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Pandering to non-Alaskan voters? You betcha!

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On March 19, 2009
Pain rejects half of Alaska's stimulus money.Gov. Sarah Palin just told reporters that she’s accepting only 55 percent of the federal economic stimulus money being offered to Alaska. The governor said that she will accept only about $514 million of the $930 million headed to...

You betcha, etc.

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On January 28, 2009

This is great news for me:SarahPAC . . . was registered Monday night with the Federal Election Commission. The Web site went live Tuesday, said Pam Pryor, who worked as.

Pathetic Governors Who Lie

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On January 13, 2009

Palin:Sarah Palin fired a new salvo in her war on the media, unloading in a new interview on her home state paper and “bored, anonymous, pathetic bloggers who lie.”The Alaska.

Election Night in Juneau

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On November 6, 2008
I have one final commentary up at MnIndy, whose editors have been kind enough to keep me busy for the past two months. I spent the evening bar-hopping and chatting with folks about the election, Sarah Palin, and assorted other stuff. I describe one of...
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Contrasts

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On November 5, 2008

Juneau Democrats, gathering for last night's election celebration at Centennial Hall. This shot was taken about 15 minutes before Obama's acceptance speech:And here -- literally in the ballroom 30 feet.

Run, Sarah, Run

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On October 29, 2008
I hate to admit it, but if I'm still living in Alaska four years from now, I sincerely hope Sarah Palin runs for the presidency, because I could really use the extra writing income. My dogs' knee surgeries aren't going to pay for themselves!

Stevens Convicted

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On October 27, 2008

Good times.The more immediately pressing question, of course, is whether the conviction will matter in Stevens' bid for re-election. Ordinarily, I'd be inclined to repeat my usual pessimistic assertions to.

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Sarah Palin in Your Kitchen

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On October 20, 2008

Sarah Palin is dissatisfied with the prevailing model of mass politics:On the tarmac, Palin also referred to robocalls as “inside baseball,” suggesting it was not her call for the campaign.

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You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here

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On October 16, 2008
Let's say it's mid-August 2008. You're a nationally unknown governor from a geographically large, demographically insignificant state. You're young and chipper, you're overwhelmingly popular with your constituents, and you have a bright political horizon before you -- a dead-lock two-term run as your state's chief...

Why the polar bears hate us

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On September 22, 2008

I have an article on Palin's environmental record at the MI.There was a lot that I didn't have time or space to explore with respect to Palin's environmental record, but.

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