Saturday, September 13, 2008

Barracuda Fishing (articles on Gov. Palin)

Here are some recent articles on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, R (and nominee for VP).
Article links will be continually added to this list, and the newest links will appear at the bottom.

- WSJ has a great article on the complexity of her record. Conservative views, but more moderate governing style.

- Thorough piece on Palin from Time.

- Thorough piece on Palin from Newsweek.

- Thorough piece on Palin and her family life from the Washington Post.

- Slate has a fantastic quick-read fact sheet about the many rumors that have been unleashed about Palin. Some true, some not. The fact sheet has links to many of the most useful articles.

- Time magazine ran a useful piece on Palin's time as Mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. Where's Wasilla? Map HERE. Population facts on Wasilla from the Census Bureau.

- Interesting article from NYTimes on Palin's time as governor.

- Washington Post on the complicated reform performance of Palin on health care.

- More from the WaPo.

- Washington Times (AP).

- McClatchy has a number of articles on a variety of the Palin matters floating through the media-political world:
- Banning of books as mayor?
- Earmarks.
- Leadership of Alaska National Guard.

- Air National Guard article from the LA Times.

- Palin v. McCain on sex-ed.

- As mayor, Paylin may not have handled one issue particularly well. WSJ Here.

- 09/10/08: Interesting op-ed on Palin: Far more politically savvy than most people originally recognized. UK's Telegraph.

- 09/13/08: Long article from the New Yorker.

- 09/13/08: On hiring friends for state positions. NYTimes.

- 09/13/08: In losing race for Lt.Gov., something to learn about Palin. From Politico.

- 09/14/08: Palin as mayor of Wasilla. From the WaPo.

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