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Palin brings excitement, but little experience, to ticket

DAYTON, Ohio - By unexpectedly choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, Republican John McCain appears to be gambling that the excitement and energy she brings to the ticket will outweigh her obscurity and inexperience.

In her brief, meteoric political career, Palin, 44, rose in 16 years from a small-town council member to become Alaska's first woman governor, always running as a "good...

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