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Top 10 Wild And Wacky Political Voices -- For Whom We're All Very Thankful...she became an outspoken champion of the activist right, from her denunciation of Barack Obama's "death panels" that would kill her Down syndrome baby, to her attacks on the McCain campaign in her new book, Going Rogue. Sarah Palin, we salute... In this article: Barack Hussein Obama, Roman Polanski, Sarah Palin, White House, GOP, Dick Cheney, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, and John McCain |
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | 6 days ago
Considering Palin's book, objectivity takes the backseat.
...toward 2012 shooting blanks." - (2) "She writes with sensitivity and affection about her gay college roommate, and she confesses her anguish when she found out that she was carrying a baby with Down syndrome. That experience, she says,...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Matthew Continetti, Alaska, Iraq War, Carbohydrate, Weekly Standard, and Middle East
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Times Online | November 21, 2009
Beware the powerful fantasy world of Sarah Palin, Warrior Princess
...is now the Republican base. On the first day of her tour, she dragged her infant with Down's syndrome everywhere she went, even waving his hand to the crowds at one point as his little head swung back and forth. Here is the Madonna with...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Down's syndrome, John McCain, God, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Airlines, Dallas, Texas, Alaska, Nicolle Wallace, and Recession
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Salon | November 19, 2009
Democrat goes rogue, declares Palin's book great !
...outer shell, more reminiscent to me of Anita Bryant than Tina Fey, Palin confesses a not-ready-for-prime-time horror at Trig's Down syndrome diagnosis and relates at least one fairly satisfying campaign trail fight with husband Todd. As...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Alaska, Moose, Turkey, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Potato, Hummus, and Ptarmigan
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Media Matters for America | November 20, 2009
Quick Fact: Palin links nonbinding mammogram guidelines to death panels
...claim. In an August 7 Facebook posting, Palin claimed that under Democratic health care reform, "Obama's 'death panel' " would "decide" whether her parents or her son Trig, who has Down syndrome, were "worthy of health care." Over the...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Breast cancer, Facebook, Media Matters for America, Laura Ingraham, and George W.
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Cele-bitchy | November 11, 2009
Levi Johnston says Sarah Palin is keeping him away from his son
...Johnston out of her home after some of the crap he's said about her publicly. He said that Sarah called her son with down's syndrome "retarded" for God's sake. Levi is obviously working to get under Sarah's skin through the media and that...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Allegation, Jon Gosselin, God, Down's syndrome, and Alaska
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Beck, Limbaugh, and Hannity link nonbinding mammogram guidelines to death panels
...that under Democratic health care reform, "Obama's 'death panel' " would "decide" whether her parents or her son Trig, who has Down syndrome, were "worthy of health care." Over the following days, several Fox News anchors, hosts, and...
In this article: Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Medicare, Veterans Health Administration, Sarah Palin, Megyn Kelly, Nightly News, and NBC
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Politico.com: Politics '08 | November 12, 2009
VIDEO: Palin 'not really into the drama'
...appearances in which he has attacked Palin. During a late October interview on CBS's "Early Show" Johnston accused Palin of referring to Trig, her son with Down syndrome, as her "retarded baby. " Johnston also insisted that if he "really...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey, Playgirl magazine, John McCain, Jerry Springer, Katie Couric, and Early Show
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CBS News | 7 days ago
Palin Dines, Prays with Billy Graham
...said. Share: The difference for many of us between President Obama and Governor Palin is that President Obama has voted for infanticide and Governor Palin proves that she is Pro-Life by having her down syndrome child. Amen... "It...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Billy Graham, Barack Obama, Franklin Graham, North Carolina, Alaska, God, Samaritan's Purse, and Jesus Christ
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The Daily Dish By Andrew Sullivan | 6 days ago
Sarah And The Women
...starbursts - God love him - render him merely human. And blind. Photo: Sarah Palin holding her infant with Down Syndrome on a book tour stop in Roanoke, Virginia.) Listed below are links to weblogs that reference 'Sarah And The Women'
In this article: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Rich Lowry, Barack Obama, Dog, God, and Roanoke, Virginia
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Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described the syndrome in 1866. The disorder was identified as a chromosome 21 trisomy by Jérôme Lejeune in 1959. The condition is characterized by a combination of major and minor differences in structure. Often Down syndrome is associated with some impairment of cognitive ability and physical growth as well as facial appearance. Down syndrome in a baby can be identified with amniocentesis during pregnancy or at birth.
Individuals with Down syndrome tend to have a lower than average cognitive ability, often ranging from mild to moderate developmental disabilities. A small number have severe to profound mental disability. The incidence of Down syndrome is estimated at 1 per 800 to 1,000 births, although these statistics are heavily influenced by the age of the mother. Other factors may also play a role.
Many of the common physical features of Down syndrome also appear in people with a standard set of chromosomes. They may include a single transverse palmar crease (a single instead of a double crease across one or both palms, also called the Simian crease), an almond shape to the eyes caused by an epicanthic fold of the eyelid, upslanting palpebral fissures (the separation between the upper and lower eyelids), shorter limbs, poor muscle tone, a larger than normal space between the big and second toes, and protruding tongue. Health concerns for individuals with Down syndrome include a higher risk for congenital heart defects, gastroesophageal reflux disease, recurrent ear infections, obstructive sleep apnea, and thyroid dysfunctions.
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