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News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 year ago
John McCain will name the youngest and first female governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his running mate today, US media reported. In an election which will be about change, so-called "hockey mum" Ms Palin has a reputation for government reform and...
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News Source: University Daily Kansan
| about 1 year ago
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona has chosen Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate...Other candidates for the VP spot on the ticket included former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Gov.
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| about 1 year ago
Republican John McCain unveiled a major surprise in the White House race Friday with his pick of first woman governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his running-mate, his office said. A political outsider and relative unknown on the national stage, Palin,...
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News Source: People.com
| about 1 year ago
Palin, 44, beat out a host of better-known candidates for the nod, including Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Homeland Security secratary Tom Ridge (also the former governor of Pennsylvania), and Sen. Joe...
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News Source: The Globe & Mail
| about 1 year ago
John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention. Two senior campaign officials disclosed Mr. McCain's decision a few...
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News Source: The Hill
| about 1 year ago
Palin, 44, is a first-term governor and will become the first person on a GOP ticket who is not a white male. In picking her, McCain went outside of a short list of candidates that included former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Gov. Tim...
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News Source: ABC 7
| about 1 year ago
Gov. Palin is married with five children, a staunch opponent of abortion rights, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. Despite her strong conservative credentials, Palin is certainly a surprise pick. Not well known outside of...
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News Source: BBC
| about 1 year ago
Senator McCain is expected to announce his choice shortly, days before his party convenes in St Paul, Minnesota...Governors Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty - now appear to be out of the running. The McCain camp is hoping to wrest back headlines from its...
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News Source: The Journal Gazette
| about 1 year ago
John McCain kept his vice presidential pick a closely guarded secret hours before the high-stakes announcement Friday as top prospects seemed to drop away and speculation moved to darkhorse candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. A GOP strategist close to...
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News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| about 1 year ago
Pawlenty said as much on a radio show Friday, and Romney's associates told The Associated Press he had not been contacted by the McCain campaign. strategist close to the McCain campaign said all indications pointed to Palin, 44, a self-styled "hockey...