By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the New York Times disqualify himself and order a new trial. The former Alaska governor said in March that U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff set too high a bar for her to prove the Times acted maliciously, and she faulted Rakoff’s unusual decision to dismiss Palin’s case while jurors were deliberating. The jury ultimately sided with the Times. In a written decision on Tuesday, Rakoff called Palin’s motion for …