Republican from Alaska
Sarah Palin was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008. She is also the former governor of Alaska and the author of Going Rogue: An American Life. Sarah Palin's previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and serving as the mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.
Recent statements involving Sarah Palin
"Seven of the 10 highest-income counties in the country ring the city" of Washington D.C.
Slim Jims "just recently" cost 99 cents but now cost $2.69.
"Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that, 'Hey, you're not going to succeed.' "
Recent stories featuring Sarah Palin
Palin’s Texas visit boosting Cruz gave us a new claim for the Truth-O-Meter: Is one in seven U.S. families on food stamps?
Texas fact checks to take to the polls:
Heading into the Texas primary runoffs, we’ve stacked up about a dozen related fact-checks. Meantime, a Sarah Palin check is in the works.
Top 5 falsehoods about the health care law:
With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the health care law, we name the top 5 False and Pants on Fire claims.
With the question of who will be at the top of the Republican presidential ticket looking more and more settled, attention is turning to the No. 2 spot. Who will be the vice presidential pick?
Rush Limbaugh’s mischaracterizations of a law student made waves, prompting some critics to say that comedian Bill Maher’s descriptions of Sarah Palin and others were made in a similarly rebukable vein.
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