Tag: resignation
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philly social workers starve 14yr-old child to death
from philadelphia inquirer: Two Philadelphia social workers were among nine charged yesterday in the death of a Danieal Kelly, a 14-year-old girl who starved to death in 2006, her body eaten by bed sores to the bone. Unveiling a blistering grand jury report today (1.5mb PDF), District Attorney Lynne Abraham blasted the city’s Department of…
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ron paul to end campaign outside texas convention?
ron paul doesn’t concede, but intends to lead from latimes: The “Ron Paul Revolution” isn’t over until Ron Paul says it’s over. And he’s not done yet. Amid reports that Paul would formally end his presidential campaign, the iconoclastic Texas Republican congressman instead told supporters Thursday night that he intended to lead a “Campaign for…
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randi rhodes quits dead air america for clear channel
rhodes joins up nova m after leaving air americafrom raw story: Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes has left the network after it suspended her over comments she made at a station fundraiser last week… Nova M Radio Network announced that it has added The Randi Rhodes Show to its syndication lineup effective Monday, April…
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spitzer? i barely know her
from press tv: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after US investigators alleged that he had spent thousands of dollars on high-priced prostitution. “I go forward with the belief as others have said that as human beings our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall,” Spitzer said…
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central command chief william fallon resigns
from danger room: Admiral William Fallon, commander of US Central Command, has turned in his resignation, and Defense Secretary Gates has accepted it. The press, previously hypnotized by the Spitzer scandal, is furiously spinning to find out more. But early speculation will almost certainly center around this interview with Esquire’s Tom Barnett, in which the…
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white house torture advocate william haynes resigns
from thinkprogress: Defense Department General Counsel William Haynes, who was a “prime mover” in the Bush administration’s efforts to bypass the Geneva Convention, announced today that he “is returning to private life next month.” Already a controversial figure due to his torture advocacy, the negative spotlight on Haynes increased last week when former Gitmo prosecutor…
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booz biometrics, castro quits, rotarix, lonsdale & checkmate
booz allen hamilton wins $6m biometrics bidfrom washington technology: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won a contract worth $6.3 million to conduct a biometrics research project at the request of the Air Force, the Defense Department announced yesterday. Under the contract, the McLean, Va., company will help conduct research for a new 3-D facial recognition…
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ron paul vows to continue fight
why has ron paul all but suspended his presidential campaign?from paul joseph watson: Congressman Ron Paul’s decision to essentially suspend his presidential campaign and focus instead on safeguarding his Congressional seat will confuse and disappoint many of his supporters, while delighting establishment media debunkers, but the truth of how far we have progressed and the…
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romney bows out
from ap: John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney told conservatives. “If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of…
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john edwards drops out
from press tv: Democrat John Edwards gives up his bid to become the next US president, after coming in third in all the nominating contests so far. Edwards is expected to make his formal announcement in New Orleans later today. An advisor in Edwards’ campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the former North…
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giuliani collapses at freefall speed into his own footprint
giuliani’s final act is tragic collapsefrom ny daily news: For Rudy Giuliani, it was a death as dramatic and self-inflicted as Verdi’s “Otello,” his favorite Italian opera, in which the beaten general plunges a dagger into his own heart at the end… “You don’t always win, but you should always try to do it right…
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buzzy’s brother quits the state department
inspector general will leave state departmentfrom washington post: Howard J. Krongard, the State Department’s embattled inspector general, announced yesterday that he is stepping down next month, ending a turbulent tenure in which he came under fire from employees and lawmakers and was accused of impeding key Iraq-related investigations… Current and former department officials have charged…
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bush’s continuity coordinator resigns
by virtue of nspd51, townsend was in charge of a new ‘national continuity implementation plan’. so she set up the new CoG plan and now she’s just going to walk away? from ap: Fran Townsend, the leading White House-based terrorism adviser who gave public updates on the extent of the threat to U.S. security, is…
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iran’s top nuclear negotiator resigns
from ap: The Iranian government announced Saturday that its top nuclear negotiator had resigned, a move seen as a victory for hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that could bring about an even tougher stance in ongoing talks. Government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham, said Saeed Jalili, a little-known deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs, was…
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news on the march
ron paul for president 2.0from time: Kissing babies, stumping on the campaign tour and meeting with the local supporters all seems so… well 1.0. Texas Congressman and libertarian Dr. Ron Paul represents the new 2.0 candidate, with his success recruiting supporters through new social media channels. But Congressman Paul’s online supporters may run far afield…