Near the end of her memoir, Bristol Palin declares that her love story with Levi Johnston is “not unique” and places it in historical perspective for the reader. “Women throughout history have looked back at their relationships and wondered how they could’ve loved a man who treated them so badly,” she writes. “From Hillary Clinton to Sandra Bullock, from Jackie Kennedy to Jennifer Aniston, from Elin Woods to Princess Diana.” Yes, however improbably, Palin just placed herself among a pantheon of scorned women that includes the secretary of state and the “Friends” actress who gave the world the “Rachel” haircut. Read full article > >

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Bristol Palin: ‘Not Afraid of Life,’ or of venting her anger

Did she or didn’t she? For a week, gossips have been closely scrutinizing recent photos of a streamlined Bristol Palin : Did she simply lose weight, or get a something little extra done to the face? On Wednesday she acknowledged to US Weekly that yes, she had work done on her jaw. But “it’s not plastic surgery,” she maintains. She was just following doctor’s orders, really. Palin explains that back in December 2010 (i.e. after you saw her in “Dancing With the Stars”), she had a corrective jaw surgery. “It improved the way I look, but this surgery was necessary for medical reasons…so my jaw and teeth could properly realign…I don’t obsess over my face,” she explains. Read full article > >

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Bristol Palin explains new face: jaw surgery not cosmetic

After people noticed some drastic changes in Bristol Palin’s face, the 20-year-old admitted to an operation-but says it wasn’t plastic surgery. Palin says she underwent corrective jaw surgery in December. “Yes, it improved the way I look, but this…

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Bristol Palin Admits Facial Surgery

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Bristol Palin admits her recent change in appearance was due to a procedure — but not plastic surgery. The 20-year-old daughter of 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells Us Weekly that she underwent corrective jaw surgery in December, a month after she finished third on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Her face now appears thinner, with higher cheekbones and an angular jaw. The new look, complete with Palin losing 5 pounds, was unveiled April 30 at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C. Read full article > >

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Bristol Palin denies having plastic surgery, says physical change is from jaw procedure

Her mother must have taught her how to cash in: Bristol Palin made $262,500 from the teen-pregnancy prevention nonprofit Candie’s Foundation. That is more than seven times the amount Candie’s Foundation spent actually preventing teen pregnancy: It gave…

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Bristol Palin’s Abstinence Payday

Does this mean we’ll have to put up with fewer abstinence ads from Bristol Palin? The federal government surveyed teenagers and adults ages 15-44 and the results are not what you expect. Among the findings: most adults are monogamous, 13 percent of…

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CDC: Teen Virginity on the Rise

Bristol Palin is following in her mother’s footsteps, at least as far as authoring books goes: Palin has signed with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, to publish Not Afraid of Life , a memoir in which she chronicles her life, from growing up…

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Bristol Palin Gets Book Deal

How do you follow up having a baby out of wedlock at 18, and competing on Dancing with the Stars? You write a memoir, of course. And Bristol Palin is doing just that. According a listing on Amazon.com the Palin progeny is penning her life story and…

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Bristol Palin Memoir in the Works

Like mother, like daughter: Bristol Palin has responded to a blog post in which comedienne and fellow Dancing With the Stars contestant Margaret Cho said Sarah Palin “forced” her daughter to be on the show to rehabilitate her public image. In a…

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Bristol Palin Slams Margaret Cho

Bristol Palin signed up for “Dancing with the Stars” hoping to emerge from her mother’s long shadow and establish her own identity. But her image-changing exercise didn’t really pan out.

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ArtsBeat: TV Watch | Palin Dances in Circles

Bristol Palin may have lost on TV last night, but her mother won in the court of law. HarperCollins and Gawker reached a settlement in which the gossip blog agreed not to repost scanned excerpts from Sarah Palin’s new book America by Heart. A federal…

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Gawker Settles Palin Book Dispute

Apparently that guy who shot up his TV set wasn’t alone: TMZ reports that Dancing with the Stars has been receiving numerous death threats targeted at Bristol Palin, including an envelope filled with white powder that later turned out to be harmless….

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Bristol Hit with Death Threats

Looks like the “cult of self-esteem” is in for a reality check: Insiders at Dancing With the Stars tell the Chicago Sun-Times that the show is going to adjust its voting system after Bristol Palin made it into the finals, despite consistently receiving…

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DWTS Eyes New Voting System

Looks like the “cult of self-esteem” is in for a reality check: Insiders at Dancing With the Stars tell the Chicago Sun-Times that the show is going to adjust its voting system after Bristol Palin made it into the finals, despite consistently receiving…

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DWTS Eyes New Voting System

Looks like the “cult of self-esteem” is in for a reality check: Insiders at Dancing With the Stars tell the Chicago Sun-Times that the show is going to adjust its voting system after Bristol Palin made it into the finals, despite consistently receiving…

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DWTS Eyes New Voting System