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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Sarah Palin is close to a deal for her travelogue reality show. Sources say Discovery Communications has edged out rival A&E Networks in the bidding for the project, "Sarah Palin's Alaska." An agreement could be announced in the next few days. It's still undecided which network in the Discovery suite would air "Alaska," which is being produced by Mark Burnett Productions. Although travelogues are on-brand for the Discovery flagship, having Palin as a centerpiece also makes the show a fit for mom-friendly TLC. Clearly nature docs are still viable for the company -- Discovery's latest...

For more than a year, Sarah Palin has been one of the most famous political and cultural figures in the country. Even by that standard, though, last week was an extraordinary one. On Thursday came word that the former Alaska governor was working on a TV series about her home state, currently being pitched by one of television's top producers. A day before that, her publishers announced she was embarking on a second book, a follow-up to her blockbuster "Going Rogue." And a day before THAT, she was the prize guest on Jay Leno's second day back as host of...