Her daughter Phaedra is in the process of selecting colleges.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun

Andrew, who is due to complete the process of adopting a daughter on Wednesday, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that it took him and his wife two years to be matched with a child after they were approved as adoptive parents.

BBC: Councils named and shamed over slow adoptions

The immediate support of these major figures, who offered universal praise for the Palins' actions after learning their daughter was pregnant, provides the filter through which conservative Christian voters will process the development. iReport.com: Were you married at a young age?

CNN: Evangelicals rally behind Palin after pregnancy news

Palin's disclosure Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant added a bizarre twist to this political narrative, raising questions about McCain's vice presidential vetting process.

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