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Palin's abrupt resignation considered odd move

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. Yet from a folksy figure who catapulted from obscure governor to conservative darling, it's merely the latest move in a political drama that has left GOP elders...

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