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| Yahoo! News <p<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_re_us/us_palin_resigning"<img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090704/capt.02ca8b9102b040229bbefb8ddc40a53a.palin_resigning_akwtf101.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=jq8Vf2rrOAbADlqcfXfUTw--" align="left" height="126" width="130" alt="Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)" border="0" /</aAP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.</p<br clear="all"/ News Rangina Hamidi, CEO of Kandahar Treasures, which sells handmade embroidery, talks about the surge in Helmand province. She says that to defeat the Taliban, American troops must help Afghanistan build infrastructure and maintain security. AHN The latest top breaking news, U.S., world, business, politics, entertainment, celebrities, sports, technology, and more. Topix |