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• Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's new book is titled Going Rogue: An American Life.

  The book will be released on November 17, 2009. The title stems from the reports about Paling "going rogue" during the 2008 presidential campaign.Guardian: Republicans split over ... intentions for 2012 (October 27, 2008) CNN: Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides (October 27, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Palin's 'rogue' messages include: Those clothes are not my property, just like the lighting and the staging and everything else the RNC (Republican National Committee) purchased.Herald Sun (Melbourne): Denim rogue Sarah Palin too risky for Republicans (October 28, 2008)
  2. Palin labeled robocalls "irritating", when the McCain campaign was defending their useCNN: Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides (October 27, 2008)
  3. Palin offered to go to Michigan after the McCain campaign announced they were leaving the stateCNN: Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides (October 27, 2008)
  4. Continues to bring up Democratic opponent Barack Obama's associations with Jeremiah Wright and Wwilliam Ayers despite being asked not toGuardian: Republicans split over running mate's intentions for 2012 (October 27, 2008)

• Quotes

  [It was more difficult to get Palin] up to speed than any candidate in history.—Unnamed McCain aideCNN: Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides (October 27, 2008)

  "She is a diva. She is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party."—Unnamed McCain aideGuardian: Republicans split over running mate's intentions for 2012 (October 27, 2008)

  "She's lost confidence in most of the people on the [McCain campaign] plane."— Politico.com: Palin allies report rising camp tension (October 25, 2008)

  "If she tries to float by on her celebrity and charm she will squander the great opportunity she has been given. But if she bones up on what Sarah Palin conservatism means, then she will be a formidable contender."—Rich Lowry, editor of the National ReviewGuardian: Republicans split over running mate's intentions for 2012 (October 27, 2008)

• The 2008 Campaign

  On October 25, 2008, aides of presidential candidate John McCain told Politico.com that McCain's running mate Sarah Palin was "going rogue" by speaking outside the campaign talking points. Speculation soon surfaced that Palin was deliberately going off message to set up her own presidential run for 2012.Guardian: Republicans split over ... intentions for 2012 (October 27, 2008) CNN: Palin's off-script comments irk McCain aides (October 27, 2008)

  When asked about the dissension in an interview with Barbara West, John McCain dismissed the reports, calling it "baloney."Christian Science Monitor: Problems with Palin? "Pure, unadulterated baloney," says McCain (October 27, 2008)

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