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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 12:00 AM

McCain: No, really, we vetted her!

As revelations about Sarah Palin mount, the McCain team scrambles to dispel reports that they didn't know what they were getting into.

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  • Wednesday, September 3, 2008 08:51 AM

    It's not a "cabin"

    Somewhat beside the point, but you wrote that "Palin flew down to McCain's Sedona, Ariz., cabin in secret on Wednesday..." The fact is that it's a multi-home estate, tended by a live-in staff, not a cabin. Let's not reinforce this mythology of the "McCommon Man and His Backwoods Sidekick".

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