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When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced her intention to resign on July 3, many assumed there must be a looming scandal. Why else make the surprise announcement late in the afternoon before the July 4 holiday - the equivalent of a news black hole - in tones that varied from angry to anxious? Palin even hauled her husband back from a commercial fishing trip to be by her side...
...days since, however, it has become clear that no other shoe is likely to drop. No federal investigation or teen pregnancy or hikes along the Appalachian Trail. Alaskan politicos who have worked with Palin for years say her reasons for leaving are multilayered, and largely personal. Her unhappiness in the job came as no surprise in Alaska. In fact, given her history - and how miserable the past eight months have been for her - perhaps the surprise is that more people didn't see it coming. Here are the most important factors that Alaska insiders say went into Palin's sudden...
...Sarah Palin: Queen of YouTube...
...rigueur for presidential candidates to produce such tomes. There's a high bar, though; Barack Obama's Dreams from my Father has been on the New York Times best-seller list for 153 weeks in paperback, after a star turn in hardcover. Still, the mystery over the motivation for Palin's sudden departure from office is sure to raise interest in her book...
...Sarah Palin spoofs...