New York, Jan 24 : Sarah Palin has said that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie got his "panties in a wad" when he called Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich an "embarrassment" to the Party.

Christie, a supporter of Mitt Romney, ripped Gingrich after he trounced Romney in the South Carolina primary.

"Sometimes if your candidate loses ... you kind of get your panties in a wad and you may say things that you regret later," the New York Daily News quoted Palin as saying on the Fox Business Network.

"And I think that's what Chris Christie did," she said.

Washington, Dec 20 : Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has revived the possibility that she might enter the race for the 2012 Republican nomination for the White House.

"It's not too late for folks to jump in. Who knows what will happen in the future," she told FOX Business Network.

Palin reignited speculation about her political future plans. She announced in October that she would not be seeking the nomination, due to concerns about how it would affect her family, The New York Daily News reports.

Washington, Oct 27 : Critics have slammed funny man Orlando Jones for crossing the line when he tweeted that liberals should "Kill Sarah Palin."

The comedian posted his views on his Twitter account after the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

"Libyan Rebels kill Gaddafi, if American liberals want respect they better stop listening to Aretha & kill Sarah Palin," he wrote.

Many did not take the actor's post lightly and posted theirs in retort, saying that it was not funny to ask for the former governor of Alaska to be killed.

Jones, 43, then took to his Facebook account to explain himself, Fox News reported.

New York, Oct 6 - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin says she will not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

"After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for president of the United States," Palin said in a public letter Wednesday, adding "family comes first".

Palin said her decision was based on a review of what common sense Conservatives and Independents have accomplished, especially over the last year, Xinhua reported.

Washington, Sept 30 : Seems like the tell-all biography about Sarah Palin that had stirred a controversy in recent weeks had got a lukewarm response from the public since its release on September 20.

According to Nielsen Bookscan, `The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin' by Joe McGinniss sold just 6,034 copies six days of the first week, reports Politico.

The International Business Tribune reported that the book did best in the Pacific geographic area, which includes Alaska, selling more than 1,500 copies, while it sold fewer than 500 copies in the Northeast, which includes New York.

Washington, Sept 28 : A day after Sarah Palin's attorney threatened to sue over an unfavorable biography, its publisher has announced that it is standing by the work and author Joe McGinniss.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Crown Publishers backed McGinniss and his recently published book, `The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin'.

"We are confident that the reporting in `The Rogue' is solid, reliable, and well-substantiated. We stand by our publication and our author," CBS News quoted Crown Publishers spokesman Stuart Applebaum as saying in an emailed statement.

Washington, Sept 21 : Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who has ignited a storm of speculation about whether she will bid for the presidency in 2012, has said there is still time to jump into the “unconventional” race.

“There is still time, Sean, and I think on both sides of the aisle I think you’re going to see people coming and going from this race,” she said during an interview with Fox News.

“And I’m still one of those still considering the time factor,” Palin added.

According to ABC News, Palin agreed to some extent when told that she would have to decide by November, at the latest, for legal reasons

Washington, Sept 12 : Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has criticised current Republican hopefuls, saying "they haven't tackled debt and deficit spending" well.

"They haven't tackled debt and deficit spending to the degree that they should, so they don't have a record to stand on," ABC News quoted Palin, as saying.

However, she avoided discussing about her prospects of running in the race.

Washington, Sep 2: Most American voters think that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin should stay on the sidelines for the 2012 US presidential race while only 20 percent say she should run for US President.

According to a Fox News poll, though white evangelical Christians and Tea Party members were most likely to support Palin's bid for the 2012 presidential race, the majority in these groups also said Palin should not run for US President

The poll revealed 72 percent of conservatives, 71 percent of Republicans and 66 percent of independents think Palin should stay out of the race.

Washington, Aug 26 : Forty-one percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters say there is "no chance" they would vote for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin in a presidential race, a Pew poll has revealed.

That''s the second-highest rejection rate of any Republican candidate, exceeded only by Newt Gingrich, who was ruled out by 48 percent of respondents.

Palin''s poll numbers are comparable to, or even slightly worse than, Ron Paul''s.

Paul has 21 percent of Republicans who say there''s a "good chance" they''d vote for him, and 37 percent who say there''s "some chance."

Washington, Aug 26: The latest assessments have suggested that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will have to get on the ballot soon if she wants to run for the 2012 US President.

Though Palin had earlier indicated at various self-imposed deadlines, she has to conform to some strict deadlines.

For instance: presidential candidates' names have to be submitted for inclusion on the primary ballot in Florida on October 31.

Candidates have to file for the South Carolina primary ballot along with 25,000 dollars fee by next day and the deadline for New Hampshire is November 18.

Washington, Aug 20 : Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has labeled President Barack Obama as ''very, very tone deaf'' over his ten-day trip to Martha''s Vineyard at a time when the nation is wrestling with a fiscal crisis.

"He''s very, very tone deaf," she said of his decision to take a break from the Beltway, adding: "I wouldn''t if I were he, especially not to Martha''s Vineyard... I do predict that he is not going to be gone the full ten days."

Washington, July 25: `The Undefeated', the movie about Sarah Palin's rise from obscurity to national prominence, is getting opportunities to boost its sales as the distributors of the movie will be making it available to 75 million homes from September.

ARC Entertainment, the distributor of the film, announced that the movie would be made available either on Video-on-Demand or Pay-Per-view basis through national and regional cable and satellite operators.

Iowa (US), July 11: Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin believes that a majority of Americans are keen for a positive change at the national level, and she is hoping for new entrants, including herself, to make a possible bid for the White House in 2012.

“I believe that I can win a national election. The people of America are desperate for positive change, and deserving of positive change, to get us off of this wrong track,” Politico quoted Palin, as saying at a sitting in the private dining room of a hotel in rural Iowa.

Washington, July 11 : Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said that she believes she can win a presidential election.

In a recent interview, Palin again refused to confirm that she would join the official list of Republican candidates for the White House.

However, Palin was more than happy to underline her confidence in the eventual outcome if she did.

“I believe that I can win a national election,” the CBS News quoted Palin, as saying.

“I''m not so egotistical as to believe that it has to be me, or it can only be me, to turn things around. But I do believe that I can win,” she added.