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Palin's Yankee tickets: $4,250

Posted by Alaska_Politics

Anchorage Daily News

Posted: August 25, 2009 - 12:32 pm

From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –

New disclosures show Sarah Palin received gifts this summer ranging from $4,250 worth of New York Yankees tickets from Rudy Giuliani to a $20 bottle of Paradise Mango Rum Liqueur proffered by the trade representative of the Phillipines.

The Yankees tickets were for Palin, her husband, Todd, and daughter Willow.

This was the Yankees-Devil Rays game that prompted the David Letterman joke that blew up into a feud between Palin and the comedian.

Disclosures for the Yankees tickets and other gifts were included in a public records request for Palin’s travel expenses in her last couple months in office. I’m still going through the documents but here are some of the other gifts she disclosed:

Framed metal wall hanging of cherry blossoms given to her by the CEO of Sumitomo Metal Mining. Value $150.

Tickets to the elite Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington D.C. as well as dinner at the residence of Republican mover and shaker Fred Malek. The gifts were from Malek and valued at $1,000 (this is actually from last winter but the disclosure apparently wasn’t filed until recently and Palin didn't date it.)

Celadon twin bowls given to her by the consul of the People’s Republic of China. Value $40.

Arzenaj crystal vase given to her by the Czech ambassador. Value $70.