Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, with husband Todd (2nd L), waves to crowd upon arriving at the inauguration of Sean Parnell (2nd R) with wife Sandy at the annual Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 26, 2009. Former Republican U.S. Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin stepped down as Alaska governor on Sunday with ethics probes, mounting legal bills and markedly lower popularity clouding her political future. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, with husband Todd (2nd L), waves to crowd upon arriving at the inauguration of Sean Parnell (2nd R) with wife Sandy at the annual Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 26, 2009. Former Republican U.S. Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin stepped down as Alaska governor on Sunday with ethics probes, mounting legal bills and markedly lower popularity clouding her political future.

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  1. This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows a collared polar bear with her cub walking on the ice in Alaska. Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal government's expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state's continued prosperity. Like his predecessor, Sarah Palin, the governor is suing the federal government to overturn the listing of the iconic symbol of the Arctic as a threatened species, a move made last year that he believes could threaten Alaska's lifeblood: petroleum development.

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