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...Read about Palin's history of bowing...
...said he supports drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Following Palin's announcement that she would resign, declared that his top priority would be securing a national gas pipeline expected to boost Alaska's economy...
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...
...Beat former state Sen. Jerry Ward in the 2006 Republican primary for lieutenant governor. Teamed up with Palin on the winning ticket that fall...