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Sarah Palin Won't Run for Re-election; to Leave Governorship (video)
youtube.com - 7/3/2009
Sarah Palin Won't Run for Re-election; to Leave Governorship (video)
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Stunning announcement that left the national media out of the bombshell.
BREAKING: Palin will not run for re-election
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 7/3/2009
BREAKING: Palin will not run for re-election
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek... a second term, a Republican source close to Palin tells CNN. Palin has scheduled a 3 p.m. ET news conference at her home in Wasilla. The governor’s office ... (more) BREAKING: Palin will not run for re-election

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foxnews.com - 7/4/2009
Options Abound for Palin After Alaska Governorship - Political News
— foxnews.com — What will Sarah Palin do after she quits as Alaska's governor? She hasn't said exactly, but she... certainly won't suffer from a lack of options. The former Republican vice presidential nominee, in revealing her decision to resign abruptly by the end of ... (more) Options Abound for Palin After Alaska Governorship - ...

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taylormarsh.com - 7/4/2009
Sarah Bails on Governorship
— taylormarsh.com — –updates below– Buchanan analyzes; Palin’s statement Sarah Palin is not only not seeking re-election, but she’s stepping... down as governor at the end of July, not finishing her first term. This is the latest wacky turn for ... (more) Sarah Bails on Governorship

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The Political Carnival:  Full Video- Press Conference: Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska

Balloon Juice:  Just Weird

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Full Video- Press Conference: Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
The Political Carnival — This is 1:43 of it, I'll put up the whole thing when I find it. Great thanks to Taylor Marsh for getting it up so fast. Totally incoherent. ADDED- My bad. If you don't want to hear Pat Buchanan salivating over her skip to about 2:20 for the start of Palin's presser. ...

Just Weird
Balloon Juice — For those of you who have not seen Palin’s presser, here it is via Paddy via Taylor Marsh at the Political Carnival: That was rambling and disjointed even by Palin’s low standards. When I was watching it, it reminded me of a COPS episode, when they are are talking ...

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(CNN) – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's office said Friday she planned to make an announcement 11 am local time at her Wasilla home.
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