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Erika Bolstad

Erika Bolstad covers Alaska issues, including the congressional delegation, from Washington, D.C., for McClatchy Newspapers. Before joining the bureau in 2007, she spent seven years as a reporter at the Miami Herald, where she covered politics, government and the state legislature. E-mail Erika at ebolstad@adn.com.

Sean Cockerham

Sean Cockerham writes about Alaska state politics. He spent three years based in Juneau for the ADN before joining the Tacoma News-Tribune to write about Washington state politics. He went to Iraq twice for the News Tribune, and previously wrote about Alaska government and politics for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. E-mail Sean at scockerham@adn.com

Kyle Hopkins

Kyle Hopkins covers politics and other stories for the ADN. He covered the 2006 campaign for governor, has blogged extensively about Alaska politics, covered Anchorage city government and was a reporter based in the Mat-Su. He grew up in Southeast Alaska and previously was a reporter at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and Anchorage Press. E-mail Kyle at khopkins@adn.com

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Palin on CNN

Posted by Alaska_Politics

Posted: November 12, 2008 - 2:51 pm

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From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --

The Sarah Palin media blitz continues, with the governor on CNN's Situation Room being interviewed in Miami by Wolf Blitzer as I type. (The link will take you to a link to the video of the interview.)

Palin begins by telling Blitzer "you can call me the has-been." Her confidence and down-to-earthiness ("My kids are cool!") beg the question: Where was this Sarah Palin during the presidential campaign?

The newsiest part of the interview? When she was asked whether she would ever appoint herself as senator if Sen. Ted Stevens is re-elected and he resigns or is expelled from the Senate. That would be "egotistical and arrogant," said Palin, saying she wouldn't do it. She also said she feels as though she has a "contract with Alaskans" to continue to serve as governor, but wouldn't completely rule out a run for the U.S. Senate if the opportunity presented itself.

It depends on Alaska voters, Palin said, and "if they call an audible on me, and if they say they want me in another position, I'm going to do it. ... My life is in God's hands. If he's got doors open for me, that I believe are in our state's best interest, the nation's best interest, I'm going to go through those doors."

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