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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 18, 2009
Obama 'probably won't' read Palin's book
...Rapids, Mich. Sarah Palin may be shopping a book Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has reportedly enlisted the services of Robert Barnett, the Washington lawyer who represented President Obama, would-be President Hillary Clinton and former...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, Washington, Alaska, Robert Barnett, and People Magazine
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washingtonpost.com | November 16, 2009
Book World: Matthew Continetti reviews Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue'
...this conservative reformer to a cartoon are ridiculing her once more. The press and established powers in Washington consistently hold Palin to a higher standard. The AP assigned a team of 11 reporters to "fact-check" Palin's book. I...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Matthew Continetti, Populism, Climate change, Nancy Pelosi, and Henry Waxman
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Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy | November 15, 2009
Palin Book Tour Builds on Web Strategy
...as "real America." The tour takes her to Noblesville, Ind., Roanoke, Va., Washington, Pa., military bases at Fort Bragg and Fort Hood, and the Villages, a GOP-friendly retirement community outside Orlando, Fla. A number of Republican...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Mississippi, Facebook, John McCain, Katie Couric, Andrew Sullivan, Election Day, Atlantic, and HarperCollins
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Anchorage Daily News | 7 days ago
Palin's book tour whips up populist fervor
Palin's book tour whips up populist fervor Anchorage Daily News Sarah Palin shakes hands with a fan during her book signing at Sam's Club in Washington, Pa., on Saturday. Complete coverage, video and photo galleries of Sarah Palin, from...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Pennsylvania, Conservatism, and Sam's Club
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Las Vegas Sun | 6 days ago
Just where will Palin's path be taking her?
" But Palin appears to be heading down a career path that will lead nearer to the "political liaisons, secret meetings, unethical deeds and downright illegal acts" she writes about as she parallels Juneau, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.
In this article: Sarah Palin, Maureen Dowd, John McCain, Barack Obama, GOP, John Boehner, Boy George, Ehud Olmert, and Katie Couric
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Philly.com: Politics | November 20, 2009
Palin asks: 'Rationed care' already?
...debate to ensure that our collective voices are heard. We are paying attention to Washington's health care proposals, and we want to hear what helps patients the most," Palin wrote. "We need answers: Is early screening not saving lives? Why...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Cervical cancer, Washington, Legal age, Cancer, Breast cancer, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, YouTube, Facebook, and White House
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Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement?
...tell her to sit down." Palin returned to Washington, Pa. on her own Saturday as a "Commonsense Conservative," a definition crafted on her own terms and in her own words in her own best-selling memoir, "Going Rogue." "It's grass roots...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Pennsylvania, Sam's Club, Populism, Conservatism, Political philosophy, Washington, Alaska, and Ronald Reagan
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
- Name:
- District of Columbia
- Motto:
- Justitia Omnibus(Justice for All)
- Founding Date:
- July 16, 1790
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 68.3
- Total Area (km):
- 177.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 61.4
- Land Area (km):
- 159.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.9
- Water Area (km):
- 18.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–409
- Elevation (m):
- 0–125
- Time Zone:
- EST
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