In the hours leading up to the storm, every media outlet was running this Christie sound bite.

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Later Thursday, Palin will give her first television interview with a national media outlet since being named as McCain's running mate.

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Those are dedicated devices like the Magellan RoadMate that the consumer can buy in a consumer electronics outlet or club warehouse, put into his car and get up and running very quickly.

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