Palin daughter, fiance consider summer wedding

AP News | 2008-10-03 15:25:38

<div id="subtitle">Palin's teenage pregnant daughter, fiance consider summer wedding</div><div><p>The teenage pregnant daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her boyfriend are considering a summer wedding.</p><p>Bristol Palin, 17, and Levi Johnston, 18, haven't set a wedding date yet, his mother, Sherry Johnston, said Thursday.</p><p>The two have been considering getting married next summer, "but that could change," she said during a short interview outside her Wasilla home. The baby is due in late December.</p><p>The young couple was thrust into the spotlight after Sarah Palin was selected as John McCain's running mate in late August.</p><p>That only intensified Sept. 1 when Palin announced her unwed daughter was pregnant, spinning Internet speculation about the father's identity. In a short statement, the campaign never identified Levi, instead saying only: "Bristol and the young man she will marry are going to realize very quickly the difficulties of raising a child, which is why they will have the love and support of our entire family."</p><p>Sherry Johnston eventually disclosed that her son, a former high school hockey player, was the father.</p><p>Levi Johnston attended the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., the next week as Palin accepted the nomination.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=34208773&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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