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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(PHILADELPHIA) In her role as Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has received briefings on Russian military plane incursions near Alaskan airspace, an Alaska National Guard spokesman confirms to CBS News.

Since she joined the Republican ticket nearly a month ago, the McCain campaign has struggled to defend Palin’s foreign policy experience, especially in regard to a special awareness of Russia, which she and her campaign have repeatedly suggested she possesses. The revelation that Palin was briefed on Russian military incursions near U.S. airspace is the first concrete evidence that backs up the McCain campaign’s repeated assertion that Alaska’s proximity to Siberia has given Palin experience on U.S. policy related to Russia.

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But There Is Little Evidence Of Any Insights VP Candidate Has Gleaned From State's Proximity To Siberia

From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(ORLANDO, FLA.) – As Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin prepares to meet with a slew of world leaders in New York to coincide with the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, questions remain over her thin foreign policy resume.

Though it is not uncommon for governors running for national office to have limited exposure to international events, the Palin campaign has nonetheless made an effort to highlight the Alaska governor's bona fides on Russia. But the idea that Palin has gleaned any special awareness of the world’s largest nation through her work as governor of Alaska stands on flimsy ground.

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From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

(ERIE, PA.) - John McCain called for steps to counteract Russia’s military strikes against the country of Georgia today, saying “Russian aggression against Georgia is both a matter of urgent moral and strategic importance to the United States of America.”

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