St Paul, Minnesota - Until Friday, few had ever heard of Sarah Palin, the Republican governor of Alaska.

But within 48 hours after Republican Senator John McCain named her his vice presidential running mate, the country's intense media spotlight was at work trying to find out who she was.

London, September 1 : A snap said to be showing White House hopeful Sarah Palin, 44, nude has raised a frenzy on the Internet, say reports.

The picture emerged hours after Sarah was named as Republican John McCain''s running-mate, and has been used by hundreds of websites and blogs.

Sarah’s camp, however, insists that the picture is fake, reports News of the World.

Other forged snaps of Sarah are also said to have also fuelled the frenzy on the net since the relative unknown was pushed into the Presidential spotlight.

Denver, Aug. 30 : Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is said to have fired a top law enforcement official in her administration because he had failed to dismiss a state trooper who was involved in a divorce with her sister.

This month, a bipartisan panel of state legislators appointed an independent investigator to look into the case, and if true, it could besmirch her credentials as a champion of ethics, says the New York Times.