Women In Politics

IT’S OFFICIAL: Bristol Palin Is Writing A Memoir
There was a flurry of reaction when, last month, somebody noticed an untitled Bristol Palin book listed on Amazon.com.

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Bristol Palin memoir? It’s a mystery, for now
The Associated Press The Associated Press NEW YORK Bristol Palin may or may not have a memoir out this summer. For now, it’s a mystery. Listings for an “Untitled Bristol Palin Memoir” were viewable Monday on Amazon.com (release date June) and an online catalog for HarperCollins (release date August). The listings have since been pulled. Publicist Seale Ballenger of the Harper imprint William …

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Baked Alaska: The Sound of Palin suggests it’s better to laugh than cry at a possible Palin presidency
Stage:Is Sarah Palin the Antichrist? “That’s to be interpreted by the [audience],” says Gross National Product’s John Simmons, referring to his theater company’s latest comedy revue, The Sound of Palin. If nothing else, Palin is the anti-Maria. So, how do you solve a problem like Sarah? That is the question. Simmons suggests the answer is to laugh. ”If [a Palin-led world] is the trend that we …

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It’s Time To Bid Good-Bye To Sarah Palin’s Presidential Ambitions
I think we can probably bid goodbye to Sarah Palin ‘s presidential possibilities. Ten angry minutes into last night’s live interview with Sean Hannity it was abundantly clear that Palin had not devoted any part the last eight days to even the tiniest bit of introspection about where she fits in the national landscape.

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Today, Maine turns the page, and it’s Paul LePage’s turn
More than 5,000 people are expected at the inauguration.

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It’s Politics: Surfing Facebook and Twitter for the latest in election news
Sometimes there’s no better way for a reporter to keep track of the locla pols than social media. The best tool I’ve found is at kurrently.com which aggreates Facebook and Twitter posts from around the globe.

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FISH: It’s all about serving the people
Longtime FISH volunteer Bobby Devall knows exactly why the service organization and its volunteers have gained such a foothold in Effingham during the last 40 years.

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Obama, Clinton vow to defend gay rights, adding ‘it’s not who we are as Americans’
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to end violence and discrimination against gays and lesbians at home and abroad Tuesday, as the Obama administration moves to extend further benefits to gays working in the federal government.

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It’s time for the Tea Party to take on military spending
TEA PARTY activists from coast to coast are trashing big government generally, and big government spending in particular. They tick off ways that they think the government should save money. Stop the bailouts. No more earmarks. Repeal health-care reform, even though it will save us money.

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It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose….
But how you play the game. Mickey Kaus lost to Barbara Boxer by 75.2% last night. At least we get Kausfiles back.

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