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 White House's 
 Fox News Foe 
 Stepping Down 

Communications director Anita Dunn leaving as planned

Nov 10, 09 2:11 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s communications director will cede her post to a deputy at the end of the month, Chris Cillizza has learned. Anita Dunn notably took on the Fox Network and accused it of being a Republican mouthpiece. Dunn, who said from the start she was taking the post on... More »

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White House • resignation • Obama administration • President Obama • Anita Dunn • Dan Pfeiffer • communications director • senior staff

 Todd Palin Quits Oil Job 


Oct 3, 09 6:28 AM CDT
(AP) - Another Palin calls it quits: Two months after Sarah stepped down as governor of Alaska, Todd has resigned from his oil field job on the North Slope. Todd Palin's resignation as a production operator for oil giant BP PLC was apparently effective September 18. As Palin fans await the release... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Sarah Palin • oil industry • Todd Palin • BP Plc

 With Coyotes' Future Murky, 
 Gretzky Quits as Coach 

'Great One' not so much behind the bench, leaves with losing record in Phoenix

Sep 24, 09 7:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the team’s future murky, Wayne Gretzky quit today as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, marking the end of a tenure for the “Great One” that was anything but. Since Gretzky, 48, came aboard in 2005, the Coyotes are 143-161-24. He’s a part-owner of the financially troubled... More »

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NHL • Jim Balsillie • resignation • Wayne Gretzky • Phoenix Coyotes • bankruptcy court • Don Maloney

OPINION

'Paris Hilton' Palin Perfect
Politician for Internet Age

Resignation was genius move, writes Greg Beato

Sep 18, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Politics is due for a shake-up of the kind the Internet gave to music and newspapers—and Sarah Palin looks like the only politician ready to deliver, Greg Beato writes in Reason. Palin's resignation makes her a true maverick, Beato writes. Just like Paris Hilton realized you don't need to... More »

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Internet • YouTube • Alaska • politics • resignation • governor • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - The NEA's spokesman has resigned, and the Huffington Post chalks it up as another victory for Glenn Beck. The NEA official, Yosi Sergant, raised the Fox host's ire by participating in an August conference call in which the group sought artists to participate in a national program called United We... More »

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resignation • Fox • Glenn Beck • Obama administration • NEA • Yosi Sargent • United We Serve

(AP) - Obama environmental adviser Van Jones is resigning amid controversy over past inflammatory statements. The so-called green jobs czar got into hot water this week when two things surfaced: He called Republicans "assholes" in a video made before he joined the administration, and he signed a petition supporting the "... More »

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resignation • czar • scandal • Obama administration • green jobs • Van Jones • truther

 Palin's Goodbye 
 Cost Alaska $40K 
 —at Least 

Figures are 'incredibly misleading:' Palin flack

Sep 5, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(AP) - Early estimates put the cost of Sarah Palin's midterm resignation as Alaska governor at a minimum of $40,000, not including a special legislative session partly linked to her departure. The preliminary figures obtained by the AP show it cost the state almost $14,100 for the July 26 swearing-in... More »

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Alaska • Juneau • resignation • Sarah Palin • Sean Parnell

 Palin Resurfaces on Twitter 


Aug 14, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has changed her Twitter handle to the more civilian-sounding "SarahPalinUSA" now that her old username, AKGovSarahPalin, is defunct, CNN reports. The move sparked speculation that the she may yet tweet again. The former Alaska governor has not tweeted since she resigned, preferring Facebook for her communiqués.... More »

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social networking • Alaska • politics • Facebook • resignation • governor • Sarah Palin • Twitter

 Florida Sen. 
 Martinez 
 to Resign: 
 Insiders 

Announcement could come today

Aug 7, 09 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida Sen. Mel Martinez will resign, perhaps as soon as today, sources tell the Miami Herald. “It's a deeply personal decision that he will expand on later today. He decided it's time to move to another stage of his life,” one said. The Republican has previously refuted word... More »

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Florida • Republican • resignation • Charlie Crist • Mel Martinez • senator

(Newser) - William Bratton surprised colleagues and the city of Los Angeles with news today that he's stepping down as police chief, the Times reports. In his 6 years, Bratton reduced crime dramatically and introduced institutional reforms. The 61-year-old will head a private security firm after he officially passes the baton in... More »

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crime • William Bratton • resignation • LAPD • police chiefs • private security firm • New York City Police Department • Los Angeles Police Department

(Newser) - Three more Bank of America directors have resigned, upping the beleaguered lender’s recent board departures to 10, Bloomberg reports. John T. Collins, William Barnet III, and Gary Countryman did not leave because of any disagreement with company executives, the bank insists. More board members will be added later this... More »

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Bank of America • resignation • bailout • board of directors

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's resignation speech on Sunday showed how far she's fallen, writes Maureen Dowd: "Once a blazingly confident media darling," the now-former Alaska governor has become a ranting, whiny "Nixon with hair extensions." It's a marked contrast from Hillary Clinton, who on the same... More »

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Hillary Clinton • women • secretary of State • resignation • Clinton 2008 • Election 2008 • women in office • Sarah Palin • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

analysis

 Palin Can Write Her Own 
 Ticket—If She Wants To 

Crafting her future image is a big job

Jul 27, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Private citizen Sarah Palin has a lengthy to-do list, and Job No. 1 is shaping her public image as she closes the book on a topsy-turvy year, writes Dan Balz in the Washington Post. “Palin Year One was the introduction of a persona, and the construction (and destruction) of... More »

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GOP • resignation • Sarah Palin • public image • future

 Palin Quits in Fiery Speech 


Jul 26, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin resigned as Alaska's governor in a feisty speech today, ducking details about her future but promising to fight for conservative ideals, the Anchorage Daily News reports. "I will be able to fight even harder for you, for what is right, and for truth. And I have never... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Sarah Palin • Twitter • punditry • Election 2012

 Ensign: I Won't Quit, 
 and I'll Run Again 

Disgraced senator says supporters don't want him to resign

Jul 14, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. John Ensign says he’ll stick with his job and run for reelection despite news of his affair and his parents’ $96,000 payment to his mistress’ family, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The Republican says his supporters are telling him he shouldn’t resign, and “I fully... More »

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Senate • Senate Republicans • resignation • affair • John Ensign • political scandal • scandal • senator • re-election

Republicans Don't Want 'Help' From Palin

Lawmakers facing tough 2010 battles think she'd hurt them

Jul 10, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may not spend much of her newfound free time campaigning: Many GOP lawmakers facing tough 2010 contests don't want to be associated with the soon-to-be-ex-governor, who they fear will galvanize liberals, the Hill reports. One anonymous Republican said that if Palin came to his district, his opponent would... More »

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Alaska • resignation • Charles Grassley • campaign fundraising • House Republicans • Sarah Palin • fundraising • Election 2010 • Republicans • Republican governor

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's resignation is the perfect opportunity for the Republican Party to leave the drama queen behind, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. She may be “a gifted retail politician,” but “she makes the party look stupid, a party of the easily manipulated." She... More »

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resignation • Republican Party • Peggy Noonan • Sarah Palin

 Levi: Palin's Quitting 
 for the Cash 

Guv wants to cash in on reality show, book deals

Jul 10, 09 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Levi Johnston chimed in on Sarah Palin’s resignation yesterday, claiming the governor is probably doing it for the cash, reports the AP. When he lived with his ex-fiancé’s family in December and January, he overheard Palin saying she wanted to take advantage of the many deals being... More »

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reality TV • resignation • Sarah Palin • Levi Johnston • book deal

(Newser) - The governor of Alaska and the architect of the Vietnam War both make fine examples of how not to quit a government post, David Broder writes in the Washington Post. Robert McNamara waited 28 years to explain that he stepped down as defense secretary because of his grave doubts... More »

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Alaska • Lyndon Johnson • resignation • death • Vietnam War • defense secretary • governor • Sarah Palin • Republican governor • Robert McNamara

OPINION

 'Ethics Elves' 
 Hounded Palin 
 Out of Office 



Endless FOIA requests, ethics investigations, made her quit

Jul 8, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The real reason Sarah Palin quit governing Alaska has nothing to do with 2012, writes John Fund of the Wall Street Journal. She was forced to quit by an onslaught of Freedom of Information Act requests—which anyone can file in Alaska—used by her political enemies to paralyze... More »

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Alaska • Freedom of Information Act • resignation • Sarah Palin • investigations • Election 2012

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