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The case for Sarah Palin
The Alaska governor is dead center in the mainstream of middle class American life, argues a conservative Crosscut contributor.
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About Sarah Palin: an e-mail from Wasilla
A suburban Anchorage homemaker and activist — who once did battle with the Alaska governor when Palin was mayor — recounts what she knows of Palin's history.
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No post-convention bounce for the Democrats
After a successful convention in Denver, Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden watched their poll numbers stay the same. Meantime, a weird weekend for news and weather clouds the prospects for Republicans at their convention this week.
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The high price of Sarah Palin's candidacy
The out-of-wedlock pregnancy of Sarah Palin's teenage daughter is not news by itself. Many American families have faced the same situation. What it implies about Palin, however, is not flattering.
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A hurricane blows away bad news
Gustav came ashore in Louisiana as a diminished Category 2 hurricane, but it's a fat Category 5 gift to the GOP. Let us count the ways.