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...Alaska. It's just right over the border.' SARAH PALIN, explaining to cbs anchor Katie Couric why the state's proximity to Russia boosted her foreign policy credentials as John McCain's running mate...
...everywhere in the media, accusing Palin of throwing tantrums, of not knowing that Africa was a continent, of being a profligate spender. There's always a circular firing squad after a losing campaign, and Palin is standing right in the middle of this one. RNC lawyers are coming to Alaska to hold her to account for some of the more than $150,000 spent on clothing and luggage. The first step in plotting her future is finding a way to live down a lot of these latest headlines...
Then she'll have to wait out the two years she still has left as Alaska governor. And they could be difficult ones. Her aggressive posture toward the state legislature's Troopergate investigation and her emergence as a GOP leader have frayed relationships crucial to Palin's success. Her major accomplishments in Alaska - laying the groundwork for a natural-gas pipeline, reforming oil taxes - relied on support from Democratic lawmakers, who will now be less inclined to cross the aisle...
...Alaska will also be staring down a budget crisis: crude oil slipped below $60 a barrel just before the election, and Alaska's budget balances only if oil is in the mid-$70 range or higher. The days of Palin's $1,200 bonus check to every Alaskan may be over, and if her popularity at home suffers, so does her national profile...
...rigidly non-partisan. I do hold a position with the Humane Society Legislative Fund, which is a separate organization with a separate board of directors. I think our biggest concern at the legislative fund is Sarah Palin's very hostile record toward animal protection. She was the leader in Alaska of a program that promoted aerial gunning of wolves and bears and that has really raised alarm bells with...