Bristol Palin

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Bristol Palin is the daughter of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who was the Republican candidate for vice-president in 2008. Sarah Palin was announced as John McCain's running mate on 29 August 2008. Three days later, Palin announced through a press release that her 17-year-old daughter Bristol was pregnant. The statement said, in part, "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family." The statement did not identify the father other than mentioning a first name, Levi. Bristol is the second-oldest of five children in the Palin family: her older brother Track (b. 1989) joined the US Army in 2007, and her younger siblings are sisters Willow (b. 1994) and Piper (b. 2000) and brother Trig (b. 2008).

Extra credit: Bristol is named for Alaska's Bristol Bay, her father Todd Palin told People magazine in a 2008 interview... The father of Bristol's baby, Levi Johnston, was a fellow high school student in Wasilla, Alaska. Johnston joined Palin's family at the Republican National Convention in 2008... The Palin family has not made Piper's date of birth public. However, a health history of Sarah Palin released by her doctor, Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, in 2008 stated that Palin had given birth in 1989, 1990, 1994, 2000 and 2008.

Blog posts mentioning Bristol Palin:

• Levi Johnston Speaks!
• Bristol Palin's Boyfriend Joins the GOP Convention
• Sarah Palin's Daughter Is Pregnant