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Palin Takes Aim At Obama, Revs Up Republicans

NPR | By Mara Liasson
Published September 4, 2008 at 6:00 AM EDT
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin electrified the crowd Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. The vice presidential nominee attacked Barack Obama, praised John McCain and pushed back against criticism that she is too inexperienced to be on the ticket. Delegates also heard from former presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Rudolph Giuliani.

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Mara Liasson
Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.
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