Sarah Palin resignation puzzles US politics The Australian| SARAH Palin's decision to quit as Governor of Alaska has left a lot of people in US politics bewildered. | The announcement from last year's Republican candidate for US vice-president that she will ... US Olympic gold medalist Lezak skips Worlds to swim in Maccabiah Games Star Tribune| JERUSALEM - Olympic gold medalist Jason Lezak says his Jewish heritage has inspired him to compete in Israel's Maccabiah Games instead of the upcoming World Swimming Championships in Rome. | The thr... Queen Noor pushes US, Russia for nuke cuts The Guardian| DALE GAVLAK | Associated Press Writer= AMMAN, Jordan (AP) â Jordan's Queen Noor, a founder of an international initiative to eliminate nuclear weapons, called on the presidents of the United St... US-Russia framework deal on arms control expected The Guardian| MOSCOW (AP) â A White House official says he expects President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to announce a deal Monday that could lead to a new nuclear arms reduction treat...