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Wed 09 Sep 2008Just a heartbeat away from the biggest half-baked Alaskan nightmare

NEWTON'S OPTIC: Commander in chief: "Madam President, we need your decision now." Newton Emersonimagines Sarah Palin dealing with the threat of World War III after assuming the presidency from John McCain.

Sarah Palin put her head in her hands and closed her eyes. Well, this was it, she thought. The metaphorical 3am phone call had arrived. Although, as she had often said, when it was 3am in Washington it was still yesterday in Alaska.

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