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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Palin, quitter Sarah • report of imminent divorce of is followed by obligatory unconvincing denial by spokeswoman for, which is followed by uncarried-out threat against blogger by lawyer for, which is followed by another perfunctory unconvincing denial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 8/7/2009 | See Source »

When Palin came on the national scene last August, I was a fan. I am highly disappointed now. She has shown her true colors: she is a quitter. The people of Alaska deserved better. Michael Young, LEXINGTON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hope for the Future | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

...looking to have more time for Gymboree; they're doing it because they want to start their own business, make their own rules, be their own boss - and this seems more Sarah's tune. Palin's brand is maverick, and her mode is moxie. "I'm not a quitter," she said. "I'm a fighter." (See pictures of Sarah Palin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Palin Resignation: A Family Choice? | 7/9/2009 | See Source »

...similar piece of Harvey hokum that led Keith Olbermann to apostrophize, "Probably time for you to give us your final 'Good day!' " But Harvey was no quitter. He reduced his workload to a few broadcasts a week (his son Paul Jr., a longtime writer for the show, was a frequent guest host), but he would not give up the gig after a bout of pneumonia, or his 90th birthday, or even Lynne's death, in 2007, after 67 years of marriage. "Retiring," he said, "is just practicing up to be dead. That doesn't take any practice." He was still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Harvey: The End of the Story | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...delighted he took on this Middle East job. It's such an important issue for the world. And Tony has a track record in this because of what he did with the peace process in Northern Ireland. What Tony has is both charm and persistence - he's not a quitter. He goes over there again and again, trying to bring people together and getting them to understand the twin desires - Israel for security, and for the Palestinians, a chance to have a true state of their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cherie Blair | 10/20/2008 | See Source »

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