First term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seen during a press conference in Anchorage, Aug. 13, 2008. Palin has bee named as John McCain's vice presidential choice. She is the youngest and first female governor of Alaska. She won election in 2006 by first defeating the incumbent governor in the Republican primary, then a former Democratic Alaskan governor in the general election.
(Photo: AP/Anchorage Daily News, M. Lester)
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