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Sarah Palin

Sarah Louise Palin( born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and the first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency. She was elected to Wasilla City Council in 1992 and became mayor of Wasilla in 1996.In 2003, after an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor, she was appointed Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, responsible for overseeing the state's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency. The youngest person and first woman to be elected Governor of Alaska, Palin held the office from December 2006 until her resignation in July 2009. She has subsequently associated herself with the Tea Party movement, endorsing and campaigning for several candidates in the 2010 midterm elections.
The Palins and McCains in Fairfax, Virginia, September 2008.
Her book Going Rogue has sold more than two million copies, and is one of only four political memoirs to sell more than one million copies. Since January 2010, she has also provided political commentary for Fox News, and hosted a television show, Sarah Palin's Alaska. Five million viewers tuned in for the premiere episode, a record for TLC (TV channel).A  documentary about Palin's career, The Undefeated, was released in July 2011. Palin is a potential candidate for the 2012 presidential election.
Palin in Germany, July 2007


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