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SPRINGFIELD, MO. (AP) -- Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to speak in southwest Missouri at a private college.

Palin is to speak on Dec. 2 at the College of the Ozarks about patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement.

The Springfield News-Leader reported Tuesday that Palin will be the featured speaker for a community convocation.

Palin became the governor of Alaska in 2006 and resigned earlier this year.

The College of the Ozarks is a Christian school near Branson with about 1,400 students.

Students there work instead of pay tuition.

Information from: Springfield News-Leader, www.news-leader.com 

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