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Sarah Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor

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Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd Palin, attend a rally at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Oct.13, 2008, in Virginia Beach, Va.

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.

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Sad Day For 2 Families As Young Girls Laid To Rest

Jada Justice and Chastity Turner were laid to rest July 3. Justice was found beaten to death last month in Indiana and nine-year-old Turner was shot to death last week outside her Englewood home.

Source: CBS

It was a somber day for two families, 30 miles apart, but facing the same sadness. Funerals were held Friday for 9-year-old Chastity Turner and 2-year-old Jada Justice. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports on the final goodbyes to the young girls.