Palin says she'd help Obama administration

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin said Wednesday she would be honored to help U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on such issues as energy or services for special needs children.

"It would be my honor to assist and support our new president and the new administration," the former Republican vice presidential nominee told CNN.

Even so, the Alaska governor said she remains concerned about Obama's ties to former Weather Underground member William Ayers.

"If anybody still wants to talk about it, I will," she said. "Because this is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who had campaigned to blow up, to destroy our Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol."

CNN reported that 49 percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey say they have a favorable opinion of Palin, while 43 percent say they view her unfavorably.

"In early September, just after the GOP convention, her favorable rating among registered voters was 57 percent, and only a quarter of all registered voters had an unfavorable view of her," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.