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| Sarah Palin's Alaska governor e-mails released | Sarah Palin's Alaska governor e-mails released |
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| US officials have released thousands of pages of e-mails sent by Republican politician Sarah Palin during her tenure as Alaska governor. | US officials have released thousands of pages of e-mails sent by Republican politician Sarah Palin during her tenure as Alaska governor. |
| News organisations first requested the move in 2008, when she was chosen from relative obscurity to become the Republican vice-presidential candidate. | News organisations first requested the move in 2008, when she was chosen from relative obscurity to become the Republican vice-presidential candidate. |
| The documents were released on paper, and news organisations have begun scrambling to process and scan them. | The documents were released on paper, and news organisations have begun scrambling to process and scan them. |
| Mrs Palin may be considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination. | Mrs Palin may be considering a run for the Republican presidential nomination. |
| The state is releasing about 24,000 pages of e-mails from Mrs Palin's first 21 months as governor, but authorities withheld about 2,000 pages, citing executive privilege and privacy concerns. | The state is releasing about 24,000 pages of e-mails from Mrs Palin's first 21 months as governor, but authorities withheld about 2,000 pages, citing executive privilege and privacy concerns. |
| Mrs Palin was elected governor of Alaska in 2006. Senator John McCain tapped her to run alongside him as vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 race. | Mrs Palin was elected governor of Alaska in 2006. Senator John McCain tapped her to run alongside him as vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 race. |
| She abruptly resigned as governor in July 2009, embarking on a career as a public political figure that included paid spots on Fox News Channel and a reality television programme about her family life in Alaska. | |
| It is unclear what the the documents might reveal or how relevant they might be. | It is unclear what the the documents might reveal or how relevant they might be. |
| Much of Mrs Palin's background during her term as governor has already been revealed in media investigations and accounts by former staff members. | Much of Mrs Palin's background during her term as governor has already been revealed in media investigations and accounts by former staff members. |
| Mrs Palin has a fiercely loyal base among conservative Republicans, but she is also a divisive figure, provoking disdain from many Democrats and liberals. | |
| She has not declared her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, though the field has begun to take shape. However, she recently embarked on a highly visible tour of national historic sites, news media in tow. |