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Japanese Prime Minister Resigns

Scandals shatter public support for controversial leader

Sep 12, 07 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he'll resign today in the wake of several cabinet-level scandals and the suicide of  a top official that has destroyed public confidence in his administration. After taking power just last year, Abe's nationalist Liberal Democratic Party lost the upper house of parliament to... More »

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Japan • Asia • Shinzo Abe • Liberal Democratic Party • resignation • Iraq war

Japanese PM Backtracks From Hints He'll Quit

Abe ignores calls for resignation, says he'll stay to enact reforms

Sep 10, 07 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shinzo Abe has backed off his threat to quit if Japan yanks aid to US-led troops in Afghanistan. Many clamored for the beleaguered PM to step down after his party’s defeat in July elections, and Abe hinted yesterday that he'd walk away—a possible indication that he was looking... More »

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Afghanistan • Japan • Shinzo Abe • resignation • Democratic Party of Japan

Craig May Not Resign After All

Idaho senator could stick if he clears his name in court

Sep 5, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Embattled Sen. Larry Craig, arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly soliciting sex in an airport men's room, is now flip-flopping on his decision to resign from the Senate Sept. 30. Craig is fighting the charges to which he pleaded guilty three months ago and will consider staying in the Senate... More »

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ethics • Minneapolis • Senate • Arlen Specter • resignation • airport • Larry Craig • Idaho Statesman • political scandal

Sen. Larry Craig Resigns

Apologizes for 'what I have caused'; thanks governor for support

Sep 1, 07 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Idaho Sen. Larry Craig held a press conference this morning to announce his resignation at the end of September. Noting the presence of his family and Gov. Butch Otter behind him, he said, "For any public official at this moment in time to be standing with Larry Craig is,... More »

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Senate • resignation • Idaho • Larry Craig • scandal

Craig Will Resign

Idaho senator to step down September 30

Aug 31, 07 8:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after the revelation that he was caught in a police sting operation in an airport men's room, Larry Craig will resign from the US Senate, state GOP officials tell the AP and NBC News. The conservative Republican has called a news conference for tomorrow morning in Boise, where he... More »

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Senate • Senate Republicans • resignation • Idaho • Larry Craig • Jim Risch • political scandal

Snow Sets Departure Date

After weeks of rumors, press secretary will step down next month

Aug 31, 07 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - After weeks of rumors about his departure, White House press secretary Tony Snow gave his two weeks' notice today. Snow, who has battled colon cancer since 2005, made it clear he was leaving for financial and not health reasons, CNN reports. "I love you," President Bush told Snow,... More »

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Bush administration • Tony Snow • White House • resignation • Dana Perino • George W. Bush

Craig May Resign Today

Senator’s resignation said to pre-empt
RNC request

Aug 31, 07 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Larry Craig will resign his Senate seat as soon as today, in an effort to pre-empt an official GOP call for him to step down, party sources tell CNN. Following the Idaho conservative’s guilty plea in a bathroom-stall sex sting, the Republican National Committee was preparing to call for... More »

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RNC • Senate • resignation • Idaho • Larry Craig • disorderly conduct

Alberto Gonzales Resigns

Attorney general steps down after months of criticism over politicized Justice Department

Aug 27, 07 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales has resigned, the White House told CNN today, after months of calls for his replacement—and even impeachment—from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worried that the Justice Department was becoming overly politicized. The AG told President Bush of his intention to step down Friday, following... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Karl Rove • Attorney General • White House • impeachment • resignation • US attorney firings • warrantless wiretapping

Rumsfeld Resigned Before Midterm Elections

Iraq not mentioned; GOP critics seize on Bush inaction

Aug 15, 07 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Rumsfeld's resignation letter, obtained by Reuters, shows he told President Bush of his departure as defense secretary one day before the 2006 congressional elections; though Bush saw the letter on Election Day, the White House didn't announce the decision until the day after polls closed. Republicans warned the delay... More »

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Bush administration • Donald Rumsfeld • White House • resignation • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Bush
Loses
Brain

Top strategist Rove
says he'll step down
at end of month

Aug 13, 07 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush's most controversial political strategist, Karl Rove, will leave his White House deputy chief of staff position at the end of the month, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I just think it's time," said Rove, who has worked with Bush since 1993. "As much as I'd... More »

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Bush administration • Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • investigation • White House • resignation • George W. Bush

Turmoil Claims McCain's
Media Team

Exodus continues
in wake of shakeup at top of campaign staff

Jul 26, 07 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the latest defections from John McCain's faltering campaign, his two-man media team has resigned. The ad-making duo, who are veterans of President Bush's campaigns, told friends they hadn't been paid and had no idea when they would be, the Journal reports. McCain planned to begin running ads this fall,... More »

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John McCain • presidential campaign • resignation • Rick Davis • Election 2008

Bush, Cheney Should Quit Over Scooter

Resignation, impeachment the only options, argues Olbermann

Jul 4, 07 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - MSNBC's Keith Olbermann came out swinging last night, demanding the resignation of both the president and VP—"two men who are now perilous to our democracy." Drawing on both John Wayne and James Madison, the anchor donned his commentator hat to contend that commuting Scooter Libby's sentence was... More »

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Dick Cheney • politics • democracy • presidential pardon • presidential politics • Bush impeachment • president • commutation • partisanship • government • resignation • Lewis Scooter Libby • vice president • George W. Bush

House Moves to Expel Accused Congressman

Louisiana Democrat charged with bribery, extortion

Jun 6, 07 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pressure mounted on William Jefferson to resign from the House yesterday as leaders of both parties piled on in the wake of his indictment on corruption, racketeering and bribery charges. Republicans moved to initiate proceedings to have the Louisiana Democrat, expelled—which, Dems noted, they did not do when GOP... More »

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ethics • investigation • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • corruption • House of Representatives • resignation • racketeering • expel • corruption charges • William Jefferson sentenced

Top Bush Aide to Step Down

Bartlett bows out after 14 years

Jun 1, 07 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another Bush administration official is stepping down, and this time the resignation shrinks the president's inner circle: Top aide Dan Bartlett will leave on July 4 after 14 years working for Bush. The defection is the latest in a trickle that's rapidly becoming a flood. Bartlett, 36, will seek a... More »

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Bush administration • White House • Dan Bartlett • resignation • George W. Bush

Former Trade Rep to Head World Bank

Bush expected
to name Zoellick
to replace Wolfowitz

May 29, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush will tap former US trade representative Robert Zoellick as the new World Bank prez, sources close to administration said this afternoon. Zoellick, who has spent over 20 years in government, served as deputy secretary of state and the country's top trade official until last year, when he joined... More »

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World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Goldman Sachs • Henry Paulson • Robert Zoellick • business • resignation

Wolfowitz Torpedoed
2nd Chance

Repeated the same mistakes at the Pentagon, World Bank

May 18, 07 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz clung to his job at the World Bank with characteristic tenacity, but friends and colleagues tell the New York Times that his failure there may have been inevitable. He approached the bank position with the same single-mindedness he displayed at the Pentagon, where he was blind to dissenting... More »

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World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • resignation • crisis • scandal • Iraq war

Dems Crank Up Heat on Gonzales

No-confidence vote on the table;
US attorney hit list keeps growing

May 18, 07 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales will face a non-binding motion of no confidence in the Senate as soon as next week, intensifying pressure on the AG to resign. The Washington Post reports today that the list of US attorneys his office considered for dismissal—which Gonzales has testified included just eight names—now... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • US attorney • Charles Schumer • Attorney General • Dianne Feinstein • resignation • scandal

Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank

White House yields; speculation on successor already lively

May 17, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz will leave the World Bank on June 30, capping a tumultuous two years for the development institution and its beleaguered president. Wolfowitz's tenure was marked by controversy from day one, when he assumed the office under the cloud of the Iraq war, until today, when a drawn-out ethics... More »

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ethics • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza • resignation • scandal • Iraq war

Wolfowitz Headed
Out the Door

World Bank board negotiating terms
of president's exit

May 16, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Wolfowitz may step down from the World Bank as early as today, CNNMoney reports.  Wolfowitz and the World Bank board are still wrangling over the terms of his departure, but early accounts suggest that the beleaguered president would leave voluntarily and the bank would admit some responsibility for... More »

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World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • Shaha Riza • resignation • scandal • Iraq war

White House Support for Wolfowitz Crumbles

Bank will discuss his fate today

May 16, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House is looking for an exit srategy for besieged World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. After months of unwavering support that failed to soften the bank's European partners, the Bush administration has indicated a willingness to replace him if it can be done without firing, the Washington Post reports.... More »

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Bush administration • ethics • investigation • World Bank • Paul Wolfowitz • White House • Henry Paulson • resignation • scandal

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