Read more Lieutenant General stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6227/lieutenant-general.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63497/palin-will-step-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah 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.http://www.newser.com/story/63497/palin-will-step-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 15:22:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4570/fear-rules-iraq-briefers-tell-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraq 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...http://www.newser.com/story/4570/fear-rules-iraq-briefers-tell-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Jul 2007 7:20:17 CDT