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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Palin rebuts rumors, says daughter pregnant — Featured Topics: - John McCain - Barack Obama — ST. PAUL (Reuters) - The 17-year-old unmarried daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said on Monday in an announcement intended to knock down rumors …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Palin's Teen Daughter Is Pregnant; New G.O.P. Tumult — ST. PAUL — The 17-year-old daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate, is five months pregnant, Ms. Palin announced today, adding a new element of tumult to a Republican convention that had already been disrupted by Hurricane Gustav.
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Nathan Thornburgh / Time:
In Wasilla, Pregnancy Was No Secret — So his name is Levi. — That's about the only thing that I didn't know about Bristol Palin's pregnancy. The rest of the details I picked up almost without trying, while talking about other things with townsfolk — some who know the governor and her family well, some who don't.
cbn.com:
Exclusive: Todd Palin's 1986 DUI Arrest Called “Lesson Learned” — Sources close to Sarah Palin tell The Brody File that the husband of the GOP Vice-presidential choice, Todd Palin, was arrested and charged with Driving under the Influence of alcohol back in 1986. He was 22 years old at the time.
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Palin Was a Director of Embattled Sen. Stevens's 527 Group — ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Rebuttal — A reader points out what is left implicit in the Palins' statement: … This seems persuasive to me. But it's based entirely on a vague verbal statement. Why not kill this rumor with Palin's medical records? A 43 year old woman's pregnancy with a Downs Syndrome child …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
JUST REALLY ODD — We haven't touched it. But you probably know there have been internet-based rumors claiming that Sarah Palin's newborn son Trig is actually the son of her 17 year old daughter, Bristol. In an effort to knock down these rumors, Palin and the McCain camp have now put …
Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:What the Heck is McCain Up To? — That seems to be the question this Labor Day.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:Oy: Palin's daughter is pregnant; Update: Althouse on Palin vs …
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Ann Friedman / American Prospect:PALIN AND THE MEANING OF CHOICE.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:Obama on Palin — Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown reports …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:Palin's unmarried daughter is pregnant
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Natalie Gewargis / Political Punch:Just Askin'... What would the response be if Sen. Barack Obama …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:McCain knew Palin's daughter pregnant
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CBS News:
Post-Democratic Convention Poll — The eight-point lead for the Democratic ticket is up from Obama's three-point lead before the convention. But there are still a significant number of voters who have yet to firmly make up their minds. — Before the Democratic convention …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Obama gets ‘convention bounce’ — ST. PAUL — The Democratic National Convention significantly boosted Americans' views of Barack Obama as a strong leader who “shares your values” and can manage the economy and Iraq, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Saturday and Sunday finds.
Jessica Alaimo / Politicker ME:
Rove: Obama's inexperienced; Biden's a ‘big, blowhard doofus’ — MINNEAPOLIS — Maine's Republican delegation got a surprise visit from former White House political operative Karl Rove at its convention breakfast this morning. — During his speech, he talked up John McCain's Republican presidential bid …
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Laura Bush, Cindy McCain call for Gulf aid — Cindy McCain and First Lady Laura at the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center, in St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday September 1, 2008. Chicago Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo — by Frank James
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Palin opposed sex-ed — Sarah Palin's personal story, and her views on personal morality, are at the core of her politics and of why she was nominated, and why she'd energized the conservative base. — Now, her daughter's pregnancy has cast her views on teenagers and sex directly into the spotlight.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
OUT OF ORDER? — We had heard hints of this. But just moments ago, Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC said that Republican lawyers are currently doing a vet of Sarah Palin up in Alaska. We'll get you the video shortly. But it seems that the really deep vet of Palin started after her selection was announced.
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