Palin's campaigners admit glamour spending spree

Election campaigners today admitted spending more than £90,000 (€70,000) on clothes and make-up for Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The party’s National Committee splashed out at top stores spending £46,000 (€35,800) in one trip to Neiman Marcus and almost £3,000 (€2,334) on hair and make-up for Mrs Palin, who has described herself as “a pitbull with lipstick”.