ABC News: Sarah Palin Announces Run for Alaska Congressional Seat

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PILGRIM: “Now to Sarah Palin, the former vice presidential candidate who was also an Alaska governor announcing overnight that she is running in the special election to fill the vacancy left by Republican representative Don Young who died last month after serving 49 years in the House. ABC’s Karen Travers has more. Good morning to you, Karen.”

TRAVERS: “Good morning, Eva. Sarah Palin has been out of politics for nearly 13 years but now she says she’s jumping back in, and she is already shaking up the race for Alaska’s only House seat. The former Republican vice presidential candidate writing on Facebook: ‘Public service is a calling,’ adding ‘America is at a tipping point. As I’ve watched the far left destroy the country, I knew I had to step up and join the fight.’ When John McCain picked her to be his running mate back in 2008, Sarah Palin was the governor of Alaska but she was unknown to most Americans. She quickly became a political star. Despite losing that race for the White House and then stepping down as governor, Palin became a hero to what became the Tea Party movement.”

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