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Palin Announces Resignation
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will resign from her position as Alaska's governor by the end of the month. “This decision came after much consideration,” Palin told reporters. “I really don’t want to disappoint anyone with this announcement.”
Palin did not give reasons for her decision. Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell will assume the governor’s office. (Bloomberg)
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Over the last couple days, every newspaper and network in America has disproven Sarah Palin's claim that she opposed the Bridge to Nowhere. However, now there's some Sarah Palin news that's at least worth a little attention. There hasn't been a reason given specifically as to why she has resigned the post as Alaska Governor, but it's rumored that she's doing it to concentrate on being the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican Candidate, and she's probably also looking into some instant payday loans for campaign funding. Sarah Palin is loved by some, detested and ridiculed by others, and secured loans for a 2012 Presidential run might not be ill spent.
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