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Also Known As Sarah Louise Heath
Born February 11, 1964 (age 61) • Idaho
Title / Office governor (2006-2009), Alaska
Political Affiliation Republican Party

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Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement
Sarah Palin accepting the vice-presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 4, 2008.
Todd and Sarah Palin (couple at left) and Cindy and John McCain at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 5, 2008.
McCain and Palin magazine cover
Sarah Palin (right) with her family and John McCain (second from right) after her vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 4, 2008.
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