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...Read about Palin's history of bowing...
Sean Parnell has a tough act to follow. Emerging from the wings after Alaska Governor and former GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin stepped down July 26, the new governor, 46, shares his predecessor's conservative values but is her temperamental opposite. Palin's larger-than-life personality captivated the country; Parnell, by contrast, is known for a low-key demeanor that verges on bland. A former political rival, for instance, once referred to him as "Captain Zero," while the Anchorage Press has dubbed him "the oatmeal governor...
...just what the state needs. Parnell is a steadfast social conservative and has nearly a decade's experience in the state's House and Senate-a background that could help him reopen channels of communication between the governor's mansion and the legislature that all but closed during Palin's final months. "I think his understanding of how to communicate is going to do him well," State Rep. John Coghill told the Associated Press July 26. "That's one of the things [Palin] has struggled with. I think he will just do better...
...Dillingham, the biggest news story of early summer is the catching of the first king salmon of the season. Bristol Bay's commercial fishermen - including the stars of the Discovery Channel reality show The Deadliest Catch - net hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of seafood. But everyone fishes - Todd Palin, Alaska's First Dude and a Dillingham native, has a reserved spot on a local beach. (See pictures of Sarah Palin on the campaign trail...
...Palin, just-plain-old-ordinary-citizen-after-Sunday Sarah • editor at Vanity Fair turns resignation speech of into actual English • formation of slush fund by may have violated ethics laws • hairdresser of suddenly starts tweeting about how full of lies the New York Times story about was - especially the part about the thinning hair of - a week after e-mailing the writer, "Thank you so much for the article!! It was perfect!" • less politically correct tweets are promised by • one last look at how nothing is ever the fault...