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Sen. John McCain hugs Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as he announces her as his presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio.
Sen. John McCain hugs Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as he announces her as his presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Dayton, Ohio.
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NAME — Sarah Heath Palin.

AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION — 44; born Feb. 11, 1964; Sandpoint, Idaho.

EXPERIENCE: Alaska governor since December 2006; unsuccessful run for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 2002; chairwoman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2003-2004; served two terms as Wasilla mayor and two terms on city council.

EDUCATION: Graduated University of Idaho, 1987, journalism.

FAMILY: Husband, Todd; five children.

BUSINESS: Worked as sports reporter for two Anchorage television stations; owned with her husband a snowmobile, watercraft, ATV business from 1994-97. Husband is a North Slope oil field worker.

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