Gov.-elect Sarah Palin holds her daughter Piper as Lt. Gov.-elect Sean Parnell, left, applauds after Palin gave a victory speech Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, 2006, in Anchorage, Alaska. The 42-year-old "hockey mom" and former Wasilla mayor beat Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Knowles to become the first female elected Alaska governor. AP Photo logo AP Photo 36 months ago

Gov.-elect Sarah Palin holds her daughter Piper as Lt. Gov.-elect Sean Parnell, left, applauds after Palin gave a victory speech Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, 2006, in Anchorage, Alaska. The 42-year-old "hockey mom" and former Wasilla mayor beat Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Knowles to become the first female elected Alaska governor.

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  2. Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 as Palin is leaving Hong Kong for the U.S. In her first trip to Asia, the former Alaska governor addressed an annual conference of investors in Hong Kong in what was billed as a wide-ranging talk about governance, economics and U.S. and Asian affairs.
  3. Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, center, arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 as Palin is leaving Hong Kong for the U.S. In her first trip to Asia, the former Alaska governor addressed an annual conference of investors in Hong Kong in what was billed as a wide-ranging talk about governance, economics and U.S. and Asian affairs.
  4. Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 as Palin is leaving Hong Kong for the U.S. In her first trip to Asia, the former Alaska governor addressed an annual conference of investors in Hong Kong in what was billed as a wide-ranging talk about governance, economics and U.S. and Asian affairs.
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  9. Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, center, accompanied by Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., left, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, gestures while speaking to members of the media following their meeting at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.

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