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More on Sarah Palin from the ground in Alaska

By Chase Martyn 9/5/08

Laura McGann from the Washington Independent watched Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican National Convention from a bar in the governor’s home state:
The crowd — on TV and in the bar — was on her side. Then, 10 minutes in, Palin swung hard with her right. “I guess a small-town mayor is sort [...]

Searching for Palin’s footprints in Alaska

By Chase Martyn 9/2/08

Laura McGann, my counterpart at sister site the Washington Independent, flew to Alaska Sunday to gather information about Sen. John McCain’s soon-to-be-official vice presidential nominee, Gov. Sarah Palin.  Though the McCain campaign says they thoroughly vetted their candidate before selecting her, McGann reports that the city clerk in Wasilla, Alaska, the town of roughly 9,000 [...]

Romney Would Open Oil Drilling in Alaskan Wilderness

By Adam Burke 12/14/07

Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gave a presentation in Muscatine on Thursday that included a video display with graphs, statistics and bullet points. His event was billed as a talk on his “Strategy for a Stronger America: Strengthening America’s Economy.” He talked and explained slides that gave statistical projections on subjects including taxes, immigration and U.S. [...]

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