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By Zeke Turner 6/01/10 1:53pm

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Sarah Palin is Spying on Joe McGinniss; Palin’s New Neighbor Goes on Today

Joe McGiniss was on the Today show this morning to clear up a few things about his decision to

[via NBC]

By Zeke Turner 5/27/10 5:29pm

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Todd Palin Builds a Fence Between the Family and Joe McGinniss

Joe McGinniss did not originally have the idea to rent a house for the summer next door to Sarah Palin, the subject of his forthcoming book.

Sarah Palin’s neighbor approached Mr. McGinniss about renting the property, according to Politico.

“A woman was renting her house and sought out the author because the Read More

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