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Sarah Palin: Her Highs and Lows

Love her or hate her, will whatever the controversial politician do next fascinate us? You betcha! (19 Photos)

Brian Braiker on Aug 20, 2009 at 12:10PM

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Growing Pains

Bristol Palin, holding her brother Trig, sits next to her then-boyfriend Levi Johnston while mom Sarah Palin delivered a well-received 40-minute acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Sept. 3, 2008 that was watched by more than 40 million viewers. Two days earlier, Palin had announced that Bristol was five months pregnant with Levi's child and that the two would be married. But Bristol and Levi would end their engagement about two and a half months after the birth of their son Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Dec. 27, 2008.