McCain Picks Alaska Governor; Palin First Woman on GOP Ticket (Washington Post)
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 29 -- Sen. John McCain confounded conventional wisdom Friday by announcing first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate, a decision that guarantees that either an African American or a woman will ascend to the White House for the first time in history...

McCain taps Alaska governor for VP (AP via Yahoo! News)
Republican John McCain introduced first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate Friday, a stunning selection of a little-known conservative newcomer who relishes fighting the establishment.

McCain VP decision boosts book on Alaska governor (AP via Yahoo! News)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain's surprise choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate has given a brief, upbeat biography of her the kind of boost that Sen. Joe Biden's memoir received when he joined the Democratic ticket.

Alaska Governor Palin Picked as McCain Running Mate (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Republican John McCain picked 44- year-old Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, a surprise choice designed to attract women voters and blunt concerns about his age.

Palin candidacy raises eyebrows in Alaska (AP via Yahoo! News)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's reputation as a crusading reformer after pushing through higher taxes on oil companies has been tarnished by revelations that members of her staff tried to have her former brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper.