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Palin resigning as Alaska governor
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WASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning
from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would
focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.

The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise
announcement from her home in suburban Wasilla on Friday morning. She
said she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans.

"Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace
the conventional Lame Duck status in this particular climate would just
be another dose of politics as usual, something I campaigned against and
will always oppose," Palin said in a statement released by her office.

"It is my duty to always protect our great state. With that in mind, my
family and I determined that it is best to make a difference this
summer, and I am willing to change things, so that this administration,
with its positive agenda, its accomplishments, and its successful road
to an incredible future, can continue without interruption and with
great administrative and legislative success," she said.

Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the governor's picnic in
Fairbanks at the end of the month, Palin spokesman Dave Murrow said.

Palin was first elected in 2006 on a populist platform. But her
popularity has waned as she waged in partisan politics following her
return from the presidential campaign. Her term would have ended in 2010.