In this April 13, 2009 photo, a shopper grabs a box of Procter & Gamble Co. Tide detergent at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. Procter & Gamble Co. said Thusday April 30, its profit fell nearly 4 percent in the fiscal third quarter as households around the globe cut spending in the recession. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

In this April 13, 2009 photo, a shopper grabs a box of Procter & Gamble Co. Tide detergent at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. Procter & Gamble Co. said Thusday April 30, its profit fell nearly 4 percent in the fiscal third quarter as households around the globe cut spending in the recession.

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  2. Sarah Palin talks with a supporter as she autographs copies of her book "Going Rogue" during a book signing at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz.
  3. Sarah Palin, left, shakes hands with Kyle Anderson, of Phoenix, as he gets an autographed copy of Palin's book "Going Rogue" at a book signing at a Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
  4. Sarah Palin shakes hands with a supporter as she autographs a copy of her book "Going Rogue" during a book signing at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
  5. Sarah Palin, left, waves to supporters as she holds her son Trig Palin as she arrives for a booking signing to autograph copies of her book "Going Rogue" at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
  6. Sarah Palin, left, greets people at booking signing to autograph copies of her book "Going Rogue" at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
  7. Sarah Palin, at right with son Trig Palin, shakes hands as she arrives for a booking signing to autograph copies of her book "Going Rogue" at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz.
  8. Copies of Sarah Palin's new book "Going Rogue" are ready for a book signing at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate. HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Tuesday that just two weeks after publication, Sarah Palin's memoir has sold 1 million copies.
  9. Costco assistant general manager Nancy Sanders, of Phoenix, prepares books for signing prior to the arrival of Sarah Palin for her book signing autograph copies of her book "Going Rogue" at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate. HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Tuesday that just two weeks after publication, Sarah Palin's memoir has sold 1 million copies.
  10. Mary Williams, left, and Melissa Williams, both of Payson, Ariz., are two of the several hundreds of supporters who waited in line for Sarah Palin to arrive to autograph copies of her book "Going Rogue" at the Costco Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. Hundreds of Palin supporters showed up to buy her book and meet the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
  11. SAN FRANCISCO - NOVEMBER 18: A Costco customer looks at a display of LCD HDTV televisions November 18, 2009 in San Francisco, California. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously to require all new televisions over 58 inches to be more energy efficient beginning in 2011. California became the first state in the nation to impose such stricts regulations in an effort to conserve energy and protect the environment.
  12. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  13. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  14. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  15. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  16. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.

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