Washington, Sept 18: Former Miss Alaska Maryline Blackburn has revealed she knows what it''s like to run against Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

In 1984, Palin was in the running for a different title – Miss Alaska. Palin competed under her maiden name, Sarah Heath.

However, Blackburn beat her for the title in a pageant she remembers as being very competitive.

"My first impression was, ''Oh my God, she''s gorgeous, she''ll probably be the one who wins,'' " People quoted Blackburn, as saying.

Melbourne, Sept 18 : Wondering what makes vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin look so fabulous as she drives the Republic effort to make John McCain US President? Well the reason is – her secret team of stylists.

According to the New York Post''s Page Six, the Alaska governor has a secretive circle of stylists who dress her for events.

New York, Sept. 18 : A CBS Evening News anchor will spend two days on the road with the Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the network said Tuesday.

K. Couric''s interview with Palin during the trip would be aired on September 29 and 30 on the CBS Evening News and The Early Show.

It has been timed for just before the Oct. 2 vice presidential debate between Palin and Democrat Joe Biden.

Cleveland (Ohio). Sept. 18: Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has claimed that the country’s voters are coping with a “do-nothing Senate” when it comes to energy.

Answering questions during her second interview with FOX News in Cleveland, Ohio, Palin said she would spearhead efforts to achieve energy independence if McCain is elected in November.

Anchorage (Alaska), Sept. 18 : Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s private e-mail account has been hacked, and is being widely read on a website going by the name of gawker. com.

A Fox News report said that the web site has published family photos and snapshots of e-mail exchanges the Alaska governor had with her colleagues.

Gawker says the-email account has since been shut down, but it will leave the images up on its site for all to see.

San Francisco - Anonymous hackers penetrated the private email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Wednesday posted screen shots of the account on the internet.

The intrusion came amid growing reports that Palin used her private email account to conduct official business in an effort to avoid public scrutiny.

It was strongly condemned by the McCain-Palin campaign as a "shocking invasion of privacy" and both the FBI and Secret Service launched investigations into the incident.