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Palin Beauty Contest Rival to Run for Seat in Georgia Legislature
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyMaryline Blackburn, an R&B singer and actress who bested Sarah Palin in the Miss Alaska beauty contest in 1984, plans to run for the state legislature in Georgia as a Democrat. Blackburn, Alaska's first African American representative in the Miss America contest, has lived in Georgia for 24 years -- long enough to challenge Republican incumbent Rich Golick for the Georgia House seat, according to Jim Galloway's Political Insider column on the Atlanta Journal Constitution website. Blackburn, who resides in Smyrna, Ga., has said mostly positive things about Palin, who went on to become ...
Georgia Showdown: Sarah Palin vs. Miss Alaska
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyTomorrow's Senate run-off election in Georgia presents Sarah Palin with the opportunity to settle an old score. Not only can she partially avenge the thumping that she and the rest of the GOP took at the hands of the Obama-Biden Democrats, she can also redeem her unsuccessful bid to become 1984's Miss Alaska. From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Martin spokesman Matt Canter also said Democrat (Jim Martin) will have "Georgia's own Miss Alaska" on hand to sing the national anthem at a 5:30 p.m. rally at the Capitol. Atlanta-based recording artist Maryline Blackburn won the 1984 Miss Alaska ...
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