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Bristol Palin to Earn $14,000 Speaker Fee; Levi Johnston Files Candidacy Form
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyBristol Palin is following in her mother's footsteps, at least in so far as lucrative public speaking gigs go. The 19-year-old daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will earn $14,000 when she speaks in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 8, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The occasion is a fundraiser to benefit Lifehouse, a home for single mothers. Bristol knows the topic well: Her 2008 pregnancy drew the national spotlight when her mother campaigned for vice president as John McCain's running mate. She gave birth to son Tripp in December of that year and has had a highly publicized ...
Sarah Palin Nemesis Levi Johnston Plans Run for Office in Wasilla, Alaska
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyLevi Johnston, Bristol Palin's estranged lover and the father of her son, may be taking a cue from his un-mother-in-law, Sarah Palin, and running for public office in Wasilla, Alaska. Johnston, who is all of 20, is seriously considering running for mayor or city council in the Anchorage suburb, his manager, Tank Jones, told the AP, confirming a report in Variety Magazine. If it happens, it apparently would be part of a reality TV show, although Jones insisted, "This is not a spoof, this is jot a joke." He'll have plenty of time to publicly make up his mind since the next mayoral election is ...
Bristol and Levi: Making It Work With Counseling?
By Michelle Ruiz - AOL News(July 14) -- Not only are Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston back together and engaged, but Alaska's most famous young lovers vow to get it right this time. The pair who were thrust into the spotlight when her mom made a run for the U.S. vice presidency tell Us Weekly magazine they will seek marriage counseling and abstain from sex during their engagement. They already have a son, Tripp, and said they hope to tie the knot within six weeks. Seeing Palin, 19, Johnston, 20, and cherubic 18-month-old Tripp dressed up in matching white outfits for a family portrait -- albeit on a magazine cover -- ...
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston: They're Engaged
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyThey're a couple again. Sarah Palin daughter's Bristol and Levi Johnston, the father of their 18-month-old son, say they are engaged after an awkward and often ugly breakup. And they haven't told their parents yet. Bristol Palin, featured (with Johnston) on the cover of Us Weekly holding son Tripp, told the magazine the thought of telling her mom -- the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate -- was "intimidating and scary." They hope to marry later this summer in Alaska. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, issued a statement to NBC's "Today" show Tuesday saying that they want what's best ...
Bristol Palin to Make Acting Debut
By David Knowles - AOL News(Feb. 23) -- Bristol Palin knows plenty about being a teenage mom. And she'll use that experience when she makes her television acting debut. Sarah Palin's 19-year-old daughter, whose unplanned pregnancy became an issue in the 2008 presidential election, will make a guest appearance on the ABC Family drama "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." jpistudios.com Bristol Palin, pictured in New York last year, will make her acting debut on ABC's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in an episode that will be filmed this summer in Los Angeles. "Bristol is the most famous teenage mother ...
Bristol Palin Wants a Piece of Levi Johnston's Playgirl Money
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAccording to court documents filed Wednesday in Alaska, Bristol Palin is demanding $1,750 per month in child support from Levi Johnston, the father of her son, Tripp, TMZ reports. Palin's court affidavit says she believes Johnston has earned "in excess of $105,000 in 2009 through various media interviews and modeling-related activities" -- a reference to Johnston's appearance in Playgirl, for which he was paid an undisclosed sum. Alaska law requires non-custodial parents to pay 20 percent of their income up to a salary of $105,000. Palin's court request says Johnston has paid a total of ...
In Many Ways, 2009 Was the Year of Palin
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Dec. 29) -- The president is always under a microscope, so it's natural that he dominates the news throughout the year. That's especially true for the first year of a young president who was swept into office on the promise of change. But if anyone rivaled President Barack Obama this year when it came to making headlines and consistently eliciting strong reactions from all sides, it was the woman who hoped to be vice president. In many ways, 2009 was the Year of Sarah Palin. Hardly a day went by when Palin wasn't getting some kind of attention – for better or worse – on TV, ...
Bristol, Levi Embroiled in Custody Battle Over Son
By not in system - AOL NewsANCHORAGE, Alaska (Dec. 29) -- Sarah Palin's oldest daughter appears to have lost her bid to keep a bitter legal dispute with her 1-year-old son's father confidential. An Alaska judge last week denied Bristol Palin's request to keep the legal proceedings of her custody dispute with Levi Johnston closed. Palin, 18, filed a petition in early November seeking sole custody of her son, Tripp, and child support payments. She had argued that the scrutiny the case could attract would turn it into a "media circus" that potentially could cause her son embarrassment as he grows older. "In this day and ...
Bristol Palin, in Dispute With Levi Johnston, Seeks Full Custody of Baby
By Tom Kavanagh - Politics DailyBristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is seeking sole custody of the son she had with Levi Johnston, the Associated Press reports. The move came to light after a judge in Anchorage denied Bristol's request to keep the legal proceedings closed because an "onslaught of media" attention could be harmful to the child. Bristol Palin, the mother of 1-year-old Tripp, is also seeking child support from Johnston and wants a visitation schedule for him. Bristol says her ex-fiance has been "sporadic" is seeing the child. Johnston, who has very publicly criticized Sarah Palin ...
Bird Brains Compete for 'Turkey of the Year'
By Buck Wolf - AOL NewsJust how did the turkey -- a bird native to North America -- become synonymous with thoughtless, annoying people, so often overstuffed with jive? Let's face it, some of our nominees for 2009 Turkey of the Year wouldn't be welcome at any Thanksgiving dinner. So, with no further ado, let's look at some of the year's most fowl personalities. AP Roguishly Raw: That ring you hear when your 15 minutes of fame are up must be a call from someone asking you to pose nude. Levi Johnston's offer came from Playgirl, and he promised the pictorial would be "tasteful." We now know that Johnston's ...
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