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Palin Apologizes for 'Real America' Comments
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| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Oct 22, 2008 12:45pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apologized yesterday for implying that some parts of the country are more American than others, even as similar comments by two Republican congressmen were causing a backlash that threatened their chances for reelection.
In an interview on CNN, Palin said comments she made last week in North Carolina praising small towns as "the real America" and the "pro-America areas of this great nation" were not intended to suggest that other parts of the country are less patriotic or less American.
"If that's the way it has come across, I apologize," she told CNN's Drew Griffin.
In Minnesota, little-known Democrat Elwyn Tinklenberg announced yesterday that he has raised $1 million over the past four days for his House campaign, after Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann questioned Sen. Barack Obama's patriotism and recommended that the news media investigate whether other members of Congress are "pro-America" or "anti-America."
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