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Gov. Sarah Palin

Palin draws big crowds in Georgia GOP rallies

Georgia Senate Palin

Gov. Sarah Palin today urged Georgia voters to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff in an election eve appeal that underscored her popularity within the Republican Party and the GOP's efforts to stave off erosion of its shrinking Senate numbers.

Alaska Democrats pan Palin for partisan travel

Palin campaigns for Republican in Georgia's runoff

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Gov. Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grapple for advantage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington.

Palin in Georgia for Senate campaign

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Gov. Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington.

Palin, Schumer are Field & Stream heroes

Even if both were dressed in camouflage, the pairing of Sarah Palin and New York Sen. Charles Schumer would stand out.

Palin called in as 'closer' to rally Georgia GOP voters

Gov. Sarah Palin is going back out on the campaign trail, just a few weeks after returning to work from her two-month run for vice president.

Palin fans, foes keep her in spotlight

A California-based conservative group that hammered Democratic Sen. Barack Obama during the presidential election is launching a string of commercials this week praising Gov. Sarah Palin.

Audiences gobble up latest Palin interview

It's being called "gobblegate," "the interview of death," and "Silence of the Turkeys."

Palin publicity blitz: No signs of slowing

As Sarah Palin settles back into her job as the state's chief executive, a new ethics complaint filed Tuesday says she's already improperly mixing her official duties and broader political ambitions.

Trial for breaking into Palin e-mail delayed

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The complexity of a computer crime trumped the need for a speedy trial Friday in the case of the son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker charged with breaking into the e-mail account of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Threats to Wooten concern troopers

The state trooper behind the abuse-of-power investigations of Gov. Sarah Palin is getting a reassignment this Sunday following threatening telephone calls to his employer.

Trial delayed for student accused of hacking Palin e-mail

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys want more time to prepare for the trial of Tennessee student David Kernell. Both say they will need computer experts to understand the evidence.

Palin says energy, health care are priorities

MIAMI -- Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska did something here on Thursday that she did not do in her entire campaign as the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee: She stood behind a lectern and held a news conference. She was asked what had changed.

Palin won't rule out Senate run

When opportunity knocks, Gov. Sarah Palin said this week, she plows through the door. And right now the next door could lead into the U.S. Senate.

Palin: GOP governors 'focused on future'

Before TV cameras and reporters this morning in Miami, Gov. Sarah Palin said she didn't want to talk about her and John McCain's losing presidential campaign but instead wanted to focus on the future of the Republican Party.

Palin says woman on ticket good for GOP

Gov. Sarah Palin, who clearly is looking ahead to her political prospects in 2012, said Wednesday that a woman would be good for the Republican presidential ticket in four years.

Palin conditionally 'comfortable' with Obama as commander in chief

WASHINGTON - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has given President-elect Barack Obama a conditional vote of confidence on handling the war in Iraq.

Palin puts 'brutal' race behind her, looks to 2012 and beyond

Gov. Sarah Palin has a flurry of national TV interviews and a high-profile appearance at the Republican Governors Association meeting this week.

7 challenges ahead for Palin

Palin wouldn't oppose call to seek presidency

Gov. Sarah Palin says she wouldn't hesitate to run for president in four years if it's God's will, even though she never thought Campaign 2008 would be "as brutal a ride as it turned out to be."

GOP governors to get a look at Palin; interviewers line up

Less than a week after returning home from the campaign trail, Gov. Sarah Palin is headed out of state again, this time to Miami. She'll be the shiniest star at the annual Republican Governors Association meeting Thursday and Friday.

Palin reflects on her run

Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the McCain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "Troopergate" controversy and has no regrets about accepting state per diem cash for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children.

7 challenges ahead for Palin

ANALYSIS

7 challenges ahead for Palin

For two months she basked -- and sizzled -- in the world's hottest celebrity spotlight. Now Sarah Palin has come home to begin the last two years of her term as governor of Alaska.

Is this the end of troopergate?

After months on the vice presidential campaign trial, Sarah Palin stepped back into her job as governor Friday with an Alaska controversy still unsettled: Troopergate.

Back at work, Palin vents a bit over campaign criticism

Gov. Sarah Palin returned to work in her Anchorage office Friday afternoon and spoke out against anonymously sourced stories critical of her behavior on the campaign trail, saying "it's immature, it's unprofessional and those guys are jerks."

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Palin, back at work, calls criticism cruel

Gov. Sarah Palin returned to work in her Anchorage office Friday and spoke out against anonymously sourced stories critical of her behavior on the campaign trail, saying "it's immature, it's unprofessional and those guys are jerks."

Anonymous attacks, claims follow Palin home

Anonymous attacks, claims follow Palin home

Gov. Sarah Palin, the day after coming back to Alaska from her two-month run for vice president, was sorting through which clothes to send back while under attack from anonymous McCain staffers in a frenzy of finger-pointing.

Can Palin resurrect the GOP? Does she want to?

Is Sarah Palin the answer for defeated Republicans? After a historic rebuke at the polls, the Republican Party is staggering into an uncertain tomorrow, no certain leader in sight and its membership divided over what it means to be a Republican.

Palin lies low as interview requests pile up

Palin returns to cold weather, warm welcome

Palin's hometown reacts to loss

"Not our moment," Palin tells Wasilla

Palin lies low as interview requests pile up

Gov. Sarah Palin hadn't been back home in Alaska for a full day and her staff had begun fielding requests Thursday for post-election interviews, including from Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King and others.

Palin returns to cold weather, warm welcome

"Not our moment," Palin tells Wasilla

Palin's hometown reacts to loss

Palin returns to cold weather, warm welcome

Gov. Sarah Palin returned to Anchorage Wednesday night, met by a shivering crowd of fans and answering reporters' questions about whether the campaign would have been easier if she and Sen. John McCain knew each other better. "We’ve had a great relationship," she said.

Palin's hometown reacts to loss

"Not our moment," Palin tells Wasilla

"Not our moment," Palin tells Wasilla

Loss or no, Sarah Palin still got a big cheer after her defeat when she made a personal call to a crowd of supporters attending an event at the Wasilla Multi-Use Sports Complex.

Palin's hometown reacts to loss

McCain, in concession speech, praises Palin

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.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Read the latest on presidential politics from the McClatchy bureau in Washington D.C.

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 looking into the sudden dismissal of Alaska's former Department of Public Safety Commissioner, and whether a divorce and custody battle between Gov. Palin's sister and a state trooper, was behind it.

Palin background

From a Wasilla childhood to vice presidential candidate, Sarah Heath Palin has made her mark on Alaska every step of the way.

SECTION

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 family

Read more about Gov. Palin's family, including stories about her surprising pregnancy announcement and the birth of her son, Trig.

PHOTOS

The Photo Blog: From the RNC

Photographer Marc Lester is blogging on Sarah Palin and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis this week.

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].


VIDEO

'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.

SLIDE SHOW

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.

SLIDE SHOW

Wasilla crowd watches Palin

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

VIDEO

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.

SLIDE SHOW

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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