| Republican presidential candidte Sen. John | | | | campaign says the Arizona lawmaker was aware |
| McCain (l) smiles as his Vice Presidential | | | | that Palin's daughter was pregnant and that |
| running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, pumps | | | | Palin was the subject of the ethics |
| her fist at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, | | | | investigation.McCain said Tuesday in |
| 29 Aug 2008Republican presidential candidate | | | | Pennsylvania that the vetting process was |
| John McCain says he is "very proud" of his | | | | thorough and that he is grateful for the |
| choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his | | | | results. However, some news reports say his |
| vice presidential running mate, even as | | | | campaign has sent a team to Alaska, |
| disclosures about her and her family lead to | | | | apparently to look more deeply into Palin's |
| questions on how well his campaign checked | | | | background.Some political analysts say |
| her background.On Monday, Palin disclosed | | | | Senator McCain's decision to include Governor |
| that her daughter, Bristol, 17, is pregnant | | | | Palin on the Republican ticket has energized |
| and will marry the baby's father. On another | | | | the party. Delegates at the Republican |
| front, Governor Palin has hired a lawyer in | | | | National Convention in Minnesota admire her |
| an ethics probe to determine whether she | | | | opposition to abortion, her support of gun |
| abused her authority by firing Alaska's | | | | ownership rights and the fact that she is a |
| public safety commissioner. The disclosures | | | | hunter.Palin is scheduled to address the |
| have fueled talk that Senator McCain's | | | | convention Wednesday night and formally |
| screening team failed to thoroughly check | | | | accept the vice presidential nomination at |
| Palin's background before he selected the | | | | that time.Some information for this report |
| relatively unknown governor last Friday to be | | | | was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. |
| on the Republican ticket. The McCain | | | | |