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...with her Alaskan context. As the writer John McPhee once observed, "Alaska is a foreign country," a statement legally false but true in terms of culture and attitude and location. Recall how the story begins. It is June 2007, and a ship docks at the remote port of Juneau, a place tightly bound between sea and mountains. Down the gangplank walks a pair of pundits - Barnes and editor William Kristol - bound for lunch with an unknown first-year governor. A few hours later, the two reboard their cruise ship, delighted to have found a Republican fresh as a glacier breeze...
...fought to reject federal stimulus money, even though Alaska's legislature is expected to override her final veto of 3% of the funds intended for Alaska. She also spent a great deal of effort trying to keep a Democratic representative from taking a vacant state senate seat. Juneau representative Beth Kerttula, a former Palin ally on energy issues, made the mistake of going on national TV and saying that Palin wasn't ready for higher office. Over the space of six weeks, Palin not only rejected Kerttula but every Democrat put forth by the Juneau Democratic Party for the vacant...
...level of play was up a level higher...it was quite a remarkable win today,” Fish said.In the doubles, William & Mary claimed an early advantage over the Crimson. At No. 1, Felton and junior Michael Hayes lost 8-4 to the Tribe’s Keziel Juneau and Sebastian Vidal, with No. 3 co-captain combination Kalfayan/Clayton beaten by the same score. Harvard secured a lone win, courtesy of the No. 2 duo of sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien and freshman Davis Mangham; the pairing won 8-5 over counterparts Ilha Orre and Varun Pandit.With everything to play...
...visit in 2005, three years after Palin's official departure. She returned again as recently as June 2008, making reference to that earlier service and crediting the African pastor's prayer with leading her to gubernatorial victory. And when she works from the state capital, Palin attends the Juneau Christian Center, an Assemblies of God congregation...
...connect with voters. “Governor Palin is charismatic, likeable, and has a compelling story that people want to relate to,” he said. “People want to like her. They view her as the girl next door, someone who will go to Juneau or Washington and fight the good fight for the people. She makes people feel like she has their best interests at heart, and that’s why she’s been so successful.” While Halcro, like Palin, is a registered Republican, he decided to mount...