According to the Associated Press (via the Kansas City Star), Sarah Palin's speech next month to the College of the Ozarks in southwestern Missouri won't be covered by a declared press corps. A spokesperson for the college says that the contract for Palin's appearance requires that members of the media who didn't obtain a ticket be excluded from the event.  Read a little more from AP here. According to the Springfield News-Leader (Mo.), tickets for the event have already been distributed on a first-come-first-served basis, and the college's spokesperson said the exclusion of media members was a "mutual" agreement. Read more here.