Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret WASILLA, Alaska Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.NY growth besieges Revolutionary patriots' graves FISHKILL, N.Y. Ed Spaeth was researching his family tree when he discovered an 18th-century ancestor likely was buried in the woods just down the hill from his Hudson Valley home.