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Sarah Palin, Republican

Current office: Governor

Birth place: Sandpoint, ID (02/11/1964)
Home city: Wasilla, AK

Education: BA, Communications/Journalism, University of Idaho, 1987.

Profession: Media Utilities.

Political: Candidate, United States Vice President, 2008 Governor, Alaska, 2006-present Former President, Alaska Conference of Mayors Former Mayor/Manager, Wasilla City Former Council Member, Wasilla City Council.

Membership: Chairman, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003-2004 Former Member, Alaska Municipal League Board Chair, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission Vice Chair, National Governors Association Natural Resources Committee. Member, Alaska Miners Association Member, Alaska Outdoor Council Member, Alaska Resource Development Council Member, Chambers of Commerce (Various) Member, Iditarod Parent-Teacher Association Member, National Rifle Association Member, Valley Hospital Association Board Coach/Hockey Team Manager, Valley Youth Sports Member, Youth Court Steering Committee Former Member, American Management Association Former Member, Salvation Army Board Wasilla Bible Church.

First elected: 11/07/2006
Last elected: 11/07/2006
Next election: 2010

Family: Husband, Todd; 5 Children: Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper, Trig.


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Seniors wary of health-care overhaul

Pittsburgh Post Gazette 8.9.09 3:47 AM | Senior citizens are emerging as a formidable obstacle to President Barack Obama's ambitious health-care reform plans.
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Palin calls health care reform 'evil' on Facebook

Wilmington News Journal 8.9.09 2:38 AM | Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called President Barack Obama's health plan "downright evil" in her first online comments since leaving office, repeating a debunked rumor about the plan's supposed...
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Legislature to take up Palin stimulus veto

Anchorage Daily News 8.8.09 9:32 PM | A final battle remaining from the Sarah Palin era as Alaska governor closes Monday when the Legislature votes on whether to override her veto of federal stimulus money for energy cost relief.
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AK: Attorney general proposes ethics changes

juneauempire.com 8.8.09 8:13 AM | Attorney General Dan Sullivan is carrying on with former Gov. Sarah Palin's campaign against Alaska's government ethics laws, criticizing what he called abuse of the system and issuing a report...
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AK: New info challenges Palin stimulus claims

ktuu.com 8.8.09 7:53 AM | There is new information that challenges a claim made by former Gov. Sarah Palin regarding stimulus funds. Palin vetoed more than $28 million in federal energy efficiency stimulus funds because she...
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Keeping an eye on the cash flows

Honolulu Advertiser 8.8.09 6:56 AM | The state has no money, but candidates for state office are finding plenty as we "flASHback" on the week's news that amused and confused:
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Martinez's move may benefit Crist

North Carolina News & Observer 8.8.09 5:46 AM | Republican Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to step down 16 months early gave Gov. Charlie Crist the perfect gift: his pick of who should watch over the office while Crist tries to win it for...
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With GOP Sen. Martinez's early departure, Fla. gov gets to fill seat he wants for himself

Minneapolis Star Tribune 8.8.09 5:00 AM | TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Republican Sen. Mel Martinez announced Friday he would step down 16 months early, saying he was making good on a promise to voters that he wouldn't stay just to keep the seat...
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Palin: Obama's Health Plan 'evil'

New York Post 8.8.09 1:56 AM | She has called him un-American and inexperienced, and now former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says President Obama's health reform plans are just plain "evil." "The America I know and love is not...
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Palin says Obama’s health care plan ‘evil’

Lawrence Journal World in News 8.8.09 1:00 AM | Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called President Barack Obama’s health plan “downright evil” Friday in her first online comments since leaving office, saying in a Facebook posting that he would...
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