Bristol Palin, in NY for teen pregnancy town hall meeting, says abstinence is best choice

September 30th, 2009 Panel votes to restore abstinence education moneyWASHINGTON — A Senate committee voted Tuesday night to restore $50 million a year in federal funding for abstinence-only education that President Barack Obama has pushed to eliminate. The 12-11 vote by the Senate Finance Committee came over objections from its chairman, Democratic Sen.

July 10th, 2009 Levi Johnston: Palin resigned to cash in on fameANCHORAGE, Alaska — A spokeswoman for Gov. Sarah Palin is scoffing at comments by Bristol Palin's former fiance, who says he thinks Palin resigned to cash in on her fame.

June 12th, 2009 Palin-Letterman still at odds over comedian's jokeWASHINGTON — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is insisting that comedian David Letterman "apologize to young women" for a joke he made on the air about one of her teen-age daughters.

May 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's husband Todd asked daughter Bristol to dump Levi Johnston and get a car, a magazine has claimed. While in an interview with GQ magazine, Johnston, the baby daddy of Sarah's first grandson, said there's very little chance he'll reunite with Bristol, 18.

May 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, has graduated from high school. According to People magazine, Palin, 19, who made the spotlight after her pregnancy was revealed, looked as happy as her fellow classmates as she accepted her high school diploma at the Wasilla Sports Complex.

May 9th, 2009 Complaint over Palin's mining comment dismissedANCHORAGE, Alaska — A state panel has dismissed a complaint that accused Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin of breaking election law by taking a public position on a mining ballot initiative days before the vote.

May 8th, 2009 Budget cuts abstinence education programWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants to eliminate more than $100 million in spending on abstinence-only education, directing the money instead to teen pregnancy-reduction programs that don't take the no-sex approach. The proposal in Obama's 2010 budget plan released Thursday could run into opposition from conservatives.

May 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - After the much-publicized fight between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston, it has now emerged that the two of them have agreed to jointly raise their son Tripp. Both, Palin, 18, and Johnston, 19, revealed their child-rearing rapprochement in duelling morning television show appearances.

May 5th, 2009 Bristol Palin promotes teen pregnancy preventionANCHORAGE, Alaska — Unwed mother Bristol Palin is going to take part in a national campaign to help raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention. The 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Gov.

May 1st, 2009 'Povich' joins campaign to prevent teen pregnancyLOS ANGELES — Maury Povich's daytime talk show is joining in a national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned young adult pregnancy. Povich and his show are working with a nonprofit organization on the multimedia campaign aimed at educating young people about the health and social consequences of pregnancy.

April 23rd, 2009 Bristol Palin's ex: Court fight possible over sonANCHORAGE, Alaska — The father of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson said Wednesday he would be willing to go to court for custody of the child, but he hoped it wouldn't come to that.

April 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - Levi Johnston, the father of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's first grandchild, has called her a 'snob' who thinks his 'family is white trash'. Johnston, 18, who said his appearances on the former Republican vice-presidential candidate's campaign had been their idea, revealed in an exclusive interview on CBS' "The Early Show" that he was heart-broken over the end of his engagement to Bristol.

April 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - A rep for Palin family has slammed Levi Johnston - the 18-year-old father of Bristol Palin's newborn son - for revealing all about the couple's sex life on the Tyra Banks Show. The rep released a statement blasting Johnston, 18, for blabbing about the private life he shared with his ex-fiance Bristol.

April 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bristol Palin's former fiancé and babydaddy Levi Johnston has revealed that Sarah Palin knew he and her daughter were having sex when they lived under her roof. In a show airing April 6, Johnston tells Tyra Banks: "I'm pretty sure she probably knew.

March 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - The former fiance of Bristol Palin has said that he and the Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter could reunite in the future but would remain apart for now. In an interview to air on "Good Morning America," Levi Johnston said that he needs time to mature before getting married.