Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs one of the three budget bills into law in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, June 29, 2007. Palin cut more than a quarter billion dollars from the $1.8 billion capital budget the Legislature sent to her. AP Photo logo AP Photo 24 months ago

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs one of the three budget bills into law in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, June 29, 2007. Palin cut more than a quarter billion dollars from the $1.8 billion capital budget the Legislature sent to her.

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  2. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  3. FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  4. FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
  5. A video frame grab shows former U.S. Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (C) hugging Alaska state commissioner of prisons Joseph Schmidt (2nd R) as other state officials watch after announcing that she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009.
  6. This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and her husband Todd, addressing the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, June 22, 2009.
  7. WASHINGTON - JUNE 08: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L), followed by her husband Todd Palin, acknowledges applause during the annual Senate-House Republican dinner at the Washington Convention Center June 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The dinner, sponsored jointly by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, is a major fund raising event and offers an opportunity to spotlight potential GOP presidental hopefuls. Palin, the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, was not scheduled to speak.
  8. WASHINGTON - JUNE 08: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (L), followed by her husband Todd Palin, acknowledges applause during the annual Senate-House Republican dinner at the Washington Convention Center June 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. The dinner, sponsored jointly by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, is a major fund raising event and offers an opportunity to spotlight potential GOP presidental hopefuls. Palin, the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, was not scheduled to speak.
  9. Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
  10. Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, with her husband Todd Palin, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
  11. Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser with her husband Todd Plain, right, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
  12. Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a Republican congressional fundraiser, Monday, June 8, 2009, in Washington.
  13. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (L) joins former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R) and his wife Judith Nathan as they attend the New York Yankees MLB American League baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, June 7, 2009.
  14. Former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, reacts as fans congregate around her before the New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays in their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, June 7, 2009.
  15. A fan (not shown) asks former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, right, to sign a baseball before the New York Yankees faced the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, June 7, 2009.
  16. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, center, looks through a stereoscope while touring the Seward House Museum with her husband Todd, right, in Auburn, N.Y., Saturday June 6, 2009. Palin was the featured guest in the first annual Founders Day celebration which included the tour. Peter Wisbey, executive director of the Seward House, is pictured left.

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