Alaska Gov. Palin Tops Speculation About McCain Veep Pick

by FOXNews.com
Friday, August 29, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin emerged early Friday as the hot name in the John McCain VP sweepstakes after reports circulated that two short-listers — Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty — were out of the running.

Adding fuel to the Palin possibility was a report that a charter aircraft from Anchorage owned by a McCain supporter had arrived at a small airport outside Dayton, Ohio, where McCain has scheduled a noon ET rally to announce his choice.

FOX News reports the jet flew to Flagstaff, Ariz., on Thursday before heading for and landing in Middletown, Ohio.

McCain campaign staff prepping the Dayton event told FOX News that all indications are that Palin would be the VP choice. the rest