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Palin Will Step Down

Nick McMaster — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:22:44 CDT

Sarah Palin will resign as Alaska governor July 26 rather than seek re-election next year, she said today. Giving up the governorship opens up Palin’s schedule to devote herself for a possible bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, KTUU-TV reports. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will become governor.

Fear Rules Iraq, Briefers Tell Congress

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:20:17 CDT

Iraq is gripped by widespread fear and is unlikely to fulfill political and security goals by the pivotal September assessment, US officials told lawmakers yesterday in a briefing from Baghdad. "One word I would use to sum up the atmosphere in Iraq is 'fear,' " said ambassador Ryan Crocker, adding...