Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to well-wishers while serving hot dogs at the annual Governor's Picnic...
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to well-wishers while serving hot dogs at the annual Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 26, 2009. Former Republican U.S. Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin stepped down as Alaska governor on Sunday with ethics probes, mounting legal bills and markedly lower popularity clouding her political future. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder (UNITED STATES POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)