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Sarah Palin Works the News Cycle

By | 03.20.09 | 4:49 pm

Two weeks after sending the Special Olympics a video message about her son Trig, who was born with Down Syndrome, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) has attacked President Obama for the joke he made last night about his low bowling scores on “Late Night with Jay Leno.”

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Palin Links Special Needs to Pro-Life Stance

By | 10.29.08 | 10:50 am

On the campaign trail with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, TWI’s Laura McGann explains the underlying motive behind the GOP vice presidential nominee’s strong support for special-needs children: a coded push against abortion.

Laura traces Palin’s history of opposition to abortion and ties it to what has become one of her More…