FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, center, arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport. Palin emerged from a two-month absence from public view in an unlikely manner: With a closed-door speech, heavy on foreign policy, to a group of investors in Hong Kong. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, center, arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport. Palin emerged from a two-month absence from public view in an unlikely manner: With a closed-door speech, heavy on foreign policy, to a group of investors in Hong Kong.

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  1. FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, center, arrives at the check-in counter at Hong Kong airport. Palin emerged from a two-month absence from public view in an unlikely manner: With a closed-door speech, heavy on foreign policy, to a group of investors in Hong Kong.
  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.
  5. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) stands beside CLSA's CEO Jonathan Slone during the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
  6. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
  7. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attends the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
  8. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin addresses the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong September 23, 2009.
  9. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her autobiography, "Going Rogue", at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in in Norwood, Ohio, on Nov. 20, 2009.
  10. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd during a book signing appearance for, "Going Rogue", at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in in Norwood, Ohio, on Nov. 20, 2009.
  11. Cindy Bueler, left, stands with Paul Johnson, who is dressed in a historic military costume, as they wait to get their books signed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in in Norwood, Ohio, Nov. 20, 2009.
  12. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her autobiography, "Going Rogue", for a fan at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in in Norwood, Ohio, on Nov. 20, 2009.
  13. Levi Johnston (R), who fathered a child with Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin,is escorted by his bodyguard at the US Weekly Fall Hot Hollywood Issue party in West Hollywood, California November 18, 2009.
  14. Levi Johnston, who fathered a child with Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, poses at the US Weekly Fall Hot Hollywood Issue party in West Hollywood, California November 18, 2009.
  15. Levi Johnston, who fathered a child with Bristol Palin, daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, poses at the US Weekly Fall Hot Hollywood Issue party in West Hollywood, California November 18, 2009.
  16. Sarah Palin addresses her supporters as she arrives for her book signing of her new book 'Going Rogue' at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids, Michigan November 18, 2009.

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