Republican from Alaska
Sarah Palin is governor of Alaska. She was elected in 2006; her previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. She also served as the mayor and a councilwoman in Wasilla, Alaska.
Recent statements involving Sarah Palin
Palin said stimulus money for weatherization required "universal energy building codes for Alaska, kind of a one-size-fits-all building code that isn't going to work up there in Alaska."
Gov. Sarah Palin "got precisely zero support for her call for Alaska's Democratic Senator Mark Begich to resign because Ted Stevens' corruption conviction was overturned."
Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans."
Obama would "experiment with socialism."
"The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."
Recent stories featuring Sarah Palin
Palin says thanks but no thanks for stimulus money:
The Alaska governor says she turned down the money because of federal building code requirements. But we find the federal requirements aren't what she claims.
Castro on McCain and "the rifle lady":
With an eye on Cuban-American voters in Florida, John McCain claims Fidel Castro is no fan.
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