St. Paul’s (Minnesota), Sept. 3 : Alaska''s Republican governor Sarah Palin may just be a heartbeat away from the highest office in America, but it has emerged that she once supported a party that wanted Alaska, to break away from the rest of the United States.

This is the latest in an embarrassing series of disclosures that have cast doubt on John McCain’s judgment in selecting Palin as his running mate in November''s presidential election.

St. Paul (Minnesota), Sept. 3 : Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin has reportedly convinced GOP presidential nominee John McCain about her credentials for the job, new pictures show.

The exclusive backstage photos, snapped in Dayton, Ohio, just before McCain introduced his controversial running mate, catch a beaming McCain and the Alaska governor with their families.

St. Paul (Minnesota), Sept. 3 : Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s aides are insisting that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was properly checked out before she became his vice-presidential running mate.

The vetting came under attack after news broke Monday that Palin’s 17-year-old unmarried teenage daughter, Bristol, is five-months pregnant; her husband, Todd, was arrested for DUI in 1986; and the Alaska governor has retained a private attorney to represent her in an investigation into the firing of the state public safety commissioner.

Washington, Sept. 3: Republican presidential nominee John McCain has reportedly sent out a “political hit squad” to defend his running mate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against various controversial claims, including the fact that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant for the last five months.

According to The Telegraph, a team of press officers has been put in place to handle the worldwide media frenzy surrounding the selection of only the second woman ever on a U. S. presidential ticket.

DenverWashington, Sept. 2 : The series of disclosures about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in the wake of her being chosen as Senator John McCain’s running mate, has put a question mark on the Republican campaign’s vetting process.

Questions are now being asked as to how thoroughly did McCain examine Palin’s background before putting her on the Republican presidential ticket.

Washington, September 2 : Republican presidential candidate John McCain has drawn flak about his decision to appoint Sarah Palin as his running mate from yet another celebrity — Barbra Streisand.

The American singer, actress says that McCain has chosen Palin only to grab the voters who supported Hillary Clinton, the first women in history with her sights set on the White House.

"(It) sent a very clear message to America about how he views female voters,” Contactmusic quoted her as writing in her blog, entitled ‘MCCain doesn''t get it: Women are not that stupid’.