Army allows media at Palin event in North Carolina despite concerns about anti-Obama politics
01:22:14 AM (ET), Saturday, November 21, 2009
(AP Photo) Byline: Tom Uhlman
The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.The attempt to ban media at the event scheduled for Monday was met with protests from The Associated Press and The Fayetteville Observer. The military then proposed limited media coverage, but lifted that plan Friday.
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