Elizabeth Vargas interviews Gov. Sarah Palin for ABC's "Good Morning ...
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Orlando Sentinel - Found Oct. 29, 2008 How many wardrobe questions were there? Gov. Sarah Palin sat for an interview today with ABC's Elizabeth Vargas in Toledo, Ohio. |
As the race ends, debate begins on Palin's impact: Historic pick saw ...
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TradingMarkets - Found Nov. 5, 2008 ... that there has been the constant barrage, a kind of spin on my record or my positions,' she told Elizabeth Vargas on ABC's '20/20' last week. Palin rocked campaign, for good and bad - CNN How Palin rocked McCain's campaign - CNN Sarah Palin is unlikely to fade from public spotlight following ... - Telegraph McCain concession casts pall over Wasilla rally - MSNBC Local Explore All |
Palin Plans to Remain on National Stage
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Washington Post - Found Nov. 5, 2008 Last month, she told ABC's Elizabeth Vargas that she would not 'wave a white flag of surrender' in response to the criticism she has received... Palin Plans to Remain on GOP's National Stage - Washington Post - Sarah Palin will be a big player for the GOP - Newsday 2012 here she comes: Palin stands proud in the ashes - Sydney Morning Herald Exposure Gives Palin A Lift Toward Higher Office - Tampa Tribune Explore All |
Palin Plans to Remain on GOP's National Stage
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Washington Post - Found Nov. 6, 2008 Last month, she told ABC's Elizabeth Vargas that she would not "wave a white flag of surrender" in response to the criticism she has received... |
Obama's Talk Show Advantage
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CBS News - Found Nov. 6, 2008 In the last two weeks, however, she has spoken to NBC's Brian Williams, ABC's Elizabeth Vargas and the Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman -- not... |
FOX411: Bruce Springsteen Auctions Harley, Guitar
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Fox News - Found Nov. 6, 2008 Springsteen who wowed the A-list crowd including Tom and Meredith Brokaw, Dan Rather, ABC?s Elizabeth Vargas and husband Marc Cohn, Chris... |
Obama's Talk Show Advantage
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CBS News - Found Nov. 3, 2008 In the last two weeks, however, she has spoken to NBC's Brian Williams, ABC's Elizabeth Vargas and the Chicago Tribune's Jill Zuckman -- not... |
Palin's no lightweight
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Louisville Courier-Journal - Found Nov. 4, 2008 At this point, only McCain's most loyal lieutenants could have been surprised when Palin told ABC's Elizabeth Vargas that she's already looking... |
Don't underestimate Sarah Palin
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Detroit News - Found Nov. 2, 2008 At this point, only McCain's most loyal lieutenants could have been surprised when Palin told ABC's Elizabeth Vargas that she's already looking... |
Sarah Palin 'Not Going to Let Women Down'
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ABC News - Found Oct. 30, 2008 With just five days to go before Election Day, Palin sat down with '20/20' co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas for an exclusive interview. Sarah Palin 'Not Going to Let Women Down' - ABCNEWS.com Palin remains focused on November 4: report - Washington Post Parsing Palin's 'For Naught' - New York Times Palin Looks Ahead: 2012? - New York Times Explore All |
Elizabeth Vargas Biography
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Elizabeth Vargas (born September 6, 1962 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a television journalist, currently co-anchor of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20 and anchor of ABC News Specials.
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Early years
Vargas was born to a Puerto Rican father, who was a Colonel in the U.S. Army and an Irish-American mother. She spent her youth moving from base to base in Germany, Belgium and Japan.
Vargas graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, where she made her debut broadcast as a reporter/anchor for KOMU-TV.
She spent four years as a reporter and anchor for WBBM-TV. Phyllis McGrady, a senior vice president at ABC, said of her: "Elizabeth is one of the most flexible talents I've ever worked with. She could do interviews, and do hour-long specials that make you think, and then she'll do a great interview with P. Diddy. She is versatile."
Career
Vargas is the first woman to anchor an evening newscast in the U.S. since Connie Chung, and the first woman of Puerto Rican and Irish American heritage to be named a network nightly news anchor. She is said to be particularly proud of an ABC special report in which she questioned why the Laci Peterson case merited more attention than two other similar cases, one involving a black woman and the other involving a Hispanic woman. Another story she did, based on the book The Da Vinci Code and the role of Mary Magdalene, helped fuel a nationwide religious debate. Vargas stated that for centuries Mary Magdalene has been portrayed as a prostitute by the church, despite evidence to the contrary. She went on to question the strictly limited role of women within the church. In 1999, she won an Emmy Award for her coverage of the Elián González story and in 1998, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her 20/20 investigation into the wrongful conviction of Betty Tyson.
As Peter Jennings was receiving chemotherapy for his lung cancer in April 2005, she and Charles Gibson temporarily filled in for him on World News Tonight until his death in August. After a period of mourning and indecision, she and Bob Woodruff were chosen as co-anchors on December 5, 2005.
Despite Katie Couric being the first woman named to anchor an evening newscast solo, Vargas can be considered the first de facto solo woman evening news anchor given that, after Bob Woodruff's injury, she anchored almost every broadcast alone (although there was a brief period after Woodruff's injury where Vargas co-anchored WNT with either Charles Gibson or Diane Sawyer) during her short tenure as "co-anchor" of WNT.
On May 23, 2006, Vargas announced her resignation from WNT. Gibson was then named sole anchor of the show, effective from May 29, 2006, replacing Vargas and her injured co-anchor Bob Woodruff. 1 To explain the sudden change, Vargas cited her doctors' recommendation to cut back her schedule considerably due to a difficult pregnancy and her wish to spend more time with her new baby when he arrives. Most "inside accounts", however, claimed she fully expected and wished to return to the anchor chair soon after giving birth, but Gibson threatened to quit the network if he wasn't made sole permanent anchor. 2 According to these sources, his gambit succeeded and she was left embittered, although not enough to sever ties with the network. In late 2006, Vargas returned as co-anchor of 20/20 and primary presenter of ABC News specials.
Personal life
Vargas is married to singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, whom she met at the 1999 U.S. Open after being introduced by Andre Agassi. The couple have two children, Zachary Raphael Cohn, born January 31, 2003, and Samuel Wyatt Cohn, born August 16, 2006. 3 Vargas also has two stepchildren, Max and Emily, from Cohn's previous marriage.
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ABC World News Tonight Co-Anchor with Bob Woodruff January 3, 2006–May 26, 2006 |
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20/20 Co-Anchor with John Stossel 2004 – present |
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Elizabeth Vargas Videos and Clips
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