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(Newser) - Hungary’s Socialist prime minister will step down so that a leader more adept at managing the country’s dire economic straits can take over, Reuters reports. “I hear that I am the obstacle to the cooperation required for changes,” Ferenc Gyurcsany told a meeting of his party.... More »

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resignation • recession • global economy • Socialist Party • Hungary • prime minister • Ferenc Gyurcsany

Blackwater Founder Steps Down as CEO

Now called Xe, security company regroups, changes focus

Mar 2, 09 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Blackwater Security founder Erik Prince stepped down today as CEO of the private security company he built into one of the world's most respected—only to see it become reviled for a 2007 Baghdad massacre in which his testimony incurred congressional wrath, the AP reports. Prince expressed pride in Blackwater,... More »

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Iraq • CEO • Blackwater • resignation • Erik Prince

Freddie Mac's CEO
Moffett Resigns


Mar 2, 09 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Freddie Mac CEO David Moffett has notified the company’s board of directors that he will resign both his position and his seat on the board effective March 13, MarketWatch reports. The board is working with the Federal Housing Finance Agency to appoint a successor. "We expect to name... More »

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OPINION

Chicago Trib
to Burris: 
Out, Damned Senator!

Burris has clearly lied, and has to resign

Feb 18, 09 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Time to go, Roland. The Chicago Tribune editorializes today that Sen. Roland Burris should resign, having used up his last shred of credibility by the time he changed his story for the fourth time yesterday—with the story getting "worse with every telling." Whether and how much he... More »

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Senate • corruption • resignation • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Chicago Tribune • Roland Burris

 Heigl, Knight Leaving Grey's 


Feb 10, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Neither Katherine Heigl nor TR Knight will return for another season of Grey’s Anatomy, the New York Post reports. The information comes from co-star James Pickens Jr. Neither actor has been happy on the show recently. Knight has complained about lack of screen time, and Heigl has... More »

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television • Grey's Anatomy • resignation • Katherine Heigl • actor • T.R. Knight • animosity

(AP) - Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg, a key figure in the Troopergate scandal that dogged Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, has resigned "in the best interest" of the state, Palin's office said in a statement today. Colberg represented seven of the state employees subpoenaed as a result of the abuse-of-power... More »

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Alaska • resignation • governor • attorney general • Troopergate • Sarah Palin • Talis Colberg • abuse of power

Blago Wanted
to Quit, Says Father-in-Law

Chicago power broker says daughter's hubby hoped to avoid ouster

Jan 31, 09 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Illinois' newest ex-governor wanted to jump before he was pushed, Rod Blagojevich's estranged father-in-law tells the Chicago Sun-Times. Richard Mell, a powerful Chicago alderman credited with launching Blago's career, says his son-in-law, despite his denials, wanted to avoid being ousted "but he didn't reach out to anybody" in state... More »

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corruption • impeachment • resignation • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Patti Blagojevich

Ousted Thain to Repay $1.2M Spent on Office

Lush renovation
was a 'mistake,'
says ex-Merrill CEO

Jan 26, 09 11:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain says he’ll repay the $1.2 million he spent on office renovations last year, Bloomberg reports. “The expenses were incurred over a year ago in a very different environment,” Thain wrote in a memo to Merrill execs. “They were a... More »

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executive compensation • Bank of America • merger • Merrill Lynch • resignation • office • John Thain • renovation • financial crisis • reimbursement

 Blago's Top Lawyer to Quit 

'I require clients to at least listen'

Jan 24, 09 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich’s top lawyer in his criminal case is jumping ship, the Chicago Tribune reports. He told reporters as much in a statement just after a judge ruled that undercover Blago tapes could be passed to the state legislature. “I never require a client to do what I... More »

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crime • corruption • resignation • lawyer • attorney • Rod Blagojevich

(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel’s transformation from Congressman to White House chief of staff is almost complete, the Chicago Tribune reports. Emanuel sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich today stating his intention to resign his seat on Friday. Blagojevich has no power to appoint Emanuel’s successor; rather, he has... More »

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Congress • Chicago • White House • House of Representatives • resignation • Rahm Emanuel • Rod Blagojevich • President Obama • chief of staff

(Newser) - A photo of Richard Nixon with Rod Blagojevich has surfaced in what Time Out Chicago describes as an ironic twist of fate and a reminder that politicians should rely on better role models. “In 1980, most twenty-something men probably pined to bump into one of the Beatles or maybe... More »

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politics • Watergate • impeachment • Richard Nixon • resignation • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • scandal • wiretapping

 Obama 
 to Blago: 
 Resign 
 Already 

NOTE: Headline is intentional callback to the Tribune editorial earlier

Dec 10, 08 12:11 PM CST
(AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign. An Obama spokesman says the president-elect agrees with other prominent politicians that "under the current circumstances, it is difficult for the governor to effectively do his job and serve the people of Illinois." More »

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Barack Obama • corruption • resignation • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • corruption charges

 Obama: No Dealings With Blago 

Illinois governor now out on bond as deputy calls for resignation

Dec 9, 08 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - President-elect Barack Obama today denied having any dealings with Rod Blagojevich over his Senate replacement, and said news of the Illinois governor’s alleged corruption “saddened and sobered” him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Blagojevich, meanwhile, walked out of federal court on a $4,500 bond after hearing that he... More »

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Barack Obama • FBI • corruption • impeachment • resignation • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • corruption charges • criminal charges • President Obama

 Christie Hefner 
 to Leave 
 Playboy 

Founder's daughter moving to non-profit ventures

Dec 8, 08 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Christie Hefner is stepping down as CEO of Playboy after 20 years at the helm of her father Hugh’s operation, she tells the Chicago Tribune. The company’s stock is down, and it has shuttered key divisions, but Hefner, 56, said her resignation was a personal choice. She intends... More »

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Chicago • pornography • resignation • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • magazine publishing • The Girls Next Door • economic downturn • Christie Hefner


 We Aimed to 
 Murder 5,000: 
 Mumbai Terrorist 

'I have done right,' militant declares to police

Nov 30, 08 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The lone Mumbai terrorist captured alive said months of training had prepped him and his cohorts to kill 5,000 people, the Daily Mail reports. Describing the massacre to police, Azam Amir Kasab of Pakistan, 21, said his instructions were to “target whites, preferably Americans and British.” He... More »

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India • resignation • terrorist • training • Mumbai • militant • terrorist attack • minister

MGM Mirage Chief Quits
Amid Fake MBA Flap

Lanni denies sudden resignation related to degree fib

Nov 14, 08 2:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The CEO of MGM Mirage has announced his resignation, but denied it had anything to do with lying about having an MBA, reports the Wall Street Journal. J. Terence Lanni, one of the most powerful figures in the gambling world, has long claimed to have an MBA from the University... More »

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Kirk Kerkorian • gambling • Las Vegas • CEO • MGM Mirage • resignation • casino • University of Southern California • MBA

Detroit's Mayor Admits He Lied, Will Step Down

Kilpatrick to serve 4 months for perjury; still faces assault charges

Sep 4, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit’s embattled mayor plead guilty to perjury charges today, admitting that he lied under oath during a police whistleblower trial, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a deal that requires him to resign, Kwame Kilpatrick will serve 4 months in jail on two felony counts of obstruction of... More »

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Detroit • Michigan • resignation • perjury • guilty plea • Kwame Kilpatrick • whistleblower

 Japanese PM Resigns

Fukuda hopes move will clear parliamentary gridlock

Sep 1, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yasuo Fukuda has resigned as Japan’s prime minister, the AP reports. Fukuda said he was stepping down to ensure that a special session of parliament to address the economy runs smoothly. Fukuda, whose approval rating is at 29% after less than a year in office, has presided over a... More »

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Japan • resignation • prime minister • food prices • Yasuo Fukuda • parliament • Japanese economy • fuel costs

Detroit Mayor Rejects Deal to Step Down

Embattled Kilpatrick would have had one assault charge nixed

Aug 22, 08 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has rejected a plea deal in his assault case that would have forced him to resign, the Detroit Free Press reports. The judge in the case declined to discuss the mayor’s bond, which confines him to Detroit, and set a court date for Monday.... More »

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Detroit • Democratic National Convention • resignation • perjury • plea bargain • assault • Kwame Kilpatrick

Principal of 'Pregnancy Pact' High School Quits

Administrator says mayor, superintendent betrayed him

Aug 13, 08 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The principal of the Massachusetts high school that gained infamy for an alleged pregnancy pact made by 17 students has resigned, the Boston Globe reports. The Gloucester High principal said the mayor "publicly slandered" him and insisted his interview with Time, which set off the controversy, was "direct,... More »

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resignation • Gloucester • teen pregnancy • principal • Joseph Sullivan • Carolyn Kirk • pregnancy pact

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