sarah Palin's new memoir and called it "a great re-telling of her story thus far." Parnell, who succeeded Palin in Juneau when she resigned her office in July, said he read parts of the book during his flight from Alaska to Texas, where he is attending the Republican Governors Association's annual conference. Palin did not send him a copy of the book, he said. "It's such a conversational tone, and there is so much in there that I have lived with her, except for the presidential campaign," Parnell told CNN. "I have enjoyed it." But Parnell said Alaskans have moved on from the drama of the 2008 campaign and are now primarily concerned with local economic issues. "Most of our focus has returned to our state issues, the gas line, resource development," he said. "People are just concerned about their jobs, just like ...

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Parnell on Palin book: "I have enjoyed it"

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:59 +0000

Cedar Creek, Texas (CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said Thursday he has read "significant portions" of Sarah Palin's new memoir and called it "a great re-telling of her story thus far." Parnell, who succeeded Palin in Juneau when she resigned her office in July, said he read parts of the book during his flight from Alaska to Texas, where he is attending the Republican Governors Association's annual conference. Palin did not send him a copy of the book, he said. "It's such a conversational tone, and there is so much in there that I have lived with her, except for the presidential campaign," Parnell told CNN. "I have enjoyed it." But Parnell said Alaskans have moved on from the drama of the 2008 campaign and are now primarily concerned with local economic issues. "Most of our focus has returned to our state issues, the gas line, resource development," he said. "People are just concerned about their jobs, just like here. People are focused on the economy. ...

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Palin attracts Fort Wayne throng (Politico)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:09:28 +0000

Politico - By sunrise, more than 500 people had lined up in hopes of sharing a brief moment with Sarah Palin.

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Go 'Rogue' in brief: Alaska, campaign, family, oil (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:26 +0000

AP - Not a speed reader? Want to get through Sarah Palin's new book in a flash?

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Palin's decision: Pivot or profit?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:11 +0000

Sarah Palin's lightning rod approach is selling books, but observers say it's not sowing the seeds for a presidential run.

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Palin sends out first tweet on new account

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:15:58 +0000

Sarah Palin on Wednesday sent out her first tweet in nearly four months on a new Twitter account associated with her book tour. WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sarah Palin on Wednesday sent out her first tweet in nearly four months on a new Twitter account associated with her book tour. She tweeted from a BlackBerry at 11:04 p.m. ET: "Michigan-thx 4 Going Rogue! Perfect tour kickoff w/Kid Rock tune praising Northern MI humming in backgrnd @ Barnes/Noble. Above expectations." The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate launched a bus tour for her new book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," which is already a bestseller. The tour started Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Palin's last tweet occurred from an account associated with Alaska's governorship. When she resigned in late July, the @AKGovSarahPalin went dormant and Palin switched to sending out frequent Facebook messages. This week, her old Twitter account sent a message, saying @AKGovSarahPalin would be removed ...

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McCain defends campaign team against Palin

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:44:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.

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Obama won't read Palin's book

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:05:58 +0000

Obama said he probably won't ready Palin's new book. (CNN) – Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to buy Sarah Palin's just-released memoir, but don't count President Obama among them. In an interview with CNN's Ed Henry in China, the president acknowledged Wednesday he would not be reading the highly-anticipated memoir by his potential 2012 opponent. "I probably won't, but I don't get a chance to read things other than briefing books very often these days anyway," he said. Obama also suggested he views the former Alaska governor as a credible candidate should she decide to seek the presidency in a couple of years. "You know, she obviously has a big constituency in the Republican Party," he said. "You know, there a lot of people who are excited by her." But when it comes to the 2012 race, Obama didn't discount the possibility he may sit out on a reelection bid. "You know, if - if I feel like I've made the very best decisions for the American ...

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Going mum: GOP governors on Palin

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:14:48 +0000

Top Republicans grapple with how to handle a figure as polarizing as she is popular.

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Palin book tour kicks off where she started 'going rogue'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

An enthusiastic crowd braves hours in the cold and dark in Grand Rapids, Mich., to get their political heroine's autograph on her memoir. 'It's a conservative revolution,' one fan says. > Sarah Palin has been called the rock star of the Republican Party, and on Wednesday her supporters treated her like one.

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Obama won't read Palin's book

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:08:02 +0000

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Palin sends out first tweet on new account

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:34:58 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Sarah Palin on Wednesday sent out her first tweet in nearly four months on a new Twitter account associated with her book tour. She tweeted from a BlackBerry at 11:04 p.m. ET: "Michigan-thx 4 Going Rogue! Perfect tour kickoff w/Kid Rock tune praising Northern MI humming in backgrnd @ Barnes/Noble. Above expectations." The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate has kicked off a bus tour for her new book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," which is already a bestseller. She kicked off her tour Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Palin's last tweet occurred from an account associated with Alaska's governorship. When she resigned in late July, the @AKGovSarahPalin went dormant and Palin switched to sending out frequent Facebook messages. This week, her old Twitter account sent a message, saying @AKGovSarahPalin would be removed and Palin would begin tweeting from a new account: @SarahPalinUSA She has more than 22,000 people following her new account. More ...

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Palin hits the (book) trail (Politico)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:53:34 +0000

Politico - If Sarah Palin were running for president, this is where she’d come.

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Hundreds cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:45:51 +0000

AP - College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.

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Palin book tour kickoff takes her back to Michigan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:44:02 +0000

Palin book tour kickoff takes her back to Michigan. (CNN) – Sarah Palin has finally returned to Michigan. "I just can't tell you how good it is to be back in Michigan," Palin told a large crowd outside a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids Wednesday, the first stop in the former Alaska governor's bus tour for her new book, "Going Rogue: An American Life." The former Republican vice presidential nominee wore a red and black jacket and black shirt and carried her son Trig as she emerged from the bus, which was emblazoned with the book's cover. John McCain's running mate took issue last year with his campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan and move resources to other states. In her book, Palin says her opposition to the decision to abandon Michigan is when she first went rogue. At the end of the book, on page 403, Palin says that Michigan can't be forgotten. McCain ended up losing the state to Barack Obama by 16 points in last year's presidential election. ...

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Palin trashes 'lamestream media'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:29:21 +0000

Palin smacks the “lamestream media” on Wednesday for allegedly distorting what she writes in her book.

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Thousands cheer Palin in Mich. for book tour (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:45:27 +0000

AP - College students ditched class, employees skipped work and some huddled in the cold overnight just to make sure they get an orange wristband Wednesday that would let them meet Sarah Palin.

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Fans Camp Out for Chance to Meet Palin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:51:42 +0000

Laura Lomik donned three pairs of pants, four shirts and her sleeping bag for a chilly night outside. The reason: a chance to get a moment with Sarah Palin.

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The Palin-media co-dependency

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:51:18 +0000

For Palin’s book sales, all press is good press. And for the press, Palin is all good for the bottom line.

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Palin Fans Await Book Signing

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:09 +0000

Laura Lomik donned three pairs of pants, four shirts and her sleeping bag for a chilly night outside. The reason: a chance to get a moment with Sarah Palin.

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McCain defends Schmidt, Wallace

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000

From NBC's Mark MurrayJohn McCain today picked up the phone and called Reuters to defend Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace -- who worked for him in the last year's presidential campaign -- from the charges that Sarah Palin has made about them in her book. "There's been a lot of dust flying around in the last few days and I just wanted to mention that I have the highest regard for Steve Schmidt and Nicolle Wallace and the rest of the team ... and I appreciated all the hard work and everything they...( read more )

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McCain defends campaign team against Sarah Palin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:55:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.

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Fans line up to meet Palin on book tour's first stop

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Hundreds of people are lining up at a Michigan bookstore for a chance to meet Sarah Palin as she kicks off her national book tour.

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Palin book means record sales in Mich.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:03:00 +0000

From MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell and Adam VerdugoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Huge lines this morning meant a record number of book sales at the Grand Rapids Barnes & Noble. A spokeswoman for Harper Collins tells NBC News more than 1,000 copies of "Going Rogue" have been sold. The bookstore has already run out of wristbands for those standing in line since early this morning. That means the rest of those who waited in the cold will likely not get a chance to get their book signed by Sarah Palin tonight....( read more )

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The media's hypocrisy on Palin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

From NBC's Mark WhitakerSarah Palin hardly needs defending. She prides herself on being a supportive hockey mom, but she can lace on skates and deliver hard checks into the glass with the best of them. Still, while watching and listening to a lot of the media discussion of the rollout of her book, I can't help noting that some of the coverage is more than a little selective, and hypocritical. Still, the widespread suggestion in some of the media commentary that she simply isn’t qualified enough...( read more )

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Previewing today's RGA meeting

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

From NBC's Mark MurrayAUSTIN, Tex. -- When GOP governors huddled at the annual Republican Governors Association meeting a year ago in Miami, the party had just suffered another thumping at the polls, Sarah Palin was the unquestioned star attraction, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was urging his party to be more positive and inclusive, and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was seen as a new hope for the GOP. But as this year's RGA meeting begins in earnest here deep in the heart of Texas, things have...( read more )

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The scene in Grand Rapids

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000

From NBC's Andrea MitchellGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- More than 1,500 people camped out overnight outside the Woodland Mall here for the chance to return later and get a book signed by Sarah Palin -- the first stop on her book tour. People had driven for hours to get in line for an orange wristband and instructions to return and line up later. Palin is expected to be signing books from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Mall operators say she'd have to sign one book every 15 seconds to get through everyone with...( read more )

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Palin: Obama policies 'back assward'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:08 +0000

She smacks Obama policies in Walters interview.

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Obama won't read Palin's book

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:45 +0000

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Obama on Palin book, 2012 plans

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:02:56 +0000

Obama says he probably won’t read Palin’s book and deflects question about her and his 2012 plans.

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Reporters, former aide dispute claim about Palin daughter

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:39:52 +0000

Palin's daughter Piper, pictured above to Palin's right, traveled with the former Alaska governor throughout the 2008 campaign. WASHINGTON (CNN) – In her new memoir, "Going Rogue," Palin accuses two national reporters of trying to corner her young daughter Piper on the street in Juneau for an interview several months after the presidential campaign ended - a charge both the journalists and a former Palin campaign aide reject. Palin writes in her book that after the race ended, "members of the national press continued to hang out in Alaska sniffing for tabloid stuff." "In one early press conference we noticed that our local reporters were flanked by a couple of reporters from the Lower 48 who'd been hanging out around Juneau in search of material for their own Sarah Palin book," Palin writes. "We never shut our doors to anyone, so people of all kinds attended these press availabilities. But glancing along the side wall, I recognized these particular folks as the ...

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Palin helps RGA get discount on 'Going Rogue'

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:54:30 +0000

Palin helps RGA get discount on 'Going Rogue'. (CNN) - Sarah Palin helped the Republican Governors Association get a discount on "several thousand" copies of her new book so the group can use them as a fundraising tool, RGA chairman Haley Barbour said Tuesday. Barbour, the governor of Mississippi, said Palin has been "very gracious as a former governor" and helped the group negotiate a bulk purchase price. "We purchased them at a great discount, at the publisher's price, God bless her," Barbour said during a conference call with reporters ahead of the RGA's annual conference in Austin, Texas. "I suspect we are going to raise a whole lot of money with this," Barbour predicted. "Hopefully we'll have to re-order."

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Polls: Palin remains divisive figure

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:33:48 +0000

A slew of new polls show that she remains an extremely divisive figure.

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