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Palin resigning as Alaska governor
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin makes a surprise announcement that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she will focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former Republican vice presidential candidate hastily called a news conference at her home in suburban Wasilla. Her spokesman, Dave Murrow, confirmed that Palin will step down July 26. He refused to give details about the governor's future plans.
Rising debt may be next crisis
The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.5 trillion, and it's expanding by over $1 trillion a year.
Tierrasanta man linked to crimes by DNA dies in jail cell
A 39-year-old coffee-shop owner accused in a series of San Diego home-invasion robberies and sexual assaults commits suicide in the downtown jail early Friday.