Sarah Palin rejoins Fox News Channel after brief departure

(Reuters) - Sarah Palin, a former Republican governor of Alaska, will rejoin Fox News Channel as a commentator five months after she left the network, Fox said on Thursday. Palin, who went from governor to overnight political sensation after Senator John McCain chose her as his running mate in the 2008 presidential election, will make her first appearance on the morning program "Fox & Friends" on June 17. "I've had several conversations with Governor Palin in the past few weeks about her rejoining Fox News as a contributor," Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes said in a statement. ...

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