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Sarah Palin's Beauty Queen Rival Enters Politics

Woman who won Miss Alaska title is running in Georgia

(Newser) - The woman who deprived Sarah Palin of the Miss Alaska title (she had to settle for Miss Congeniality) is entering the political arena. Maryline Blackburn, now a resident of Georgia and a singer and actress to boot, is mounting a bid for the state House of Representatives, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...

Hero Pooch Leads Lost Trooper to Fire

'Buddy' gets an engraved bowl as reward

(Newser) - Buddy the German shepherd is the toast of Alaska after helping a lost state trooper to the scene of a fire. The trooper's GPS had frozen, and his dashboard camera shows Buddy approaching the car, then leading the way. The fire destroyed a workshop, but troopers say Buddy's actions helped...

Need to Dodge Volcanic Ash? Ask an Alaskan

Alaska Airlines knows how avoid volcano chaos

(Newser) - That Icelandic volcano may have taught European airlines a lesson Alaska Airlines learned from Mount St. Helens 30 years ago. After its planes were grounded for days by the eruption in Washington state, the airline developed an effective way to navigate safely around volcanic ash. Its experience suggests that Europe's...

Sarah Palin Ditches RNC Fundraiser

Ex-governor wants name taken off 'invited' speakers list

(Newser) - Don't believe the hype—Sarah Palin won't be attending an upcoming RNC fundraiser in New Orleans, even though the invite lists her as an "invited" speaker. Invited or not, the former gov won't be showing, and her team has twice asked the RNC to take her name off the...

Levi: Watch My Reality Show, Not Sarah's

Johnston's will give you a better idea of Alaska...and him

(Newser) - If Levi Johnston's reality show gets picked up...and said genius network decides to air it at the same time as Sarah Palin’s series…you’ll be faced with a veritable Sophie’s Choice. But Levi thinks you should pick his show, because “mine is the real Alaska,...

Discovery Closes In on Sarah Palin's Alaska Show

Series reportedly titled 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's Alaska is looking more and more like a sure thing: Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E in bidding for the show, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Palin doesn't come cheap: If Discovery pays anything close to her $1.2 million per episode asking price, the former governor's...

A&amp;E Wants Palin's Show; She Wants $1M an Episode
A&E Wants Palin's Show;
She Wants $1M an Episode
reality TV
Mar 19, 2010 10:13 AM CDT

A&E Wants Palin's Show; She Wants $1M an Episode

Sarah Palin's Alaska could become a reality

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's reality TV show is inching closer to reality. Both A&E and Discovery are interested in Sarah Palin’s Alaska, the series she’s working on with executive producer Mark Burnett. The show would follow Palin as she gives viewers a tour of Alaska locales (a gold mine!...

Palin Will Visit Arizona to Stump for McCain

2008 running mate brought in to counter Hayworth

(Newser) - With JD Hayworth breathing down his neck, John McCain is looking for help in the Arizona primary race from a familiar campaigner: Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite will travel to Arizona next weekend to stump for her onetime running mate. The joint appearances will be...

Wolves Who Killed Alaska Teacher Killed

Officials track pack seen near attack

(Newser) - Two of the 4 wolves who killed a teacher in Alaska have been tracked down and shot to death by wildlife officials. Residents of Chignik Lake last week found the body of jogger Candice Berner, 32, surrounded by wolf tracks, and an autopsy confirmed she had been killed by the...

Wolves Kill Alaska Teacher; First in US in Modern Times

No fatal wolf attacks have been reported in last 100 years

(Newser) - Wolves attacked and killed a 32-year-old teacher in Alaska in what the Los Angeles Times calls the first such fatal attack in the US in modern times. At least four attacked the 32-year-old special-ed teacher as she jogged alone in the evening while listening to her iPod. No one saw...

Palin Crossed Border for Canada Health Care

'Isn't that ironic?' she asks Calgary crowd

(Newser) - It turns out the woman who nearly single-handedly killed health-care reform in the US with her "death panel" charges slipped across the border for health care in socialized Canada. "Isn't that kind of ironic?" Sarah Palin asked a Calgary crowd over the weekend. She said her parents traveled...

Kathy Griffin Swipes at Palin in Alaska Show
 Kathy Griffin 
 Swipes at Palin 
 in Alaska Show 
D-LIST HITS ANCHORAGE
Mar 6, 2010 5:00 AM CST

Kathy Griffin Swipes at Palin in Alaska Show

Levi Johnston escorts comic onstage

(Newser) - Comedian Kathy Griffin brought her Life on the D-List show to Sarah Palin's backyard yesterday, skewering the former Alaska governor at a raucous show in Anchorage. Griffin was escorted onstage by Playgirl model and Palin babydaddy Levi Johnston, who was in a "serious, committed relationship," er, publicity stunt,...

Dear Conservatives, Stop Hating on Hollywood
 Dear Conservatives, 
 Stop Hating on Hollywood 
bill maher
Mar 5, 2010 10:08 AM CST

Dear Conservatives, Stop Hating on Hollywood

At least the liberal actors don't have political aspirations

(Newser) - The Best Picture winner is unknown, but one thing is certain on Oscar weekend: “Talk radio hosts and conservative columnists will trot out their annual complaints about Hollywood,” and that whole shtick is getting old. First of all, writes Bill Maher in Variety , “You never see Hollywood...

Sarah Palin Shopping Reality TV Show

She's reportedly shopping Alaska docudrama

(Newser) - Good news for those who can't get enough Sarah Palin: You may soon have the chance to watch TV produced by her as well as watching her on TV. The conservative polebrity and reality show producer Mark Burnett (of Survivor and Apprentice fame) have reportedly been pitching a TV docudrama...

12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws
 12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws 
you can't buy this in alabama
Feb 28, 2010 1:40 PM CST

12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws

No drunk horseback riding in Colorado, and other weird rules

(Newser) - Growlers may be the new hipster trend , but good luck finding one in Alabama. Any beer bottle larger than 16 ounces is banned there, along with "sensuous" wine labels. That's just one of a dozen crazy liquor laws complied by Mother Jones :
  • No sunrise mimosas in Alaska: you can't
...

Judge Orders Levi to Cough Up Child Support

Johnston skips Wasilla court hearing

(Newser) - A judge told Levi Johnston yesterday that he's going to have to share some of his Playgirl earnings with the Palin family. The 19-year-old pop was ordered to pay 14 months of back child support for the baby boy he fathered with Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, the New York Daily ...

Todd Palin & Partner Drop Out of Iron Dog Race

Partner's Injury, brutal conditions force out former 'First Dude'

(Newser) - Todd Palin won't be picking up his fifth Iron Dog victory in this year's 2,000-mile snowmobile race: Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's husband has dropped out of the competition because of an injury to his partner. A crash broke the handlebars and springs on Scott Davis's snowmobile and exacerbated...

Fans Loved Proud Sea Cowboy Devoted to Sons

Ocean of grief greets fierce skipper's passing

(Newser) - The surprise death of popular Deadliest Catch skipper Phil Harris triggered an ocean of grief among fans who fell hard for the rascally, lion-hearted captain. The gritty fisherman who stared down danger seeking crab in the most treacherous seas in the world became the public's new all-American cowboy: fierce, proud,...

Emails Reveal Todd Palin's Power

'First Dude' had say in virtually every aspect of Sarah Palin's administration

(Newser) - Todd Palin had a massive amount of power in his wife’s administration in Alaska, recently released emails confirm. The missives, obtained by NBC through the state’s public records law, show the “first dude” was heavily involved in judicial appointments, contract negotiations with public employees, and state board...

12 Unique Destinations for 2010

National Trust offers up Dozen Distinctive Destinations

(Newser) - Looking for a getaway that's just a bit different this year? Look no further than the National Trust for Historic Preservation 's annual Dozen Distinctive Destinations. The list encourages travelers to, for example, skip Disneyland's Main Street, USA, and instead "travel to Ft. Collins, Colorado, to see the real...

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