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Palin to slam Obama in convention speech

Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin directs a sharp jibe at Barack Obama in her speech to the Republican convention tonight, according to excerpts released by the campaign. Contrasting her resume with his, she says: "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities." <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=5nzboz"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=5nzboz" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=ajWxZL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=ajWxZL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cBOweL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=cBOweL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=sn8CVl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=sn8CVl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=Mn4KiL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=Mn4KiL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=i89ICl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=i89ICl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/382744390" height="1" width="1"/>