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Sarah Palin Book Hints at 2012 Run

Sarah Palin's new book, which was purchased by ABC News at a Washington-area bookstore on Monday, maintains that she wasn't motivated "alone" by an ambition to seek higher office when she stepped down as governor of Alaska. She suggests, however, that her resignation has left her in a strong position to run for president by touting comments to CNN by a well-known Republican strategist who thinks Palin's move was "brilliant."

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November 16, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (36)

The Magically Appearing Stimulus Jobs

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: We’ve long been wondering what taxpayers would get for their$18 million Website redesign at Recovery.gov. ABC’s Jonathan Karl is reporting on one thing we never guessed might have been purchased: Jobs created in congressional districts that do not exist.

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Erick Erickson and Bloggers’ War on the GOP Establishment

ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: Conservative activists scored a victory of sorts earlier this month when they rallied behind a third-party candidate in an upstate New York House race -- ultimately pushing the moderate Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava, out of the race.

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Abortion Rights Group to Launch TV Ad Fighting Stupak Restrictions

An abortion rights group is preparing to launch a television ad on Tuesday using a rare condition in which a fetus is missing parts of its skull and brain in the hopes of rallying support for covering elective abortion procedures.

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'Top Line' -- Can Palin ‘Prove She Knows Her Stuff'?

While some in the GOP establishment are hardly thrilled with another Sarah Palin-filled week, the intense media focus on Palin gives her a chance to "rehabilitate herself," conservative blogger Erick Erickson said today on ABCNews.com's "Top Line."

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Palin’s Polling Problem

According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, 3 out of 5 Americans say they think Palin, R-Alaska, is not qualified to be president. They're not saying they don't like her, or wouldn't support her; they're saying she's unqualified for the job.

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Palin to Oprah: Levi Johnston Pursuing 'Porn' Career; 'I Pray for Levi'

We wrote last week that, based on the initial clip distributed by Oprah Winfrey's shop, Sarah Palin seemed to be seeking a ceasefire with the father of her grandson.

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Rogue Nation: A Chance for a Palin Makeover -- If She Wants It

As a full week of Palin Mania begins -- with Oprah Monday, the book launch Tuesday, and Barbara Walters' interviews spread through the week, all as build-up for the most famous bus tour since, well, the Straight Talk Express -- we will learn much about the GOP and its relationship with its hardly reluctant superstar.

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November 16, 2009 in The Note | Permalink | User Comments (48)

The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, November 16, 2009

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News Desk Assistants KRISTEN RED-HORSE, PETER MARTINEZ, JAYCE HENDERSON...

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