As Sarah Palin handed over the Alaska governorship this weekend, the wear, tear and resentments of a year on the big stage were evident for the former GOP vice presidential candidate.
Stepping aside, Palin vows to ‘fight even harder’
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Palin steps down as Alaska governor
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska’s governor Sunday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning "to chart a new course to advance the state." “Now people who know me, they know how much I love this state … I feel it is my duty to avoid the unproductive, typical, politics-as-usual, lame-duck session in one’s last year in office,” Palin said, just moments before Lt.
In the Loop: Stinging Strangelovean Satire
There’s the story about the billionaire American who buys an ancient English castle and has it moved brick by brick to Texas. But the lawn, which has also been cut into pieces and transported, doesn’t have its old lustrous green
Drive-ins: An American Classic Reborn
As the sun slowly set on a recent night in June, 800 cars and a crowd of viewers in lawn chairs pulled up to one of the four screens on the 25-acre green of the Mission Tiki drive-in theater in Montclair, Calif. Lovestruck teens canoodled in back seats. Parents corralled children in minivans
Armstrong to form new U.S.-based team for 2010
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has announced that he will race for a new U.S.-based team next year. The legendary Texan cyclist will form a new franchise in partnership with American electronics retailer RadioShack.
Legend Watson backs British Open age limit
Tom Watson is backing a ruling to set an age limit of 60 for former champions to take part in the British Open – despite coming within a whisker of taking the title at Turnberry on Sunday – aged 59. Watson told CNN that the Royal and Ancient, who run the British Open, had made a “sensible decision and I concur with it.” It will mean that the eight-time major winner will be making his final appearance in the British Open at the ‘home of golf’ St.Andrews next year, but the American legend has no regrets.
Bowe Bergdahl, an adventurer and gentleman
Bowe Bergdahl wanted a life of adventure. He was a seeker, a hard worker, a man raised in a small town, an avid outdoorsman who took ballet lessons.
American charged with aiding al Qaeda
An American has been indicted on charges that he aided al Qaeda and helped attack a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, court documents show.
Astronaut Armstrong recalls moon landing
The first man on the moon marked the 40th anniversary of his historic achievement with characteristic understatement Monday, calling the program that put him on the lunar surface "a good thing to do." Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong joined crewmates Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin at the National Air and Space Museum, capping a day of commemorations that included a stop at the White House.
Defeat ‘tears at the gut’ for veteran Watson
Tom Watson admitted that defeat was a bitter pill to swallow after coming so close to becoming the oldest player at 59 years of age to win a major golf championship. The American legend needed to merely par the 18th hole at Turnberry to claim his sixth British Open title and ninth major of his incredible career.