Sarah Palin
Republican from Alaska
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Sarah Palin is governor of Alaska. She was elected in 2006; her previous experience includes leading the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. She also served as the mayor and a councilwoman in Wasilla, Alaska.
Palin's statements by ruling
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- False 2 (2)
- Pants on Fire 2 (2)
Recent statements by Sarah Palin
"The truth was revealed there in that report that showed there was no unlawful or unethical activity on my part."
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 in an interview with reporters
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"As mayor, every year I was in office I did reduce taxes."
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 in a debate in St. Louis
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"We're building a nearly $40-billion natural gas pipeline, which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever."
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.
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"Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 in St. Louis
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"If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 in the New York Sun
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Recent Flip-O-Meter rulings for Sarah Palin
On whether global warming is man-made.
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On support for the Bridge to Nowhere.
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Recent attacks by Sarah Palin
Obama would "experiment with socialism."
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"Obama held one of the first meetings of his political career in Bill Ayers's home. And they've worked together on various projects in Chicago."
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"You had supported John McCain's military strategies pretty adamantly until this race."
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Barack Obama's health care plan is "to mandate health care coverage and have a universal government-run program."
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"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."
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Recent attacks on Sarah Palin
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"Palin (proposed) a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf." |
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Palin supports "aerial hunting of wolves and other wildlife." |
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Sarah Palin endorsed a Wasilla policy that charged sexual assault victims for their "rape kits." |
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"The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." |
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Palin "fired Wasilla’s Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her." |
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Recent stories featuring Sarah Palin
Castro on McCain and "the rifle lady": With an eye on Cuban-American voters in Florida, John McCain claims Fidel Castro is no fan.
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Victim in rape ad not from Palin's town: A new TV ad from Planned Parenthood against Sarah Palin includes a rape victim. But she is not from Wasilla.
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