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Ok, how about CNN (I realize that you were at least half-joking). Sounds to me like the Enquirer is trying to ride on their Edwards story a bit (which was widely rumored for a long time, they just managed to prove it).
Also, I did find a mention of the "forcing" her daugher to marry thing. It was a comment made by the former president of Planned Parenthood, Gloria Feldt, who said that Palin is forcing her daugher to get married and keep the baby. It seems pretty clear this woman has an agenda.
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Sarah Palin affair rumours are false, says John McCain's team
Advisers to John McCain have threatened legal action against the American tabloid “National Enquirer†after it claimed that his vice-presidential running mate Sarah Palin had committed adultery with a business associate of her husband.
By Toby Harnden in St Paul
Last Updated: 1:48PM BST 04 Sep 2008
“The smearing of the Palin family must end,†said McCain senior adviser Steve Schmidt. “The allegations contained on the cover of the National Enquirer insinuating that Gov Palin had an extramarital affair are categorically false. It is a vicious lie.
“The efforts of the media and tabloids to destroy this fine and accomplished public servant are a disgrace. The American people will reject it.â€
The Enquirer also alleges that Palin, whose daughter Bristol, 17, is pregnant, unjustly fired a public safety official while she was governor of Alaska. The article was based entirely on unnamed sources and the magazine often pays sources to speak to them.
“Senator McCain and Governor Palin look forward to discussing the issues that Americans care about, fixing broken government, creating jobs, making our country energy independent and securing the peace for the next generation by bringing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a victorious end,†Mr Schmidt continued.
“Legal action will be considered with regard to this disgraceful smear.â€
But the Enquirer was recently vindicated after its long-running pursuit of John Edwards, a former Democratic presidential candidate, ended with him admitting he had conducted an extra-marital affair with a filmmaker he had met in a bar in New York and later employed on his campaign.
The Enquirer responded: “The National Enquirer's coverage of a vicious war within Sarah Palin's extended family includes several newsworthy revelations, including the resulting incredible charge of an affair plus details of family strife when the Governor's daughter revealed her pregnancy.
“Following our John Edwards exclusives, our political reporting has obviously proven to be more detail-oriented than the McCain campaign's vetting process. Despite the McCain camp's attempts to control press coverage they find unfavorable, The Enquirer will continue to pursue news on both sides of the political spectrum."
Also, I did find a mention of the "forcing" her daugher to marry thing. It was a comment made by the former president of Planned Parenthood, Gloria Feldt, who said that Palin is forcing her daugher to get married and keep the baby. It seems pretty clear this woman has an agenda.
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