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Bristol Palin Buys New Phoenix Home; Plans to Attend Nearby Arizona College?
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Dec. 25 2010, Published 9:12 a.m. ET
According to new reports, Bristol Palin is considering attending an Arizona College in the near future, after recently purchasing a home nearby.
TMZ reports that the Dancing with the Stars alum bought a house in Phoenix with a $172,000 cash payment recently.
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"She bought it about a month ago," Mike Smith, who was the previous owner of the Arizona home, confirms to E! Online.
Bristol, who has previously expressed a desire to go into broadcasting, could be planning to attend Arizona State University.
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While the college has not commented on the matter, ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is just miles away from the 20-year-old’s new home!
Congratulations to Bristol and her son Tripp on the new digs!