1 of 25: In this July 2008 photo provided by the Philadelphia Zoo, Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her daughters, Piper, 5, Bristol, 16, Willow, 12, amd Trig Paxson Van Palin, meet Gus, the Philadelphia Zoo's new two-year-old giraffe. In two short years, Sarah Palin moved from small-town mayor with a taste for mooseburgers to the governor's office and now _ making history _ to John McCain's side as the first female running mate on a Republican presidential ticket, announced Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Zoo) ( Photo)

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