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Palin calls global warming studies 'snake oil science'

Former Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations.

Palin says she'd make run for president if good for country

Fresh from a speech to conservative activists at a "Tea Party" gathering in Nashville, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Sunday that President Obama could be defeated in 2012, that she's boning up on foreign and national policy and that she would run if it seems right.

Palin stumps for Texas governor at rally

Palin gives pep talk to Tea Party

Palin gives pep talk to Tea Party

Sarah Palin declared "America is ready for another revolution" and repeatedly assailed President Barack Obama on Saturday before adoring "tea party" activists, a seemingly natural constituency should she run for president.

Palin stumps for Texas governor at rally

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stumped for Gov. Rick Perry at a rally Sunday in suburban Houston, adding some national Republican star power to Perry's re-election campaign.

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Todd Palin played big role in state affairs

E-mails obtained by msnbc.com under Alaska public records law show that Todd Palin was deeply involved in important state business while his wife was governor. They also expose "behind-the-scenes preoccupations" of the Palins.

Palin cabins not noted in Mat-Su property tax assessments

Palin cabins not noted in Mat-Su property tax assessments

Records show that Sarah Palin hasn't paid any property taxes on cabins that have been built on two backcountry plots partially owned by the former Alaska governor.

Palin's PAC raises $1.4 million in second half of 2009

A new report filed with the Federal Elections Commission shows Sarah Palin's political action committee raised about $1.4 million in the second half of 2009, most of it following her resignation as Alaska's governor.

Judge sides with state, Palin in e-mail suit

An Alaska judge has sided with former Gov. Sarah Palin in a lawsuit over e-mail, finding that state law doesn't forbid the use of private e-mail accounts to conduct state business.

Bristol Palin wants Levi to pay $1,750 monthly child support

Bristol Palin wants Levi to pay $1,750 monthly child support

Sarah Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol, is seeking child support from the young man who fathered her 1-year-old son.

Palin, McCain hit the trail again

Sarah Palin and Sen. John McCain plan to campaign together again.

Palin lands VIP gig at NASCAR's Daytona 500 with other celebs

Former governor Sarah Palin will be a VIP guest at next month's Daytona 500.

Palin to join Fox News as commentator, occasional host

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will join Fox News as a contributor, a job that establishes her as an official member of the mainstream media she lambasted in her book.

Palin called candidacy 'God's plan,' McCain aide says

Sarah Palin believed that Sen. John McCain chose her to be his running mate in 2008 because of "God's plan," according to a top political strategist in the GOP campaign.

Palin book signing spurs rules change at Wasilla sports center

It wasn't the largest event ever held at the Wasilla Sports Complex, or the most lucrative. But a city official says the Dec. 22 book signing by former Gov. Sarah Palin was the most controversial by far.

Congressman sees Palin in presidential race

Iowa U.S. Rep. Steve King predicted Tuesday that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will seek the Republican presidential nomination and has a good chance of winning Iowa's leadoff caucuses.

Judge orders records opened in Palin custody case

The custody dispute between Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin over their now 1-year-old son Tripp is playing out in court, and despite Palin's efforts to keep the case confidential, a judge last week opened it to the public.

Palin's Wasilla book signing feels like a homecoming

Sarah Palin was treated like a homecoming queen when she brought her national book tour to Wasilla on Tuesday. About 1,000 people flocked to the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Palin's hometown to get the former governor and Republican vice presidential candidate's autograph on her best-selling memoir.

Judge to consider dismissal of lawsuit over Palin e-mails

'Death panel' charge earns Palin 'Lie of the Year' honors

Judge to consider dismissal of lawsuit over Palin e-mails

An Anchorage judge said Tuesday he will rule soon on whether state public records law governs the thousands of e-mail messages that former Gov. Sarah Palin and her top administration officials sent to one another outside of the state's computer network.

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'Death panel' charge earns Palin 'Lie of the Year' honors

Former Gov. Sarah Palin's claim about "death panels" being created under health care reform legislation landed her on the political equivalent of Santa's naughty list: PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year."

Palin's Wasilla book signing feels like a homecoming

McCain downplays flap over Palin visor

Sen. John McCain said he understands why Sarah Palin blacked out his name on a McCain campaign visor so she could avoid recognition while on vacation in Hawaii.

Palin cuts short Hawaii vacation after McCain visor flap

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she cut short her Hawaii vacation because of paparazzi, who photographed her wearing a sun visor with the name of John McCain blacked out.

2,000 line up for Palin book signing at Elmendorf

About 2,000 people appeared at Sarah Palin's Elmendorf Air Force Base book signing Sunday, and Palin is promising a public book-signing in Alaska soon.

Palin roasts Shatner in 'Conan' surprise

Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Friday -- and turned the tables on actor William Shatner.

Palin book-signing at Elmendorf closed to general public

The final stops on former Gov. Sarah Palin's nationwide book tour will be Sunday at Air Force bases in Alaska. They are Palin's first and only scheduled book signings in her home state.

Palin to sign books Sunday at Elmendorf

Former Gov. Sarah Palin is returning to Alaska for a book signing.

Attorney general tackles Palin era's hot ethics issues

Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan is moving to change the state's ethics rules in the wake of the battles waged by former Gov. Sarah Palin.

Hundreds crowd Mall of America for Palin signing

Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans rose before dawn Monday for the chance to meet the conservative star, who brought her book tour to Minnesota's Mall of America.

Palin's Iowa stop spurs talk of presidential run in 2012

Sarah Palin greeted hundreds of admirers at a book-signing stop in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday, fueling speculation about a possible presidential run in 2012.

Palin book goes platinum

HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Tuesday that just two weeks after publication, Sarah Palin's memoir has sold 1 million copies.

Sarah Palin book signing draws crowds in Arizona cold

Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans flocked to a Costco store in Tempe on Tuesday to meet the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate and to have her sign their copies of "Going Rogue."

Palin book goes platinum

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Sarah Palin resigns

At the third Governor's picnic of an eventual going away weekend, Sarah Palin spoke as Alaska's governor for the last time in Fairbanks, July 26, 2009. [enlarge video].


'Troopergate'

State investigators examined 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.

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.

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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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