Palin is Alaska’s ‘greatest gift’ to U.S., her successor says

By doris | Published: July 6, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com

“I was very surprised at first,” he said of Palin’s decision to resign, which he said she told him Wednesday.

“But then as she began to explain why she was doing it, I began to see it was Sarah Palin, once again, moving to put Alaska’s interest first,” Parnell told CNN.

Palin, a Republican and John McCain’s vice presidential running mate last year, said Friday she will step down as Alaska’s chief executive by the end of the month and would not run for a second gubernatorial term in 2010.

“People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing’s more important to me than our beloved Alaska,” Palin said at a news conference at her home in Wasilla.

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