The many faces of Sarah Palin

While tweeting about a Ground Zero mosque, Palin took three tries to post an error-free message.She then tweeted that Shakespeare also liked to coin new words.

Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and the former Alaska Governor, has often grabbed headlines for her unconventional ways and controversies.

This time around, she has made good on predictions that she has a future in television.

As Sarah Palin signs a multi-year deal with Fox News, America's top-rated cable news channel as a Political Commentator and Analyst, America will surely be seeing much more of her.

Sarah Palin won the dubious honour of telling the biggest political 'Lie of the Year' - "death panels".

A panel of experts ruled her claim that the Barack Obama administration was planning to introduce "death panels" was chosen as the most misleading statement of 2009, the 'PolitiFact.com' reported.

Palin's statement on her Facebook page generated a huge controversy and was mentioned almost 6,000 times over the next two months. (AFP Photo)

Sarah Palin appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to promote her memoir. Questions about her decision to quit her job as governor of Alaska, her handling of the infamous Couric interview and tabloid coverage of her family seemed to unnerve Palin. (AFP Photo)

Palin, 45, stepped down as Alaska governor in July last year, less than a year after she hogged the limelight by becoming Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate.

Since her abrupt resignation as Governor of Alaska last summer, 17 months before her term in office was up, Palin's over a million fans have been following her daily musings on her Facebook page. (NYT Photo)

Palin, who was relatively unknown at the national level as the Governor of Alaska, brought her constituency to fame as she was appointed as the running mate of the Republican Presidential candidate, John McCain in 2008. (AFP Photo)

She stayed in the limelight as she came out with "Going Rouge: An American Life", in November 2009,her memoir that went on to become a best seller. (AFP Photo)

From winning the title of Miss Alaska to developing a successful career in politics, Palin has been able to strike the apposite balance between beauty and brains. (AFP Photo)

Palin, a mother of five and already a grandmother, describes herself as a hockey mom. (AFP Photo)

Published in the August 2009 issue of Runners World, and later in Newsweek, the photo features the former Alaska governor in short runner's shorts.

The reaction to the Newsweek cover sparked outrage from conservative supporters of Palin and kudos from liberals. (AFP Photo)