Ex-Alaska Governor Palin reports receiving 15 gifts costing over 250 dollars

October 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin, one of the most talked-about potential 2012 presidential candidates, has not been sought by Republican gubernatorial candidates to campaign for them. Less than a month before voters go to the polls, it appears clear that the former Alaska governor, will not appear on behalf of either New Jersey's Chris Christie or Virginia's Bob McDonnell.

August 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said that while some aspects of the healthcare proposals forwarded by the Obama administration are disturbing, she urged reform opponents to not give the Democrats fodder by disrupting town hall meetings. Palin's comments, posted on her Facebook page, come after weeks of raucous town halls in which conservatives have shouted down members of Congress, reports Politico.

August 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Just days after Sarah Palin stepped down as Governor, her popularity among Alaskans has gone down, with more people holding her negative view than positive, a new poll has revealed. According to a poll by the Anchorage-based Hays Research Group, 48 percent Alaskans said they had negative feelings about Palin compared to 47 percent who had positive feelings.

July 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Republican US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin left unclear her future political plans Sunday as she formally ended her tenure as governor of the state of Alaska. Palin, 45, surprised political spectators earlier this month when she announced that she would give up the governor's office nearly a year and a half before her term was up, citing distractions caused by ongoing personal and political attacks.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Outgoing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Political Action Committee raised almost 733,000 dollars during the first six months of 2009, out of which the fundraising committee had 450,000 dollars in cash on hand, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission. "It was a great first half.

July 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Less than one in four Americans hold a favourable view of Alaska's outgoing governor Sarah Palin, a new CBS News poll has found. According to the survey, just 23 percent view Palin favourably, while 37 percent hold an unfavourable view of the former Republican vice presidential nominee.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin, whose resignation as the Alaska Governor was termed as a political suicide, has received worlds of encouragement from her ex- boss, Senator John McCain, who is confident that Palin will remain on the national stage. "I understand that Sarah made the decision where she can be the most effective for Alaska and for the country.

July 12th, 2009 Anchorage (Alaska, US),J - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said that she plans to stay on in the national political fray, stumping for conservative issues and even Democrats, after she prematurely vacates her elected post on July 26. The former Republican vice-presidential nominee said in a Fox News interview that she views the American electorate as embattled and fatigued by non-stop partisanship, and she is eager to campaign for Republicans, independents and even Democrats who share her values on limited government, strong defense and "energy independence." "I will go around the country on behalf of candidates who believe in the right things, regardless of their party label or affiliation," she said over lunch in her downtown office, 40 miles from her now-famous hometown of Wasilla - population 7,000 - where she began her political career.

July 10th, 2009 Anchorage (Alaska, US),J - Alaska's response to ethics allegations and requests for information concerning the conduct of soon-to-be-ex-governor Sarah Palin has cost the state 1.9 million dollars. The expense of supplying information and answering the allegationsis a key reason behind Palin's decision to resign from her post on July 26.

July 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - A new poll suggests that Republicans still would love to see Sarah Palin as their presidential candidate in 2012 in spite of her decision to resign as Alaska Governor. According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, 19 percent of voters would "very likely" vote for her if she ran, with another 24 percent saying they were "somewhat likely" to give her their vote.

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who is to resign from office on July 26, can still make a lot of money for herself and the party, top Republicans said Sunday. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and former White House political guru Karl Rowe told Fox News Sunday that: "She marches to the beat of her own drum, and it's going to be very interesting to see how she pulls this off." Palin's stunning announcement Friday that she was resigning to pursue a "higher calling" confounded many of her strongest supporters.

June 24th, 2009 LONDON - Amid growing speculation that Sarah Palin will not seek re-election as Alaska Governor in 2010, many Republicans and Democrats across the state have begun eyeing running for the post. No candidate, including Palin, has yet filed papers with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.

June 17th, 2009 Juneau (Alaska, US),J - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has accepted comedian David Letterman's apology on making a bad joke about her 14-year-old daughter. In a statement, Palin said she accepted Letterman's apology "on behalf of young women like my daughters, who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve." "Letterman certainly has the right to 'joke' about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction," Palin continued in the statement.

June 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is of the opinion that the economic policies being pursued by the Obama administration will convert the United States into a socialist nation. "When you consider that the federal government is about 11 trillion dollars in debt, and we're borrowing more to spend more ...

May 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been inundated by ethics complaints, most of them filed against her after she agreed to become Senator John McCain's running mate in last year's presidential elections. The complaints run the gamut, ranging from the governor's use of state funds and staff to the workings of her political action committee and even to a jacket she wore to a snow machine race involving her husband, reports Politico.