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Palin finishes memoir, 'Going Rogue,' out Nov. 17

Sep. 28, 2009
That was fast. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, has finished her memoir just four months after the book deal was announced, and the release date has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, her publisher...
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Sen. Biden releases tax returns

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VP choices yield favorable bump data say

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Green candidate turns to U.S. homeless

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Green Party said Wednesday it scheduled a two-week "Left Out Tour" to visit with Americans the campaign said are living on the margins of society.

Kerry asks for Secret Service protection

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Dean, Gore team up for call, house parties

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Al Gore and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean will take part in a national conference call to fundraising house parties.
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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