New York, Sept. 9 : Republican vice-presidential nominee and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has indicated that she is ready to be grilled by what the McCain Campaign refers to as media “piranhas”.

Palin will sit down with ABC News for her first press interview at the end of the week, reports the New York Daily News.

Keen to tone down increasing criticism that Palin is being kept on a short leash while feeding off her crowd appeal, the McCain camp relented Sunday and said Palin will have her first press interview at the end of the week with ABC News.

London, Sept 9 : Forget Batman, or GI Joe, the latest action doll to rule store shelves has arrived in the form of Sarah Palin, the Alaska Governor who John McCain has chosen to be his Republican presidential running mate.

Toy company, http://www.herobuilders.com, has launched two variations of the popular vide presidential candidate— Sarah Palin, the Executive, available for 27.95 dollars and Sarah Palin, the Super Hero, costing just two dollars more.

Washington, Sept. 8 : Alaskan Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin may be drawing huge crowds during her various campaign stops, but party presidential nominee John McCain is taking all precautions to shield her from the press.

According to Fox News, McCain is being accompanied by Palin on the campaign trail in swing states, but is being heavily insulated.

All her stump speeches have been from a teleprompter whereas McCain, Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden are speaking extemporaneously.

New York, Sept. 8 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s decision to drop his opposition to offshore drilling and calling for a gas tax holiday, besides missing several crucial votes on bills extending credits for wind and solar power, has been described by a New York Times editorial as an alarming development.

Juneau (Alaska), Sept. 8 : Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is reported to have used Alaska Government funds for a round-trip visit to attend the June 8 graduation of the Master''s Commission program at the Wasilla Assembly of God, the church where she was baptized at age 12.

The records show Palin flew from State capital Juneau on June 7 and returned on June 9.