Palin to headline GOP dinner in Washington

WASHINGTON - Gov. Sarah Palin will deliver the keynote address at a dinner sponsored by the House and Senate Republican campaign committees. Palin, the party's 2008 nominee for vice president, will address the annual Senate-House Dinner on June 8 at the Washington Convention Center.

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, called Palin one of the GOP's most recognizable faces and a proven leader who "represents a breath of fresh air from the business-as-usual crowd in Washington."

Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, praised Palin's conservative values, achievements in Alaska and "sheer energy."