Sarah Palin emerged from national obscurity in 2008 to become Republican presidential candidate John McCain's vice presidential running mate.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

And so Tai will be sent to one of the large breeding programs in Sichuan province, where he'll be paired with a mate.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

Next month,the former Alaska governor heads to Arizona to campaign for her former running mate, Senator John McCain, who faces a challenge in the Republican primary from former Representative J.D.Hayworth.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

"I kept hoisting mine up, but when you've got Christmas hams like mine,mate, the other boys tended to say 'pull your skirt back down again.' That's when you know what the tone of the movie is.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08