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Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor by End of Month
Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor by End of Month
Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, July 3, 2009; 6:00 PM
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor
Sarah Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor
nytimes.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday. (more) Sarah Palin Says She Will Resign as Alaska Governor
Palin to resign as Alaska governor
Palin to resign as Alaska governor
adn.com — Gov. Sarah Palin announced today that she will resign in a few weeks. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will take over at the Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks on July 25. "People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing's more important to me ... (more) Palin to resign as Alaska governor
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Sarah Palin Resigning as Governor of Alaska!? WTF??
Library Grape — Ok, wtf if up with this: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) announced this afternoon she will resign from office on July 26 and return to private life, a stunning decision by last year's Republican vice presidential candidate to leave office before the end of her first term. Anyone know why? My schadenfreude meter is going to be off the charts today. ...

Perky Pest Resigns
The Democratic Daily — ... Sarah Palin announced today that she was not running for re-election and stepping down from her office as Governor by the end of the month: ...

Bailin' Palin
Preemptive Karma — ... July 03, 2009 Bailin' Palin What, leavin' so soon? Now we're goin' ta hafta find someone else to mock, donchaknow. No, wait, we have Mark Sanford. We'll be just fine. No, it's apparently not a joke, what you've all heard . Just think of what we'll be missing; we won't have Sarah to kick around any more. But it just leaves you scratching your head, donnat? The sudden announcement alone is a surprise, as well as the conflicting reasons. For someone with such ambitions, the ides of "leaving politics altogether" as well as "preparing to campaign in the lower 48" obviously don't ...

Sarah Palin News & A Happy 4th!
The Washington Note — ... I woke up in Rome, Italy this morning -- the 4th of July -- to the very surprising news that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was resigning her position at the end of the month. ...

PALIN ABSOLUTELY DOMINATES THE NEWS CYCLE
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... Sarah Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor, Citing Probes and Family Needs ...

In Re. Palin
Rhymes With Right — Like everyone else , I'm still stunned by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's surprise resignatio n announcement yesterday . Not because I'm a saddened supporter -- I'm not. I think she was a good pick for VP, and a potential star for the future, but I don't think she is what the GOP needs right now. Rather, because the entire thing is so unexpected and inexplicable. And as I began, like others (some of which appeared to be nothing more than a liberal echo ...

Sarah Palin: Exit or Entrance?
blonde sagacity — By now everyone knows that political lightning rod, Sarah Palin, has resigned as Alaska's Governor. Though speculation is rampant, her explanation concerning ethic charges and personal attacks costing the state and her family too much money seemed quite feasible to me... (Not surprisingly the slimy Blogger that has been fabricating stories about Palin --even the FBI came out to set rumors started by this blogger straight--writes for HuffPo. And Shannyn (with a "Y") Moore's catalog of "articles" shows an exceedingly unhealthy obsession with ...

Kevin Ross: Does This Black Republican Understand Sarah Palin's Appeal? You Betcha!
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... It's that righteous indignation that Palin has down to a science that have some on the political left and moderates on the right regularly experiencing Schadenfreude whenever the 45-year-old is knocked down a peg. ...

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