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A video frame grab shows former U.S. Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announcing that she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009. REUTERS/KTUU-TV

Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move

Reuters - Sat Jul 4, 12:01 AM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor.

  • Jackson family spokesperson Ken Sunshine speaks at a news conference announcing details of the Michael Jackson public memorial service in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
    Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets Reuters - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.

  • Traditional Russian matreshka nesting dolls bearing portraits of US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on sale in Moscow. Medvedev said he expected Obama's visit to Moscow next week to open up new prospects for US-Russia relations Photo:Alexey Sazonov/AFP
    Medvedev sees 'new prospects' for US-Russia ties AFP - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago

    MOSCOW (AFP) - President Dmitry Medvedev said he expected the visit to Moscow next week of his US counterpart Barack Obama to open up new prospects for US-Russia relations.

  • In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, seen here in 2008, said Friday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fuelling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP
    Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 7:36 PM

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office.

  • A reporter makes a phone call prior to a press conference in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Fans heading to Los Angeles for Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. Photo:Gabriel Bouys/AFP
    Los Angeles officials brace for Jackson memorial Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 7:09 PM

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles city officials are planning a massive security operation for Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, and on Friday urged fans who do not win a ticket in a random drawing to stay away from the basketball arena where the singer will be memorialized.

  • Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burn a banner representing the U.S. flag during a protest in Baghdad's Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer
    Biden urges Iraqis to heal divisions Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 6:10 PM

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has a hard road ahead if it is to heal the divisions that spurred six years of bloodshed and achieve lasting peace, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a trip there on Friday.


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