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Political Memo: In the Spotlight, and Often Out of View

Gov. Sarah Palin has been greeting large crowds in the Midwest, chatting up families and shaking hands, but she?s held no news conferences before the reporters who are trailing her.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=620774875118440bb14e0afe5c538165&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/politics/06notebook.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=620774875118440bb14e0afe5c538165&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/politics/06notebook.html" border="0"/></a> </span>