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The Palin Test

by David Kurtz
10.13.10 | 4:46 am

It’s become a litmus test of sorts for high-profile Republicans: Do you think Sarah Palin is qualified to be President? It can and has been a tricky question to answer, and not everyone has successfully threaded the needle.

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