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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Hundreds file through Sioux City’s Barnes & Noble to get Sarah Palin’s autograph.

Hundreds file through Sioux City’s Barnes & Noble to get Sarah Palin’s autograph.

Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans gathered in and around a Sioux City bookstore early Sunday morning, waiting for Palin to arrive at midday to begin autographing copies of her book, “Going Rogue.” 

A few camped in the parking lot overnight for the chance to be at the front of the line when the former Alaska governor entered at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, about an hour and a half later than scheduled.

Jennie Klatt of Spencer was among those who braved single-digit temperatures and the fierce winds that campers say tore through the parking lot, starting at about 3 a.m.

“Sarah Palin is so courageous.  She’s put her political career on the line so many times to take a principled stand,” said Klatt, who wants Palin to run for president in 2012.

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Hundreds arrive before 8 a.m., awaiting Palin’s midday arrival

by O. Kay Henderson 12/6/09 10:06 AM

Hundreds of Sarah Palin fans are gathered in and around a Sioux City bookstore this morning, waiting for Palin to arrive at midday to begin autographing copies of her book, “Going Rogue.”

Jamie Tooker of Orange City and his son arrived at five o’clock Sunday morning.  Tooker says he’s a “huge” Sarah Palin fan because she [...]

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Small group camps overnight to see Palin

by O. Kay Henderson 12/6/09 12:01 AM

A small band of fans plans to camp out all night in Sioux City so they can be first in line Sunday to get Sarah Palin’s autograph [photos].  The former Alaska governor is due at the Barnes and Noble in Sioux City at noon tomorrow Sunday to sign copies of her memoir, “Going Rogue.”

Two woman [...]

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