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Alaska pedigree propels Palin to Republican VP pick

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's surprise choice for vice president, has a distinctively Alaskan pedigree that served her well in an improbable rise from small town mayor to one of the most beloved governors in the state's history. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/domesticNews?a=Y582qE"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/Reuters/domesticNews?i=Y582qE" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=6kshTK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=6kshTK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=VAgyTk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=VAgyTk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?a=cRpkWk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/Reuters/domesticNews?i=cRpkWk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~4/378336283" height="1" width="1"/>