They called themselves the elite six — and the name was meant to be ironic. This was Wasilla, Alaska, 30 miles north of Anchorage, in the early 1990s — when the sagging economy meant, as a local recalls, “everyone had dust on their ass.” There was nothing élite about this little town on the stretch of highway along the railroad.
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Analysis: Is Palin the next GOP ‘kingmaker’?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin caught the political world by surprise when she announced that she will resign at the end of July. Her decision has not only rankled political pundits and observers in Alaska and across the country, it has, oddly enough, united Democrats and Republicans in confusion.
TIME’s Interview with Exiting Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
The Palins were staying with Sarah’s in-laws Bob and Blanche Kallstrom when the soon-to-be-ex-governor of Alaska sat down for an interview. The Kallstroms are two of the 2,500 full-time residents of Dillingham, Alaska, and owners of the Bristol Bay Inn and a hardware store
No ‘bombshell’ drove Palin resignation, lawyer says
No legal "bombshell" or personal scandal lies behind Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s resignation, but off-color jokes by talk-show host David Letterman contributed to her decision to step down, Palin’s attorney said Monday.
FBI spokesman: We’re not investigating Palin
The FBI, in a rare response to rampant rumors on the Internet, said it is not investigating Alaska Gov.
Conservatives taken aback by Palin’s decision to resign
Astounding. Risky
Palin is Alaska’s ‘greatest gift’ to U.S., her successor says
Alaskan Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will succeed Gov.
Searching for Palin’s ‘Hot Photos’
I doubt that any of us have ever considered any of our past vice-presidential candidates a sex symbol.
Why Sarah Palin Quit
In bowing out as Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin harkened back to her high school basketball days — although there was no sign of the “Barracuda,” as she was nicknamed for her ability to cut through the opposing team’s offenses. In a hastily called press conference on the eve of a three-day holiday, Palin presented herself as a point guard exhausted by the “full court press from the national level.” The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee explained how the metaphorical point guard should respond
Sanford spending holiday weekend with family in Florida
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor’s Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said. Sanford departed the mansion, where he has spent much of the last 48 hours, in the passenger seat of a state vehicle