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A conservative political scientist and historian is looking closely at Minnesota's Republican governor as a likely candidate for president in 2012. Dr. Charles W. Dunn, dean of Regent University's School of Government, agrees with others who believe the 2012 Republican presidential nominee could likely be a Washington outsider, possibly a current governor or former governor. Sarah Palin of Alaska, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts are prominent names on the list of ex-governors, while the current governors include Mississippi's Haley Barbour, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal, Indiana's Mitch Daniels, and New Jersey's Chris Christie, even though he has stated...

Sarah Palin has remained silent on the issue of repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which Congress passed in the lame-duck session — at least until now. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer has been on the Twitter beat and reports that Palin retweeted a message from radio host Tammy Bruce that supports the end of DADT: But Monday night the former Alaska governor re-tweeted a post from conservative talk show host and blogger Tammy Bruce, who is lesbian, appearing to indirectly cast support for gays and an end to the ban on openly gay members of the U.S. military.Bruce had been commenting...