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Tue 09 Sep 2008McCain defends Palin choice as running mate
Republican presidential candidate John McCain today defended his choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate after she admitted that her teenage, unmarried daughter is pregnant.
Ms Palin's disclosure, in addition to the news that she has a private lawyer in an ethics investigation in Alaska, led some to raise questions about Mr McCain's judgment and how thoroughly her background was examined in selecting the relatively unknown governor last week to be his running mate.
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