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Go 'Rogue' in brief: Alaska, campaign, family, oil - 11/19/2009
Not a speed reader? Want to get through Sarah Palin's new book in a flash? A look at Palin's most frequently used words capture some of the key themes of the former Alaska governor's memoir: Alaska, campaign, Todd, family, kids, right, governor, government, oil, work, energy. The Associated Press electronically scanned the

2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early - 11/14/2009
Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession. They're all jockeying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination _ even if they won't say so. Make no mistake: At least a half-dozen Republicans are in the early stages of campa

FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts - 11/14/2009
Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to

FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts - 11/13/2009
Sarah Palin's new book goes rogue on some facts. Ignoring substantial parts of her record, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician indifferent to high ambition. Palin goes adrift, at times, on more contemporary issues, too. She criticize

Book: Obama seriously considered Hillary for VP - 10/29/2009
Barack Obama seriously considered Hillary Rodham Clinton for the vice presidency, even though his top aides weren't enthusiastic about it, his presidential campaign manager says in a new memoir. "Neither Ax (top-level adviser David Axelrod) nor I were fans of the Hillary option," David Plouffe, who ran Obama's 2008 race, sai

McCain says Palin remains strong force in the GOP - 10/11/2009
Sen. John McCain says Sarah Palin remains a formidable force in the Republican Party despite widespread criticisms of his 2008 running mate. McCain says he still has great affection for the former Alaska governor. One of McCain's top advisers from his presidential campaign has said Palin would be a catastrophe for the GOP i

Gov. Pawlenty headlining Iowa GOP event next month - 10/07/2009
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will travel to the Iowa next month to headline a state Republican gathering. An adviser said that Pawlenty will headline the party's annual fall event, "Leadership for Iowa," Nov. 7 at the state fairgrounds. Iowa is the site of the first in the nation presidential caucuses. Pawlenty is

Pawlenty files PAC forms, fills out political team - 10/01/2009
A team of Republican consultants with experience on the presidential level will help run Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's new political action committee, which could be the forerunner of a 2012 White House campaign. Pawlenty filed paperwork Thursday with federal regulators to form his Freedom First PAC, a national fundraising committee h