Republican vice-presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shakes hands with Alaskan native Scott Gomez #19 of the New York Rangers before dropping the ceremonial first puck as Mike Richards #18 of the Philadelphia Flyers looks on October 11, 2008 at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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