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Gov. Sarah Palin

Parnell is expected to continue Palin's policies

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take over the job of governor of Alaska on July 26 after Gov. Sarah Palin's bombshell announcement this morning saying she will resign.

Health director says she was forced out

One of the state's top public health officials says she was forced out of office because Gov. Sarah Palin felt she wasn't in step on social issues.

Ethics investigations cost state $296,000

Ethics complaints against Gov. Sarah Palin and top members of her administration have cost the state personnel board nearly $300,000 over the past year, almost two-thirds of which appear to be from the Troopergate investigation of the governor.

Palin: I'd come out ahead in a run against president

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run, according to an interview published online Tuesday.

SarahPAC pushes for donations to meet deadline today

Gov. Sarah Palin's supporters received yet another request to donate money this week, this time to her political action campaign.

Palin visits Alaska-based aviators in Kosovo

Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting U.S. troops in Kosovo.

Alaska governor visits troops in Kosovo

Gov. Sarah Palin is visiting U.S. troops in Kosovo.

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Poll: Republicans love Palin, but she's still divisive overall

Gov. Palin "continues to be a divisive figure among the general public" but is hugely popular among Republicans, says a new national survey by Pew Research Center.

State dismisses ethics complaint against Palin aide

The state has dismissed an ethics complaint alleging a close adviser to Gov. Palin played politics on state time while traveling with Palin on the vice presidential campaign trail and afterward.

Palin reimburses state $8,100 for family trips

Gov. Sarah Palin has paid more than $8,100 to reimburse Alaska for the costs associated with 19 trips taken with her children.

National online fundraiser pads Palin's legal defense fund

Gov. Sarah Palin reportedly now has more than $600,000 in legal bills as a result of ethics complaints, and a national campaign fueled by a conservative Web site reports bringing in more than $100,000 in the past week to her defense fund.

Ethics complaints filed against Palin

A listing of known ethics complaints filed against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

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Lawmaker wants ethics complaints against Palin private

Anchorage Republican Rep. Bob Lynn, a supporter of Gov. Sarah Palin's, said he's going to introduce a bill to stop ethics complaints against the governor or members of her staff from being publicly discussed unless the state finds they have merit.

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Palin asks for Arctic Cat disclosure exemption

Gov. Sarah Palin is telling the Alaska Public Offices Commission she doesn’t want to disclose the discount her husband, Todd, receives on purchases of Arctic Cat snowmachines.

Palin accepts Letterman apology

Gov. Palin says she accepts David Letterman's apology for the joke about her daughter. In a statement today, Palin said the apology was accepted "on behalf of all young women ... who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve."

Letterman apologizes for joke

David Letterman said his joke about Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he's sorry.

Trip Outside shows Palin's national star still blazes

Gov. Palin returned to the national stage in a big way last week with her David Letterman feud, slams on the Obama administration and drama with national Republican leaders.

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Letterman responds to Palin outrage, invites her on show

"Late Show" host David Letterman didn't apologize but said tonight in a taping of his show that he was "guilty of poor taste" in telling a joke about Gov. Palin's daughter.

Palin makes late decision to attend GOP D.C. fundraiser

Gov. Palin and her husband appeared at a Republican congressional fundraiser Monday night, ending a will-she-or-won't-she mystery that overshadowed the event and frustrated the GOP.

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Palin, GOP come to terms over D.C. fundraising dinner

Gov. Palin will attend a GOP congressional fundraising dinner in Washington tonight, apparently having resolved a months-long dispute over whether she would speak at the event.

Palin calls for help for special-needs people

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has called for measures to make life better for people with developmental disabilities during a speech in New York.

Palin helps NY town celebrate Alaska purchase

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin set aside politics only briefly Saturday to help Auburn, N.Y., officials celebrate their inaugural Founder's Day and raise money for a museum honoring William Seward, the 19th-century U.S. secretary of state who acquired Alaska for the United States.

Due date is approaching for Palin to repay state for children's travel

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has until June 23 to reimburse the state for an estimated $10,000 in costs associated with trips taken by her children, under a deadline imposed in a settlement agreement resolving an ethics complaint against her.

Lawmakers muster votes to override governor

Legislative leaders say they appear to have enough votes to override Gov. Sarah Palin's veto of $28.6 million in federal stimulus money for energy cost relief. Alaska is the only state to have rejected these funds, and that's not sitting well.

Another ethics complaint against Gov. Palin dismissed

An investigator has dismissed a complaint alleging Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin violated ethics law when she acted as the official starter in a snowmachine race while wearing a jacket promoting the sponsor of her husband's team.

Palin in spotlight at 2 Outside events

Gov. Sarah Palin will travel to Long Island this weekend to speak to and be honored by a group that advocates for people with developmental disabilities.

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Palin condemns murder of Kansas abortion doctor

Gov. Sarah Palin is condemning the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller in a statement put out by her political action committee. Palin says the shooting "damages the positive message of life, for the unborn, and for those living. Ask yourself, 'What will those who have not yet decided personally where they stand on this issue take away from today's event in Kansas?"

Palin wants missile defense funding restored

Gov. Sarah Palin is calling for President Obama to take a firm stance against North Korea and defend the states and territories of the United States and allies on the Korean Peninsula.

Levi says relationship with Palins is better

Levi Johnston says his relations with Bristol Palin and her family are improving.

Alaska Politics blog

Constant updates, inside-scoop and reader commentary on Gov. Palin and Alaska politics.

FBI investigation in Alaska

Read more about the FBI's investigations into Alaska politics, watch secretly recorded videos and listen to wiretaps.

Sarah Palin galleries

Follow the life of Gov. Sarah Palin; from Wasilla High school standout to the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate.

PHOTOS

Palin look-alike

Photos of look-alikes of the Governor and "First Dude," on display at the weekly contest at Blues Central. (updated 10/30)

READER-SUBMITTED

"Palin and Me"

Send in snaps you made at a rally, a barbecue, on the street, or any other encounter with our governor.

PALIN RETURNS

Palin's seven challenges

So many questions, so many strategic choices, so many complications that didn't exist a few short months ago.

'Troopergate'

State investigators are examining the sudden dismissal of Alaska's Department of Public Safety Commissioner, and whether a divorce and custody battle involving Gov. Palin's sister and a state trooper had any bearing.

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Background

From Wasilla childhood to vice presidential candidate, Sarah Heath Palin has a lifetime rooted in Alaska and its politics.

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Alaska Politics

Coverage on the political world Gov. Palin has navigated through at many different levels.

Gas pipeline: AGIA

Palin's signature project in office has been the The Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA). The plan to build a gas line through Alaska has many oil corporations at odds.

2008 Election

At one point the races with Sen. Ted Stevens and Rep. Don Young promised to be the highest-profile campaigns in Alaska history.

Palin pardons a turkey

Gov. Sarah Palin pardons a Thanksgiving turkey at Triple D Farm and Hatchery and answers questions about the holidays. [enlarge video].


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'SNL' Palin skits

Tina Fey (and 'SNL') have made a killing off of impersonating Gov. Palin who, in turn, showed up on the show to give a little back.

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RNC: A look back

Take a look back at the historic week at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, during which Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin accepted the party's nomination for vice president.

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Wasilla crowd watches Palin

Tailgaters in Wasilla drew a large crowd to watch Gov. Sarah Palin deliver her speech to the Republic National Convention.

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Alaska's Luxury Jet

In her Republican National Convention speech, Gov. Palin makes reference to former Gov. Murkowski's luxury jet, which she publicly discarded after taking office. Take an inside tour of the jet before it was sold.

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Alaska's self-sufficiency

In an interview with Anchorage Daily News reporter Tom Kizzia in September 2007, Alaska governor Sarah Palin talks about making the state self-sufficient.

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