Sarah Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor

The Hollywood Gossip - 4th Jul 2009

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Sarah Palin: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced at a press conference yesterday that she is stepping down from her post July 26 and won't seek re-election in 2010. Palin, who has 18 months left in her first term of office, said she is going to spend more time with her family, but specific reasons why she quit are unclear. Her rambling, holiday-eve decision to resign as governor blindsided both her supporters and critics and left everyone trying to come up with an explanation. As Andrew Sullivan of The... Read full story at The Hollywood Gossip

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