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Palin says opponents 'don't get' energy security

Oct. 29, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday that she and Sen. John McCain are determined to put the country on "a path toward energy independence" and charged that a Barack Obama administration would hinder that process.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey says she would have liked to have interviewed Sarah Palin after the election, but the former U.S. vice presidential candidate wasn't interested.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President George Bush said he doesn't view the 2008 election as a repudiation of his presidency, but of his party.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- As a Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama did not donate to his campaign, which is not uncommon for presidential candidates.
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McCain makes quiet return to Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to the U.S. Senate seen by some as a potential ally of the man who defeated him in the presidential campaign.
Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

Obama meets with McCain in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and former Republican rival John McCain pledged Monday to work together to reform the federal government

Obama, McCain to meet in Chicago

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain meet Monday for the first time since Nov. 4, Obama's transition Web site said.
Palin says Obama capable of greatness

Palin says Obama capable of greatness

MIAMI, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- If Barack Obama governs "with the greatness of which he is capable," the United States will be fine, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Thursday.

Palin remains in political forefront

WASILLA, Alaska, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she relishes the national spotlight and won't rule out running for a spot on the 2012 Republican presidential ticket.
Palin: McCain aides 'jerks'

Palin: McCain aides 'jerks'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday McCain campaign aides who pushed negative stories about her after the election are "jerks."
Palin returns to day job as governor

Palin returns to day job as governor

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Gov. Sarah Palin returned to Alaska, telling a group of supporters she would reach out to President-elect Barack Obama on a number of issues.
Report: Obama grabs sizable Hispanic vote

Report: Obama grabs sizable Hispanic vote

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Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.
Keystone State breaks Obama's way

Keystone State breaks Obama's way

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain's gamble on trying to wrest Pennsylvania's electoral votes from the Democrats didn't work Tuesday as the state went Sen. Barack Obama's way.
Palin: McCain was great on 'SNL'

Palin: McCain was great on 'SNL'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gives her running mate, Sen. John McCain, high marks for his weekend performance on "Saturday Night Live."

Coal dust-up called 'out of context'

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A furor in coal country over a video of Barack Obama was dismissed by the U.S. presidential candidate's campaign as being taken out of context.
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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