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by The Associated Press Wednesday, February 24, 2010 JUNEAU, Alaska -- A longtime aide and adviser to former Gov. Sarah Palin says she is resigning. Meghan Stapleton said Wednesday her resignation would be effective at the end of the month. She plans to spend more time with her young daughter. Stapleton has been close to Palin since her election as governor in 2006. She was often the public face -- and defender -- of Palin when Palin was the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2008.

by The Associated Press Monday, November 16, 2009 CHICAGO -- Sarah Palin says it's "a bit heartbreaking" to see the road the father of her grandson and soon-to-be Playgirl model Levi Johnston has taken. Palin appeared on Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," saying Johnston is on a road that is "not a healthy place to be. " Palin's 413-page book, "Going Rogue," will be released Tuesday and she begins a book tour Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich. The new memoir doesn't contain any references to Johnston, who's sparred with his former mother-in-law-to-be.

by Garance Burke The Associated Press Friday, June 25, 2010 TURLOCK, Calif. -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has criticized California Attorney General Jerry Brown over his investigation into her Friday speaking visit to a California university. The 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate headlined the 50th anniversary gala at California State University, Stanislaus Friday night. She spoke before more than 360 donors, who paid $500 per ticket to attend the black-tie fundraiser in the school's cafeteria.

by Jason Moore Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- Who is Sarah Palin? It is a question being asked from all corners of America Friday after presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced he'd picked Alaska's governor as his running mate. Not only did the announcement shock the country but it rocked this state's political world as well. The news spread like wildfire from Dayton, Ohio, a battleground state where McCain and Palin first appeared together.

by Bill Poovey The Associated Press Friday, April 23, 2010 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Sarah Palin has testified against a 22-year-old man charged with breaking into her e-mail account, saying later it's "up to the judge" to decide whether conviction should lead to prison. Former University of Tennessee student David Kernell faces up to 50 years in federal prison if convicted of identity theft, mail fraud and two other felony charges. His lawyer has called the case a prank, not a crime.

by The Associated Press Tuesday, March 2, 2010 BURBANK, Calif. -- Sarah Palin says she's going to play Tina Fey in an upcoming Las Vegas show. Just kidding. The former Republican vice presidential nominee turned into a standup comic on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" stage Tuesday, dropping one-liners about the White House, Congress and Tina Fey -- the "Saturday Night Live" star known for her impression of the former Alaska governor. Palin says the White House health care plan reminds her of acrobatic flips done on a snowboard.

Sarah Palin was in the spotlight again Saturday night, speaking at the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Protesters for -- and against -- Palin demonstrated outside the convention before she spoke. During her speech, Palin criticized the Obama administration for many things, including its handling of the stimulus bill, the war on terror and the health care debate. She said the president's 2011 is "immoral" because it increases the national debt. Palin also predicted a good year for conservative political candidates, pointing to Sen. Scott Brown's win in Massachusetts.

In a move speculated over since announcing she was resigning as governor, Sarah Palin has agreed to a multiyear deal with Fox News Channel, the network announced Monday. Palin will appear on various Fox News and Fox Business Network programs and contribute to FoxNews.com and Fox News Radio. She will also host an occasional series, "Real American Stories," described by Fox as "a series exploring inspirational real-life tales of overcoming adversity throughout the American landscape. " Oliver North, the former Marine at the center of the Iran-Contra scandal in the 1980s, has a similar platform in "War Stories," a military documentary program.

The Conservative Political Action Conference took place in Washington D.C. and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was one of the featured speakers on the closing day. On Saturday, Mar. 16, Palin returned to the national stage after keeping a low-profile during last year's election year. The GOP's 2008 vice presidential nominee addressed CPAC with pointed criticism at Congress and President Obama. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, gave an impromptu introduction before she spoke for more than 25 minutes.

  On Wednesday, it'll be four years to the day that John McCain tapped Sarah Palin as his running mate for the presidency. Suddenly the governor of Alaska was propelled into the national spotlight.  Although Alaska Governor Walter Hickel had been U.S. Interior Secretary under Richard Nixon, no Alaskan had ever been a serious contender on a national ticket, nor been under such a microscope. McCain's announcement changed Sarah Palin's world forever - and the course of state government.

Loved ones, friends and fellow legislators paused Sat. to memorialize former Palmer Rep. Carl Gatto as a family man first, and a state lawmaker second. Gatto, 74, died April 10 of kidney failure in a Seattle Hospital after a long prostate cancer battle.  He left behind a wife and four grown children.  Among those who attended the Lazy Mountain Bible Church service was Gov. Sean Parnell.   Gatto's family seemed touched as Parnell memorialized the late lawmaker as a man with integrity.

Tracy Sabo came to KTUU as News Director in 2012 and is thrilled to finally call Alaska "home. " Tracy's only passion larger than the state of Alaska is her dedication to  journalism. She believes firmly in the public's right to know and is energized by the challenges of great, visual storytelling. She's thrilled to lead a team of journalists at KTUU who share the same passion and a long tradition of excellence. Tracy transitioned to Channel Two News following 19 years with CNN. She held various roles at CNN including Affiliate Editor, CNN Radio Anchor, Domestic Assignment Editor, Political Planning Editor, Bureau Assignment Manager, and Senior Field Producer.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday that she will not be running for president in 2012, ending months of speculation about whether the popular Tea Party figure would seek the Republican nomination. Palin announced her decision in a letter to her supporters written from Wasilla, saying the decision reflected her personal priorities. “After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States,” Palin wrote in the letter.

Now that reporters have had a few days to sort through the boxes and boxes of Sarah Palin's emails, sent or received during her time as governor, the question remains -- was it worth it?   Most reporters were not expecting anything particularly explosive; instead, they were looking to gain a better sense of how Palin interacted with her colleagues and the public. That's apparently all they got. The New York Times reported that Palin's governing style was not necessarily an either-or proposition.

More than 13,000 e-mails from Sarah Palin's time as governor of Alaska were released at 9 a.m. Friday in Juneau. Here's a few examples: Palin kept a close eye on media reports about herself and her staff.   Responding to a July 26, 2007 letter to the editor printed in the Anchorage Daily News complaining that Palin did not meet with Miss Alaska, Palin wrote staffers, "I'm looking for someone to correct the letter writer's goofy comments, but don't want the letter to the ADN in response to come from me. " Once Palin was tapped to run as Sen. John McCain’s running mate, she wrote an email to her spokesperson, Bill McAllister, also a former KTUU reporter, and complained about media inquiries they were getting, which ranged from questions about whether she paid for a tanning bed in the governor's mansion, to inquires about her belief about dinosaurs and humans coexisting at the same time.

The State of Alaska released more than 24,000 pages of former Gov. Sarah Palin’s emails as governor Friday to media organizations in Juneau, fulfilling a nearly three-year-old records request for the messages. State officials released the emails in printed format at Juneau’s Court Plaza Building at 9 a.m., charging $725.97 plus shipping costs per copy -- a significant discount from late 2008, when the Palin administration quoted a cost of $15 million per copy. Media outlets from across the nation descended on Juneau to receive their copies of the messages, with the Associated Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and MSNBC all sending crews to sift through their contents.

Thousands of emails written on a private email account of Sarah Palin will be released Friday. During her time as governor Palin often used a Yahoo account to conduct state business. The state will release more than 24,000 pages of emails written from 2006-2008. Out of those, 23,073 have been redacted. 953 are being withheld, and 140 pages are considered personal.  The state said some of the emails are being redacted because they are covered by the executive deliberate process privilege, "which applies to communications before a decision is made that can convey candid back and fourth about decisions that are going to be made,"said Dave Jones, a senior assistant attorney general with the state.