Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former Republican vice presidential candidate hastily called a news conference Friday morning at her home in suburban Wasilla, giving such short notice that only a few reporters actually made it to the announcement....

Sarah Palin Resigns as Alaska Governor
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has announced she will be stepping down from her post as the state's highest-ranking official on July 26 and will not seek re-election to a second term in 2010. In a press conference held in her Wasilla, Alaska, hometown Friday, Palin -- who has 18 months left in her first term of office -- did not directly discuss why she would be stepping down, though political insiders speculate she is shifting her focus onto a 2012 bid for president. See the day's top celeb news...

Palin's Governor Expenses, Including Billed Nights At Home, To Be Reviewed By Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's practice of charging the state when she stays in her home must be reviewed to determine if she should pay taxes on the payments, state Finance Director Kim Garnero said Tuesday. Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, released two years' worth of tax returns last week that did not list the per diem payments she received since becoming Alaska governor in December 2006. She collected nearly $17,000 during that period for 312 nights...

Sarah Palin Resigns As Governor Of Alaska
Sarah Palin is resigning as governor of Alaska. The former Republican VP candidate says she'll step down from office on July 26, raising speculation that

Sarah Palin Federal Indictment | Sarah Palin Scandal
Sarah Palin Federal Indictment - After yesterdays’ surprise resignation of Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin, many people were left wondering why she did this. After, all no one saw it coming. Well, it seems that Palin may have to resign because of an upcoming Federal indictment for embezzlement. This has to do with the $12.5 million sports complex that was built during her term as mayor in Wasilla. Some Federal investigators believe that the price was inflated to cover the materials and labor...

Palin takes to Web for hints of political future
Palin hints at political future in Web posts, threatens legal action against bloggers, media

Spenard Building Supplies Palin!
Sarah Palin’s dealings with Spenard Building Supplies is heating up. Palin turned to Spenard Building Supplies for the Wasilla Sports Complex. That cost the state of Alaska $13 million to build.

Palin's e-mails still elusive
Even as Sarah Palin prepares to leave office, the wait for her official e-mails goes on. Msnbc.com's Bill Dedman reports.

BREAKING: SARAH PALIN TO STOP LYING WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER, MAYBE
So here’s the thing: we have the Branchflower report.  The whole world has the Branchflower report.  The findings are spelled out as clear as can be.   How then does Gov. Palin think she can get away with telling straight up lies about what the report actually says?  ABC News: “Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False.” At one point this weekend Palin said: “Well, I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing,” Palin said, R

SARAH PALIN PICTURES SPARK CRIES OF SEXISM
The initial, taken Wednesday by Reuters handle use, demeans a Alaska administrator as well as V.P . carefree as zero some-more than a sex object, a little critics believe. The usually glance of Sarah Palin in a print is a confused close-up of her legs - with a face of a immature, masculine assembly part of in between them, seeking up. Others additionally levied critique of a ultimate Newsweek cover, which shows a close-up design of Sarah Palin’s face which was not retouched or airbrushed . The horro

LMAO Hockey mom Sarah Palin boo’d at hockey game
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Sarah Palin Pictures Spark Cries of Sexism
As sexism charges against media coverage of Sarah Palin have intensified in recent weeks, a pair of pictures in particular have sparked widespread fury.The first, taken Wednesday by Reuters wire service, demeans the Alaska governor and V.P. hopeful as nothing more than a sex object, some critics believe.The only glimpse of Sarah Palin in the photo is a blurred close-up of her legs - with a face of a young, male audience member between them, looking up.Others also levied criticism of the latest Newsweek cove

Sarah Palin Gets Booed At A Hockey Game!
Jim reports "The arena had to raise the music volume to drown out the booing. Some have claimed they also piped in cheers. Awesome. I guess Pennsylvania isn't a swing state anymore. Update: Palin has said she put her 7-year-old daughter Piper in a Flyers jersey to discourage some of the booing"

Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin 's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. From a folksy figure who catapulted from obscure governor to conservative darling and vice presidential nominee , it's merely the latest move in a political drama that has left Republican elders scratching their heads . No one is sure why Palin took such an unusual path. All...

Palin Booed Hockey VIDEO!
VIDEO! Watch the Hockey video of Sarah Palin being BOOED! Sarah Palin was booed at the Philadelphia Flyers New York Rangers hockey game. Palin was booed while dropping the first puck for the hockey game. As the Palin booing started, what followed next? Find out here. LALATE2 has up the Palin hockey booed video. Click here to watch the video. See Also: Troopergate Abuse of Power! Palin Abuse of Power! Report Palin Abuse of Power! Sarah Palin as Sarah Palin on SNL! Troopergate Report

Palin must save her Yahoo mails, says judge
Anchorage (Alaska), Oct.13 (ANI): An Anchorage judge has ordered Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to preserve e-mails from private accounts she has used to conduct state business. Superior Court Judge Craig Stowers on Friday also ordered Alaska's attorney general to recover messages from a Yahoo.com account of Palin's that was breached by hackers last month. That break-in prompted Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign to order closed at least one additional private account Palin maintained. The j

Many See Palin Resignation As Poor Move
Republicans inside and outside Alaska suggested Friday that Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation is a poor move if she wants to run for president. Whit Ayers, a Republican pollster, said the decision confirms her image as a "lightweight," the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News reported. "If you're a serous politician and you're seriously interested in higher office, the best thing you can do is as good a job as possible in the current office," Ayers said. Palin announced her plans to resign at a news...

Video: Matalin thinks Palin is “brilliant” for resigning
Video: Matalin thinks Palin is “brilliant” for resigning

Palin Facebook Message Slams Media, References "Higher Calling"
JUNEAU, Alaska - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was still keeping details of her future plans under wrap. But in a statement posted on...

Sarah Palin not under FBI investigation, agency spokesman says
Reporting from Washington -- A day after Alaska Gov. Sara Palin resigned, a federal official in her home state dismissed one potential explanation for her sudden and unexpected resignation -- a rumored FBI investigation into the former Wasilla mayor on public corruption charges . Despite rumors of a looming controversy after Palin's surprise announcement Friday that she will leave office this month, some of them published in the blogosphere, the FBI's Alaska spokesman said the bureau had no...

Is Palin Facing Embezzlement Charges?
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday that she would leave office more than a year early, many wondered what she would do and why she was resigning. Now we may have some answers. Reports have surfaced that Palin may have quit her job because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal. The crux of the rumor is that Alaska building company Spenard Building Supplies (SBS) was awarded a contract by Palin to build a hockey arena in...

Palin's Latest Move Puzzles
Does Sarah Palin have a political future? Until she declares otherwise, the assumption will be that she remains interested at least in exploring a presidential campaign for 2012. But after announcing that she intends to resign as governor of Alaska, that future comes with bigger question marks th...

Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' - Yahoo! News
JUNEAU, Alaska – Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was still keeping details of her future plans under wrap. But in a statement posted...

Sarah Palin resigns due to Federal Indictment
Those of you hoping that Sarah Palin would make a run for the White House in 2012 can kiss those thoughts goodbye.

Palin Seeks to Regain Control
Why did Sarah Palin step down? Theories abound. But some of the people closest to the Alaska governor say she wanted to regain control of a political script that slipped out of her hands the moment she burst onto the national stage. She also wanted to shield herself and her family from the attack...