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DILLINGHAM, ALASKA -JULY 02 2010: Sarah Palin ready to head up the river in Todd's boat to go see the fish counting (where a Fish & Game official regulates the fishing open and closed hours by counting the fish coming up the river)  in Dillingham, where Todd salmon fishes every year in July, and where the Palin family usually spend 4th of July.

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DILLINGHAM, ALASKA -JULY 02 2010: Sarah Palin ready to head up the river in Todd's boat to go see the fish counting (where a Fish & Game official regulates the fishing open and closed hours by counting the fish coming up the river)  in Dillingham, where Todd salmon fishes every year in July, and where the Palin family usually spend 4th of July.

DILLINGHAM, ALASKA -JULY 02 2010: Sarah Palin ready to head up the river in Todd's boat to go see the fish counting (where a Fish & Game official regulates the fishing open and closed hours by counting the fish coming up the river) in Dillingham, where Todd salmon fishes every year in July, and where the Palin family usually spend 4th of July.
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Sarah Palin is handed Sohpie, a 10-week-old puppy for a signature during the kick-off of the Tea Party Express bus tour at a rally Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in Reno, Nev. The tour will make 29 stops crossing 20 different states until it ends in Concord, N.H. on Nov. 1.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential nominee talks to supporters at an \"Evening with Sarah Palin\" event on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
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People walk by a window display of \"Going Rogue: an American Life\", a book from former Republican vice-president candidate Sarah Palin, as it hit stores in the US, on November 17, 2009, in New York. Palin's book has already become a bestseller, with pre-release sales knocking Dan Brown's latest thriller off the number one spot on Amazon.com. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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Image: Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin, Willow Palin, Piper Palin

This photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 and released Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 by Harpo Productions, Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, second from right, with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her daughters, Willow, right, and Piper, left, during the taping of \"The Oprah Winfrey Show\" in Chicago. The show will air on Monday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns) MANDATORY CREDIT: Harpo Productions, George Burns. NO SALES
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)
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Susan Wynalek, right, of Coltsneck, N.J., her daughter Stephanie, center and son Brett  participate in a \"Fire David Letterman\" rally to protest his jokes about Sarah Palin and her family across from the Ed Sullivan Theater, Tuesday, June 16, 2009 in New York.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Susan Wynalek, right, of Coltsneck, N.J., her daughter Stephanie, center and son Brett participate in a \"Fire David Letterman\" rally to protest his jokes about Sarah Palin and her family across from the Ed Sullivan Theater, Tuesday, June 16, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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U.S Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain speaks to the crowd during his election night rally in Phoenix

U.S Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks to the crowd during his election night rally in Phoenix November 4, 2008. Joining McCain is U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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2008 Republican National Convention: Day 3

ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 03: Republican U.S vice-presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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John McCain, Sarah Palin, Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, greets Levi Johnston, left, boyfriend of Bristol Palin, second left, as vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, watches as he arrives in Minneapolis, where he will attend the Republican National Convention Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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This picture provided by the campaign of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain shows his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (L) meeting with First Lady Laura Bush (C) and McCain's wife Cindy in Minneapolis, on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention, on September 2, 2008.          AFP PHOTO/www.johnmccain.com/HO            螺ቍሂ䱀 TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

This picture provided by the campaign of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain shows his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (L) meeting with First Lady Laura Bush (C) and McCain's wife Cindy in Minneapolis, on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention, on September 2, 2008. AFP PHOTO/www.johnmccain.com/HO 螺ቍሂ䱀 TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
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Sen. John McCain greets supporters as he arrives with his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, center, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee at a campaign rally in O'Fallon, Missouri on August 31.
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Bristol Palin, Trig Palin, Willow Palin, Piper Palin, Todd Palin

Bristol Palin, 17, holds her brother Trig during the campaign rally where Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced Bristol and Trig's mom, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, as his vice presidential running mate in Dayton, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Sarah Palin said Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant. With Bristol is, left to right, their father Todd and sisters Piper and Willow. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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US Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, right, introduces his vice presidential running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin at a campaign event in Dayton, Ohio on August 29, 2008.
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epa01474077 A undated handout photograph released by the Alaska Govenors office on 29 August 2008 showing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (C) surrounded by her family members. From L-R back row: son Track and husband Todd, second row: daughter Willow, Governor Sarah Palin, daughter Bristol, at front daughter Piper. Sarah Palin and her husband Todd issued an e-mail confirmation 01 September that their 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, was five months pregnant. EPA/ALASKA GOVERNORS OFFICE / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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**FILE** First term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seen during a press conference in Anchorage in an Aug. 13, 2008 file photo. Palin has bee named as a possible wild-card candidate for John McCain's vice presidential choice.    (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily Newsk, Marc Lester, File)  ** THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT **

**FILE** First term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seen during a press conference in Anchorage in an Aug. 13, 2008 file photo. Palin has bee named as a possible wild-card candidate for John McCain's vice presidential choice. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily Newsk, Marc Lester, File) ** THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT **
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Gov. Sarah Palin visits Army Pfc. John Kegley during a morale tour at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, July 26, 2007. Kegley is from Alaska and is being treated at LRMC for injuries he suffered while downrange.

Gov. Sarah Palin visits Army Pfc. John Kegley during a morale tour at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, July 26, 2007. Kegley is from Alaska and is being treated at LRMC for injuries he suffered while downrange.
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Gov. Sarah Palin, of Alaska, looks over a squad of Soldiers from her state during a visit to Camp Virginia, Kuwait, July 25. The tour of the desert camp culminated at lunch with her Alaska National Guard Soldiers in the dining facility.

Gov. Sarah Palin, of Alaska, looks over a squad of Soldiers from her state during a visit to Camp Virginia, Kuwait, July 25. The tour of the desert camp culminated at lunch with her Alaska National Guard Soldiers in the dining facility.
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Laurie Serino, left, talks about the high food prices with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Barrow, Alaska on Monday, June 30, 2008. As fuel and food and prices keep climbing, state lawmakers are looking at several assistance options, including Gov. Palin's $1,200 payment to Alaska residents. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

Laurie Serino, left, talks about the high food prices with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Barrow, Alaska on Monday, June 30, 2008. As fuel and food and prices keep climbing, state lawmakers are looking at several assistance options, including Gov. Palin's $1,200 payment to Alaska residents. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd Palin hold their baby boy Trig in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Palin's fifth child was born with Down syndrome, a genetic abnormality that impedes physical, intellectual and language development. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd Palin hold their baby boy Trig in Anchorage, Alaska Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Palin's fifth child was born with Down syndrome, a genetic abnormality that impedes physical, intellectual and language development. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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At left, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces her endorsement of Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, center, in his run for Alaska's congressional seat Friday, March 14, 2008 at the state elections office in Anchorage, Alaska.  Parnell had just filed to run against incumbent Republican Don Young for U.S. Congress. At right is Parnell's wife Sandy.  (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

At left, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces her endorsement of Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, center, in his run for Alaska's congressional seat Friday, March 14, 2008 at the state elections office in Anchorage, Alaska. Parnell had just filed to run against incumbent Republican Don Young for U.S. Congress. At right is Parnell's wife Sandy. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Victims Hold News Conference On High Court Case

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 26: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin listens to a question during a press conference with victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill at the National Press Club February 26, 2008 in Washington, DC. The press conference comes a day before Supreme Court arguments are scheduled in Baker v. Exxon, a landmark case in the ongoing battle between Alaska residents and Exxon. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Todd Palin, Sarah Palin

** FILE ** In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo, Todd Palin, right, holds the Bible for his wife, Sarah Palin, as she is sworn in as Alaska's governor during an inauguration ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska. As the political community turned desperate for any clues about the potential running mate of Republican Presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speculation moved toward several dark horse candidates including Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the so-called \"hockey mom\" credited with reforms of her tiny, out-of-the-way state. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
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This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with one of her daughters posing with the caribou she shot in Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **

This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with one of her daughters posing with the caribou she shot in Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **
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Sarah Palin, then Sarah Heath worked as a news anchor in 1988 for KTUU-TV in Anchorage, Alaska.
This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after she won the Miss Wasilla beauty pagent in 1984 in Wasilla Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family)

This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after she won the Miss Wasilla beauty pagent in 1984 in Wasilla Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family)
This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, standing with her brother Chuck Heath, center, and sister Heather Heath, left, in Wasilla, Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **

This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, standing with her brother Chuck Heath, center, and sister Heather Heath, left, in Wasilla, Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **
HEATH FAMILY
Sarah Palin

This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, then Sarah Heath in Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. announced Palin as his running mate Friday Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **
HEATH FAMILY
Sarah Palin

This undated photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, then Sarah Heath, holding shrimp her father caught in Skagway, Alaska where her father, Chuck, was a school teacher for 5 years. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. announced Palin as his running mate Friday Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **
HEATH FAMILY
This 1964 photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin  with her mother Sally Heath in Wasilla Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **

This 1964 photo provided by the Heath family shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with her mother Sally Heath in Wasilla Alaska. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Heath Family) ** NO SALES **
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