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Much hinges on Sarah Palin's RNC speech

ST. PAUL, Minn. - When Sarah Palin takes the stage here, Republicans want voters to see a steely God-and-family conservative with heart, a lifetime NRA member ready to take aim at Washington - a sort of Annie Oakley of the tundra.

Democrats hope voters see something entirely different - a rookie candidate out of her depth, whose relatively thin resume is filled with contradictions and whose...

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