sarah palin

The political satirist and comedian talks about his Broadway performance (and performance anxieties) and about his recent segments on The Colbert Report featuring Sarah Palin and Anthony Weiner.

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The Republican presidential candidates will get together in Hanover, N.H., for a debate to focus on the economy Tuesday night.

The Republican field appears to be set now that Sarah Palin and Chris Christie both decided not to run. The old front runner, Mitt Romney, is the new front runner.

And Rick Perry, who came into the race at the top of the polls, has lost about half of his support.

The Republican field now looks settled, as we have definitive disavowals from Chris Christie and Sarah Palin.

Meanwhile, the primary and caucus calendar becomes clearer as South Carolina and Nevada move up to January. And Democrats hold onto the governorship in West Virginia.

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Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced this week they would not be seeking the Republican presidential nomination.

Among the most enthusiastic advocates of a Christie presidential bid were a handful of Northeastern investors.

Some of them have already jumped to join Mitt Romney.

As time ticks away toward the first Republican primary contests, the pressure is building on Sarah Palin to declare her presidential intentions.

Staying outside the official pack of hopefuls gives Palin a certain cachet. But it is also frustrating some party activists.

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Republican star Sarah Palin assailed corporate favoritism in a campaign-style speech to Tea Party activists in early-voting Iowa Saturday, as the clock winds down on her decision to enter the presidential campaign.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann is getting plenty of attention in her run for the GOP presidential nomination. Conservative columnist Reihan Salam tells Renee Montagne the comparisons between Bachmann and Republican star Sarah Palin are inevitable.

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Early ads from 2012 candidates look more like movie trailers for a summer blockbuster. Sarah Palin will be the subject of a feature-length documentary in theaters this month.

Do voters have to be entertained into paying attention?

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A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around.

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In the early 1990s, the political establishment in Wasilla, Alaska, enlisted Palin as a moderate counterweight to the growing anti-government, anti-tax movement.

The establishment ended up regretting it.

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