FAIRBANKS, Alaska (CNN) -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska's governor Sunday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning "to chart a new course to advance the state." Sarah Palin told a crowd in Fairbanks that she accomplished what she had promised as governor. "Now people who know me, they know how much I love this state ... I feel it is my duty to avoid the unproductive, typical, politics-as-usual, lame-duck session in one's last year in office," Palin said, just moments before Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell was sworn in as governor.
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Palin transfers power to Alaska's lieutenant governor
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In last speech as governor, Palin says she'll "fight even harder" for Alaskans
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Palin says she resigned "to chart a new course to advance the state"
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Palin takes the media and Hollywood to task during speech
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