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...that women now make up a majority of college grads and have roughly matched men in law and business and medical schools but are still paid less and remain dramatically underrepresented in executive suites, not to mention statehouses and the White House. (See five reasons Sarah Palin may have quit...
...inscrutable. For example: "Take the words of General MacArthur. He said, 'We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.' " And "Do you want me to make a positive difference and fight for all our children's future from outside the governor's office?" (Read "Why Sarah Palin Quit as Governor...
Couples don't have to live chubbily ever after. And studies show that marriage conveys some health benefits, like living longer and being more likely to quit smoking, notes UNC's The, who lives with her boyfriend but insists her obesity findings haven't scared her away from the idea of marriage. "This is an interesting paradox," she says, "but it certainly wouldn't stop...
...Worked Before, Why Not Try It Again? Palin's 2004 protest resignation from the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) catapulted her into the political limelight. Appointed to the AOGCC by then Governor Frank Murkowski, Palin quit when fellow board member Randy Ruedrich, who was also chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, refused to give up his party role despite what many saw as a conflict of interest. Palin accused Ruedrich of engaging in politics on government time, and he was ultimately fined $11,000 - the largest ethics fine in Alaska's history. He resigned his AOGCC post...
...push your conservative agenda. I would buy that she thought that she could do more on a national scale because of her popularity and because of her Hollywood stature," says representative Charisse Millett, an Anchorage Republican. "But the lame-duck analogy - you don't do that. You don't quit the game. I wish that she could've been a better example for my daughter and Alaska's daughters." (Read "Why Sarah Palin Quit as Governor...