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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Two-Way

GOP Consultant: Smart Republican Opponents Hope Palin Runs

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at a rally in West Virgina on Oct. 30, 2010.

December 28, 2010 "What you really want to be is the candidate who emerges toward the end of 2011," says Mike Murphy, and if Palin can "fascinate the media for nine months" before then, that's fine.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The Two-Way

Biden's 'F-Bomb', Palin's 'Refudiate': What Other Top Quotes Got Missed?

March 23: Vice President Biden famously drops an "F-bomb."

December 14, 2010 What was said in 2010 that really stands out in your mind? We're taking suggestions.

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It's All Politics

Michael Steele, Sarah Palin: Obama's 'Gifts' To GOP

December 14, 2010 Michael Steele and Sarah Palin rose in reaction to Obama. Now, ironically, they frustrate many officials in their party. Both refuse to step aside as their party's establishment wishes to move other names to the fore.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Political Junkie

Joe Scarborough Trashes Sarah Palin; Is N.J. Gov. Chris Christie A RINO?

November 30, 2010 Few in the GOP, save maybe Lisa Murkowski and Barbara Bush, have publicly said anything negative about Sarah Palin.  Joe Scarborough, the MSNBC host and former Republican congressman, showed no reticence in a Politico post.

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Monday, November 29, 2010

The Two-Way

McCain Calls WikiLeaks' Disclosures 'Harmful'; Palin Says They're 'Treasonous'

2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's tweet.

November 29, 2010 The Republican ticket from 2008 says the leaking of diplomatic messages and other data is dangerous. Palin calls it "treasonous."

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

It's All Politics

Obama Claims He Uses No Neurons On Sarah Palin

President Obama, Barbara Walters

November 24, 2010 Obama said he spends his time thinking not about Palin but how he can be the best president. But then he told Barbara Walters that Palin has a solid political base and skills which means he does think about her.

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Jennifer Grey, Not Bristol Palin, Wins 'Dancing'

Bristol Palin.

November 24, 2010 Pop culture and politics came together on ABC-TV's Dancing With the Stars this season, thanks to the presence of Sarah Palin's daughter.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

It's All Politics

Barbara Bush Hopes Sarah Palin Stays In Alaska

Barbara Bush and President George H.W. Bush at baseball game

November 22, 2010 Barbara Bush has long been known for speaking her mind and she does it once again on Sarah Palin, saying she hopes Palin stays in Alaska. During her Larry King CNN interview she said she sat next to Palin once and thought she "was beautiful."

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Political Junkie

Palin Says She Could Beat Obama

November 17, 2010 Sarah Palin tells ABC's Barbara Walters that she can defeat President Obama in 2012 ... one more indication that the former Alaska governor is considering a run for the White House in two years.

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Political Junkie

Sarah Palin's 'Refudiate' Is The Word Of The Year

November 15, 2010 Sarah Palin's "refudiate," used during a Fox News interview and on her Twitter account last summer, has been named the Word of the Year.

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Friday, November 12, 2010

The Two-Way

Hacker Who Got Into Sarah Palin's E-Mails Sentenced To Year And A Day

November 12, 2010 David Kernell's actions were one of the hotter stories in the later days of the 2008 presidential campaign.

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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

It's All Politics

Ben Bernanke In Political Crossfire Again For Throwing Money Around

Ben Bernanke

November 9, 2010 Bernanke will appear to ignore political pressures since markets want him to appear independent.

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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

It's All Politics

Sarah Palin, Murkowski Volunteer Separated At Birth?

Sarah Palin lookalike

November 2, 2010 A volunteer for Sen. Lisa Murkowski sure looks awfully familiar. The AP says it's not Sarah Palin but a woman named Jan Cox.

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

It's All Politics

Does Sarah Palin's Presidential Ambition Lurk In Miller Tempest?

Sarah Palin

October 6, 2010 Todd Palin, Sarah's husband, blamed crossed signals for a dustup with Joe Miller who he had initially castigated in an email for not endorsing a 2012 presidential run by his wife. But the email also seemed to suggest Palin plans to run.

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Monday, September 20, 2010

It's All Politics

Mitt Romney Could Be The Hillary Clinton Of 2012

Mitt Romney at teh Value Voters Summit on Friday.

September 20, 2010 ANALYSIS: The former Massachusetts governor, an early frontrunner for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, must be hearing tea cups as he tries to set the stage for his next presidential bid.

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