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PALINTOLOGY

Wasilla Still Has 'Palin Fever'

Tourists continue flocking to Alaska.

The Thrilla from Wasilla's appeal just refuses to die. Even though it's been two years since Sarah Palin's fame reached a fever pitch during the 2008 election, fans and devotees still trek up to the city she ran as mayor, hoping to see her in the flesh or visit her home. Tourists pose with cardboard cutouts of Mrs. Palin and try to walk in her shoes for a day. Said Lyn Carden, the head of the Chamber of Commerce in Wasilla: "Of course, every single question is about her and where she is and where she gets her hair done and what she eats and what she's doing."

Read it at Los Angeles Times

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