sarah palin

In the recent elections, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Gov. Sarah Palin were running for some of the highest political positions in the U.S.

But where does the so-called glass ceiling for women stand? Slate.com's XX Factor bloggers Dahlia Lithwick and Emily Bazelon discuss Clinton's and Palin's roles in this election.

With new national prominence, Gov. Sarah Palin will have to figure out how she fits back into the intimate world of politics in her home state.

At the same time, speculation about her next move is running high — with some supporters already associating her name with the 2012 presidential race.

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Tina Fey's impersonation of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin helped draw record audiences to Saturday Night Live this fall.

Now, the former head writer for SNL opens up about politics, satire and her Emmy Award-winning sitcom, 30 Rock.

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Sarah Palin came to Cape Girardeau, Mo., a conservative town in a swing state, to energize the conservative base.

Polls show the presidential race to be neck and neck in Missouri.

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Sarah Palin is a staunch pro-lifer; Colorado voters may soon decide that life begins at conception. Author, journalist and academic Cynthia Gorney says the abortion wars are still going strong in this election cycle.

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In the last four presidential elections, Pennsylvania has gone Democratic. The Republican ticket was campaigning in that swing state Tuesday.

John McCain and Sarah Palin were in Hershey hoping voters there will give them a sweet victory next week.

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Newspapers have been making presidential endorsements. Republican John McCain won the backing of his home state's largest paper, The Arizona Republic. The Chicago Tribune endorsed Chicago resident Barack Obama — the first time that paper has endorsed a Democratic candidate for president.

And Obama received the backing from another paper you might not expect — the Anchorage Daily News. The state's largest newspaper was not swayed by the fact that McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is the state's governor.

John McCain's relationship with evangelicals became strained during his 2000 presidential bid. But he has boosted his standing by selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate and by making appearances at places such as Southern California's Saddleback Church.

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What do Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, and John Edwards have in common? They've all been criticized for the way they speak.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg has some thoughts about candidates and regional cadence.

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Supporters and detractors alike can't seem to get enough of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Anchorage Daily News columnist Michael Carey discusses the woman who promises to bring "a little bit of reality from Wasilla Main Street" to Washington, DC.

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