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  • McCain camp battles criticism of Palin vetting process

    St. Paul Minnesota, Sept.3 ANI: Republican presidential nominee John McCain's aides are insisting that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was properly checked out before she became his vice-presidential running mate.The vetting came under attack after news broke Monday that Palin's 17-year-old unmarried teenage daughter, Bristol, is five-months pregnant; her husband, Todd, was arrested for DUI in 1986; and the Alaska governor has retained a private attorney to represent her in an investigation into the firing of the state public safety commissioner."Anytime you have a candidate who's not as well-known nationally, there's going to be a lot of scrutiny in the initial weeks entering the national political stage," McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers told FOXNews.com."We're completely comfortable with the vetting that we've done and we're looking forward to the campaign ahead," he added.Campaigning in Philadelphia on Tuesday, McCain said he is satisfied that Palin's background was properly checked before she was selected."The vetting process was completely thorough and I'm grateful for the results," McCain told reporters as he toured a firehouse.The McCain camp says Palin volunteered information about Bristol's' pregnancy with high school classmate Levi Johnston and about her husband's DUI arrest at age 22 during questioning as part of the vice presidential search process.The Alaska governor also spoke at length about the dismissal of the state's public safety commissioner that has triggered a legislative investigation.But since Monday, McCain's campaign has been batting away suggestions that the Arizona senator's team didn't fully research his running mate. According to Fox News, the vetting process normally takes two to three months.For McCain's search, Rogers said, attorney Arthur B. Culvahouse led a team of 24 people to review public documents for prospective candidates without their knowledge. Those documents included news reports, speeches, financial and tax return disclosures, litigation, investigations, ethical charges, marriages and divorces.For Palin, the team studied online archives of the state's largest newspapers, including the Anchorage Daily News, but didn't request paper archives for her hometown newspaper to maintain discretion.McCain and his top advisers - Steve Schmidt, Rick Davis, Mark Salter and Charlie Black - reviewed the 40-plus page reports on each candidate. From this review, McCain's team discovered that Palin had once received a citation for fishing without a license.Culvahouse said that Palin and others on the short list were also sent a personal data survey with 70 "very intrusive" questions. The campaign also asked her to submit a number of years of federal and state tax returns, along with any controversial articles she had written or interviews she had done. The campaign also checked her credit.Culvahouse then conducted a nearly three-hour long interview.McCain initially met Palin in February, then held one phone conversation with her last week before inviting her to Arizona, according to a campaign-issued time line. In Arizona, he offered her the job Thursday. ANI
    2008-09-03 18:00:00
  • POW, Former Classmate Exposes the Real McCain

    He should have some fun with his newfound not-stardom, with all the not-appearing on news programs and not-being cited in the print media....
    2008-08-24 07:17:37
  • First Review of Intel's New Classmate PC

    An anonymous reader writes "Intel gave the press a sneak preview of its 3rd generation Classmate PC at IDF. It looks like this guy managed to kidnap the only working sample for a while and write ...
    2008-08-22 21:09:20
  • Student killed in shooting at Knoxville, Tennessee, high school

    A STUDENT fatally shot a 15-year-old classmate during a dispute yesterday at a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, as other teenagers watched in horror as the victim clutched his chest and fell to th...
    2008-08-00 00:00:00
  • Video: Teen Arrested in Tenn. School Shooting

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    2008-08-22 13:00:00
  • Video: Student Killed in Shooting at Tenn. High School

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    2008-08-22 13:06:13
  • Girl leaps, but school, classmates must pay

    A 16-YEAR-OLD girl who suffered serious injuries after jumping from a third-floor classroom following theft accusations by her classmates will receive 130,000 yuan US$18,950 in compensation from her s...
    2008-08-00 00:00:00
  • Student fatally shoots teen classmate at Tenn. school

    A student fatally shot a 16-year-old classmate during a dispute Thursday at a Knoxville high school, as other teenagers watched ...&ltp>&lta href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~a/Usato...
    2008-08-22 01:21:46
  • Intel's Classmate PC to Get Touch, Atom Chip - PC Magazine

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    2008-08-22 00:41:19
  • Student Fatally Shot By Classmate In Tenn.

    Authorities say a 16-year-old student has died after a shooting at a Knoxville high school.&ltdiv class="feedflare">&lta href="http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~f/CBSNewsNationala=yC...
    2008-08-21 19:18:40
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