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Site SearchThe governor of Alaska was widely unknown when Sen. John McCain announced that she would join him on the Republican presidential ticket.
Tonight, she takes the stage to make her case to the voters and to fire back at critics.
Along the way, she has served a beauty queen, sports reporter, mayor and governor. CBS News has a brief timeline of her life.
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