Todd Palin: $150K on clothes 'out of our control' | Seattle Times Newspaper

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Apr 1, 2009 5:16 PM EDT

Article Source: The Seattle Times

Sarah Palin and Republican presidential nominee John McCain faced a storm of criticism over the tens of thousands of dollars spent at high-end stores to dress the Alaska governor and her family. Some of the purchases included a $75,062 shopping spree at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, one for $49,425 from Saks Fifth Avenue and $4,902 at Atelier, a stylish men's store.

The buys were a stark contrast to Sarah Palin's image as a "hockey mom" who calls herself part of an average, middle-class American family.

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