Gov. Sarah Palin and evangelist Franklin Graham flew out of Wasilla Airport this morning to the Yukon River village of Russian Mission, where Graham's international Christian relief group plans to deliver food to at least 175 households today.

Graham, a pilot, flew with Palin in one of the charity's King Air propeller planes. In another plane: Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell and Anchorage Baptist Temple Pastor Jerry Prevo. After Russian Mission, the group plans to visit the nearby village of Marshall later in the day.

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