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THE CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT: SARAH PALIN: REPUBLICAN

John McCain shocked the nation when he announced little-known Sarah Palin, the first female governor of Alaska and former beauty queen, would be his vice presidential running mate.

Palin's burst onto the national political scene energized the Republican base and she quickly became known as a feisty "hockey mom" who throughout her short political life was known as a reformer not afraid to take...

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