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Sarah Palin told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity that she watched the "SNL" skit that opened the late-night show's new season last Saturday. "I watched it with the volume all the way down," Palin said. "I thought it was hilarious." Palin said she "didn't hear a word she said but the visual (was) spot on."

ISF: Thanks for "watching," Sarah. I guess you didn't want to disturb your Russian neighbors with the volume?

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5...6...7...SEVEN HOUSES! AH AH AH AH AH!

Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own. "I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain responded to a question posed by Politico, according to a story Thursday on the publication's Web site. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you." Later, the McCain campaign told Politico that McCain and his wife, Cindy, have at least four in three states, Arizona, California and Virginia. Newsweek recently estimated the two owned at least seven properties.

WP: You just lose track after the first four or five, don't you?