ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

| Updated: 10:59 PM

Palin lacks leadership to be president, Murkowski says

JUNEAU -- Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she doesn't think Sarah Palin has the leadership qualities to be president, nor the "intellectual curiosity" needed to make good policy.

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Murkowski also told Katie Couric of the "CBS Evening News" that she doesn't think Palin enjoyed governing.

An e-mail sent Monday from The Associated Press to Palin's media team wasn't immediately returned.

Palin, a former vice presidential nominee, resigned midway through her first term as Alaska's governor last year. She's seen as a potential 2012 presidential contender, though Murkowski has said she wouldn't support a Palin run.

Despite their differences, Murkowski she says she's still Palin's senator and will "work hard to represent her, too."

Murkowski is seeking to defeat Palin-backed candidate Joe Miller in the still-undecided Alaska Senate race. Murkowski ran as a write-in candidate after losing the primary to Miller.

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