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resignation stories: 109 news summaries

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 Gramm Quits
 McCain
 Campaign 

Besieged adviser refuses to be a 'distraction'

Jul 18, 08 8:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a week of fallout from his gripe that Americans are "whiners," Phil Gramm stepped down today as John McCain's national co-chair, Politico reports. "It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me,” Gramm said. The “distraction hurts not only Senator McCain… it... More »

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John McCain • resignation • recession • Election 2008 • Phil Gramm • campaign shakeup

SocGen CEO Resigns Over Rogue Trader

Bouton steps down at last; future remains grim for French bank

Apr 18, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The CEO of Société Générale will step down, at last bowing to pressure in the wake of the $7.8 billion rogue trading scandal. Although investors and politicians—including French President Nicolas Sarkozy—had demanded Daniel Bouton's resignation immediately after the revelation of Jérôme Kerviel's... More »

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France • resignation • bank fraud • Jérôme Kerviel • Société Générale • Daniel Bouton • rogue trader

No Joy in Job Hunt for Ex-Attorney General

Employers say thanks, but no thanks to Alberto Gonzales

Apr 13, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-attorneys general often enjoy elite private sector jobs, but disgraced Alberto Gonzales is still job-hunting since he resigned last August, the New York Times reports. Lawyers say perjury allegations concerning testimony about eavesdropping and his role in the politically motivated firing of federal prosecutors are the biggest problems with Gonzales'... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Attorney General • US attorneys scandal • resignation • lawyer • attorney

 Irish PM Resigns
 in Kickback Scandal 

Ahern was most successful PM in decades

Apr 2, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The prime minister of Ireland announced his resignation today in the face of a growing scandal over his personal finances, reports the Irish Times. Bertie Ahern, a key player in the Northern Ireland peace deal once tipped to be the first permanent EU president, admitted no wrongdoing in the surprise... More »

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Bertie Ahern • corruption • resignation • Ireland • tribunal • prime minister • political scandal • scandal • Celtic Tiger • kickbacks

 Spitzer Resigns,
 Effective Monday 

'The remorse I feel will always be with me,' New York governor says

Mar 12, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer, with his wife again at his side, announced his resignation in a short press conference this morning. The New York governor apologized for his "private" misconduct, again without making direct reference to the prostitution scandal that has ended his political career. "I am deeply sorry that... More »

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New York • sex scandal • resignation • Eliot Spitzer • scandal • David Paterson • prostitution ring • Emperors Club • Silda Wall Spitzer • Albany • Joe Bruno

70% of New Yorkers Want Spitzer to Resign

If he doesn't, 66% want him impeached

Mar 12, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers want embattled Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign from office—or they’ll throw him out, reports the AP. A poll yesterday found 70% of state residents want Spitzer to quit; if he doesn’t, 66% say he should be impeached. "It's a big thumbs down," said... More »

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impeachment • poll • resignation • Eliot Spitzer • prostitute • New Yorkers • prostitution ring • Marist College Institute for Public Opinion • Lee Miringoff

US Admiral
in Charge of Mideast Quits

Move comes after
article depicts him defying Bush on Iran

Mar 11, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top US military commander for the Middle East resigned today after the publication of a magazine profile that portrayed him as a vocal opponent of the Bush administration's Iran strategy, the AP reports. Adm. William Fallon, head of US Central Command, denied any rift and said he stepped down... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • Tehran • military strategy • Robert Gates • resignation • William Fallon • George W. Bush • Central Command

OPINION

Come Clean or Quit; Maybe Both

Should he go? What would it take to stay?

Mar 11, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Eliot Spitzer mulls his options, the editorial boards of the state's newspapers are weighing in:
  • Wall Street Journal: "The stupendously deluded belief that the sitting governor of New York could purchase the services of prostitutes was the last act of a man unable to admit the existence
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Wall Street • prostitution • resignation • Eliot Spitzer • newspaper editorials • scandal • prostitution ring

Bush Aide Resigns Over Plagiarism

Point person on faith-based initiatives stole for his columns

Mar 1, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A White House aide who helped establish President Bush’s faith-based community initiative resigned yesterday after admitting he plagiarized portions of columns he submitted to an Indiana newspaper, the Indianaopolis Star reports. The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne found that 20 columns by Tim Goeglein, who had served in... More »

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ethics • newspaper • plagiarism • White House • resignation • apology • Tim Goeglein • George W. Bush

Musharraf Says He'd Consider Stepping Down

'On the day people don't want me, I will leave,'
he tells Der Spiegel

Jan 13, 08 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will consider resigning if his public approval continues to erode, Der Spiegel reports in a wide-ranging interview to be published tomorrow. "On the day I think the people, the majority, don't want me anymore and the day I have no contribution to make to this country, I... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • resignation • Benazir Bhutto • Bhutto assassination • election

Rumors Roil Around Lott Resignation

Could the senator's hasty exit be tied to Dickie Scruggs?

Nov 29, 07 6:02 PM CST
(Newser) - There’s been much conjecture about why Trent Lott resigned five years before his term’s end—boredom, bitterness, eagerness to cash in on K Street—but now bloggers on both sides of the aisle are wondering whether a scandal involving his brother-in-law, Dickie Scruggs, might be behind the surprise... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Trent Lott • resignation • Dickie Scruggs

25M Britons' Private Info
Lost in Mail

Parliament told addresses, bank data may be in wrong hands

Nov 20, 07 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Two computer discs containing the personal details of 25 million British citizens are missing, the chancellor of the exchequer told Parliament today. There’s no reason to believe the names, addresses, and bank info were stolen by criminals, but citizens were told to beware of “unusual activity.” Several... More »

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resignation • data • Britain • Alistair Darling • national ID

Japanese Party Scrambles to Keep Boss
to Dodge Chaos

Opposition chief to quit amid deadlock mess

Nov 5, 07 2:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Members of Japan's opposition party are pleading with their leader to rethink his announced resignation, fearing the move will break up the party and hurt its chances at the polls. The head of the Democratic Party of Japan said he would resign yesterday after the party leadership resoundingly voted to... More »

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Afghanistan • Japan • Liberal Democratic Party • America • resignation • Indian Ocean • Democratic Party of Japan • refueling • Yasuo Fukuda • Ichiro Ozawa • parliament

Sprint Nextel CEO Resigns

Wireless carrier begins search for successor as customer base dwindles

Oct 9, 07 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sprint Nextel Corp. chief Gary Forsee has stepped down after the wireless giant warned investors that the company is struggling to maintain its high-value client base and would not meet its previous financial goals, the Wall Street Journal reports. The exec is credited with Sprint’s 2005 acquisition of Nextel... More »

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resignation • Sprint Nextel • Gary Forsee

Agriculture Boss Leaving to Run for Senate

Critics quick to attack, question his timing

Sep 20, 07 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is resigning to run for the Nebraska senate seat that Rebublican Chuck Hagel will vacate at the end of 2008. Johanns' timing is less than perfect—he is leaving before Congress approves a new farm bill—something his campaign rivals will surely jump on, along... More »

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Bush administration • Senate • Nebraska • resignation • Bob Kerrey • Mike Johanns • Chuck Nagel

Musharraf
Will Step Down as Army Chief

Move was key to appease critics,
keep job as president

Sep 17, 07 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pervez Musharraf will resign as Pakistan's army chief in order to pursue another term as president, a party official said today, likely clearing the way for a power-sharing agreement with exiled former PM Benazir Bhutto. Reuters reports that talks with Bhutto, who returns to Pakistan October 18 to seek power,... More »

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Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • resignation • Benazir Bhutto • Nawaz Sharif • al-Qaeda

Japanese PM Hospitalized as Party Scrambles for Successor

Abe suffers 'exhaustion' after resigning

Sep 13, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is in a Tokyo hospital battling stress and exhaustion a day after announcing his resignation. Abe is expected to be hospitalized for at least three or four days, while his scandal-plagued party fields a replacement and calls for a general election escalate. In his surprise announcement,... More »

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Japan • Shinzo Abe • stress • resignation • Tokyo • hospital • exhaustion

Same Party, New Face: Aso Likely to Step in as Japanese PM

Political 'blueblood' faces scandals, debt

Sep 13, 07 3:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fellow party member  and Foreign Minister Taro Aso is emerging as the favored successor of resigned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. If elected, Aso would face an economy saddled with the world's largest public debt, the stagnation of his own Liberal Democratic Party and the enmity of the main opposition... More »

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Japan • Shinzo Abe • Liberal Democratic Party • resignation • Taro Aso

Mugabe Critic Quits Over
Sex Scandal

Archbishop's supporters suspect regime is behind adultery lawsuit

Sep 12, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - An archbishop and prominent critic of Robert Mugabe's regime has resigned his Catholic Church leadership position after being accused of having an affair with a married woman. Pius Ncube remains a bishop, and his supporters say they see the authoritarian Zimbabwean regime behind the scandal, which Ncube calls "a... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • human rights • Catholic Church • sex scandal • Vatican • resignation • Pius Ncube • scandal

Putin Dissolves Russian Government

Shakeup will lead to new PM and a possible successor

Sep 12, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin today accepted  the resignation of his prime minister, Mikhail Fradkov, and the whole cabinet. The shakeup gives Putin a chance to name a new PM and position a successor to himself as president. The new PM is likely to be current first deputy PM Sergei Ivanov,... More »

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Russia • Boris Yeltsin • Vladimir Putin • resignation • Mikhail Fradkov • Sergei Ivanov

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