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Palin: 'I know when it's time to pass the ball'

Jul. 3, 2009
Sarah Palin said Friday that she will step down as Alaska's governor by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010. As the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, Palin had been considered one of the front-runners for the GOP nomination in 2012.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- An unauthorized biography of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin written by a People magazine editor has hit bookstores, drawing criticism from a Palin spokeswoman.
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ATLANTA, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has joined the list of Republican figures to campaign in Georgia for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, observers said.
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Palin prepping for debate in seclusion

SEDONA, Ariz., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Republican Sarah Palin has reportedly been prepping at Sen. John McCain's Arizona vacation home for the Thursday vice presidential debate.
Report: Palin goes to debate camp

Report: Palin goes to debate camp

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be at what a campaign aide called debate camp this week to prepare for a debate with Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.
VP nomination hurting Palin in Alaska

VP nomination hurting Palin in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's status as the Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee is straining her ability to govern in her home state, observers say.
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Palin sets 1st media interview as nominee

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will sit for an interview with ABC News, her first interview since accepting the GOP vice presidential nomination, ABC said Sunday.

Palin may help GOP in battleground states

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The popularity of Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin seems likely to help the GOP ticket in key battleground states, strategists say.

Palin, McCain may diverge on sex ed

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has given conflicting statements on the use of condoms, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

McCain's VP choice may undercut argument

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Likely Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain's choice of inexperienced Sarah Palin as his running mate could undercut a key argument, analysts say.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler