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Palin is Preggers

12:42 PM, Mar 6, 2008 • By MICHAEL GOLDFARB
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The secret's out:

Gov. Sarah Palin shocked and awed just about everybody around the Capitol on Wednesday when she announced she's expecting her fifth child.

The governor, who recently turned 44, told a handful of reporters as she was leaving work to expect a new member of the first family, then headed to a reception at the Baranof Hotel to feast on king crab.

Palin said she's already about seven months along, with the baby due to arrive in mid-May.

Fred Barnes profiled Palin, "the most popular governor," last summer.

So does this make her more or less attractive as a VP candidate?