The author of the controversial Sarah Palin profile in Vanity Fair is defending himself against charges of inaccuracy. As with all things Palin, some of this is murky.

A highly determined hatchet job on Sarah Palin in Vanity Fair is already controversial: Roger Ebert called it "devastating" and "a scorcher." But others, notably several women in media, worry that the piece is playing into Palin's hands.

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