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===Polar Bears===
===Polar Bears===
Gov. Sarah Palin announced on May 21, 2008 that the state of Alaska will challenge the recent listing of [[polar bears]] as a threatened species. She and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off the state's northern and northwestern coasts when such a listing is unnecessary. Palin argued that there is not enough evidence to support a listing stating that polar bears are well-managed and their population has dramatically increased over 30 years as a result of conservation.
Gov. Sarah Palin announced on May 21, 2008 that the state of Alaska will challenge the recent listing of [[polar bears]] as a threatened species. She and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off the state's northern and northwestern coasts when such a listing is unnecessary. Palin argued that there is not enough evidence to support a listing stating that polar bears are well-managed and their population has dramatically increased over 30 years as a result of conservation.
===Other Controversies===
Under Palin's administration as mayor of Wasilla, victims of sexual assault were made to pay for their own rape-test kits at a cost of $300-$1200 apiece if their insurance companies did not. While Palin did not initiate this policy, it was supported by her administration until a state law passed in 2000 barred municipalities from charging victims the cost of tests to collect evidence of the crime. The support of the prior policy was affirmed by the Palin-appointed chief of Police at the time, Charlie Fannon, who objected to the state law because of the costs being shifted to taxpayers.<ref>http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2000/05/23/news.txt</ref>
==Vice Presidential Candidate==
==Vice Presidential Candidate==