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tvsquad.com - 10/1/2008

Oops! Newspapers around the world use SNL pic as official Palin one - VIDEO

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As I was eating breakfast while flipping the pages of a French local newspaper this morning, my eyes caught the picture above, which accompanied an article about Sarah Palin . I couldn't put my finger on it right away, but I knew there was a problem with this picture. The caption under it says ...

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