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Frank and John call for the resignation of Charlie "The Red Rangel" from the Senate House Ways and Means Committee after his being exposed for owning four rent-controlled apartments in Harlem.Then, author Jay Kopelman talks about his book, "From Baghdad to America", his experiences as an American serviceman in Iraq, and how returning servicemen deal with civilian life back home.Plus, the double st

Technorati Tags: malaysia,news,politics The rumors that we have been hearing ever since yesterday were true after all! Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has just made an announcement announcing his retirement plan to the whole world. He will hand over his hot seat to his blur-looking deputy (Najib la!) somewhere in 2010. Do you really believe that Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will do that in 2010? Sorry to say

Thai coach Charnwit offers to resign after flop Thailand’s national team coach Charnwit Polcheewin has offered to resign after the team’s poor performance in their 2010 World Cup qualifiers, although he will stay on if asked to. Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

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By: Lino Claudio There are numerous reasons why employees would want to quit their job. It can be caused by a bad relationship with colleagues, mental or physical issues, career change decision or wanting a greener pasture. This is always a crucial stage for everyone because of the fear of not handling your resignation properly because you wouldn’t want to burn bridges while your struggling to s

Last week I resigned from my job. I had been there for over two years, but it was time to move on. Why I decided to resign I decided to resign my position because I was not growing professionally. After job hunting for a couple months, I had a series of job interviews, followed by a couple [...]

Add another one to the list.... WWJ Newsradio 950 - Exclusive: Hendrix Calls for Kilpatrick Resignation, Considers Mayoral Run Former Detroit mayoral candidate Freman Hendrix is calling on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to resign.In a one-on-one interview with WWJ's citybeat reporter Vickie Thomas Sunday night, Hendrix said it was time for Kilpatrick to step down and let the city more forward. "This scandal has been looming for...going on four months, five months, and you guys have been calling me for months trying to get a comment from me and I do not want to appear as some political vulture perched on a tree hoping for this guy's demise." "At some point you really have to put the welfare of the city, of the taxpayers, of the people who live here first, and I think if he's honest about doing t

When Guttenberg Mayor David Delle Donna resigned his position today, he ended a long, drawn-out process that should never have happened. His resignation is a good sign of how the justice process works (occasionally) in this country.Yet throughout this whole trial, one person, Javier Inclan, a former Hudson County clerk and a current adviser to Gov. Jon S. Corzine, who had close ties to Delle Donna while he was active in politics in Guttenberg, has gotten off without any kind of punishment. And it’s a travesty that he has, because truth be told, he had just as important a role in this case as anyone else did. And meanwhile, Corzine is praising Inclan for having the courage to testify in such a high-profile case.“The governor commends Javier for his effort and he believes it takes courag

Larry King has agreed with CNN that he would extend the contract until June 2011. Good news or CNN, isn't it? Some rumours said Katie Couric was being considered to take over for King if he left when his contract expired, but seems impossible now. Pic Link

A campaigning organisation, dedicated to challenging racist and fascist bodies in Wales, has called on a Carmarthenshire candidate for the county council elections to back up claims he has made in his election campaign, or resign. Searchlight Cymru is asking Kevin Edwards, BNP candidate for the ward of Penygroes in Carmarthenshire, to justify two extraordinary claims he has made in his leaflet. In Mr Edwards’ election leaflet, he states that soldiers at Birmingham hospitals have to remove their uniforms so as not to offend Muslim staff and visitors. The leaflet also states that homosexuality is now being taught in our schools to children as young as four years of age. Darron Dupre, Secretary of Searchlight Cymru is amazed at the claims. “We were a bit bemused by

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑAApril 22, NY TimesMarcus W. Brauchli will step down as the top-ranking editor of The Wall Street Journal after less than a year in the job, four people briefed on the matter said on Monday, just four months after Rupert Murdoch took control of the paper.Mr. Brauchli, 46, will announce his resignation soon, according to friends and current and former colleagues, all of whom requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter. They differed as to whether he was being forced out as managing editor of The Journal, one of the most coveted posts in journalism, or leaving out of frustration.The news of his pending resignation was first reported on Time magazine’s Web site.Since December, when Mr. Murdoch’s News Corporation bought Dow Jones & C

Rival pols are demanding that Michael Misick, the prime minister of the Turks & Caicos and Mr. Lisa Raye, step down while allegations of sexual assault on an American woman are being investigated. And TMZ has learned that this charge isn't the first time that Misick's been in hot water on the island. A well-placed source tells us that Misick has attracted unwanted attention for a variety of

medyo matagal na din akong hindi nag blog (dahil sa katamaran).. kwento ko nalang mga nanyari sa aken (work related) this past few months.. nag file ako ng resignation sa dati kong employer last march 1 and effective ng resignation nung april 1.. medyo hindi ko kinaya yung pulitika at sobrang daming meetings (hindi naman ako kumikibo pag me meetings kasi nakakabato ang meetings) minsan kasi ok meetings nagsasayang ng oras pero minsan/madalas nakaka walang gana mag meeting.. technical guy ako and hindi ko gusto mga meetings.. tapos dagdagan pa ng pulitika (marami may gusto sa position ko kasi siguro malaki sahod? maganda? core ng kumpanya? and whatever shitty reasons.. sa kanila nalang) nagustuhan ko nung una yung position... inalok pa nga ako ng laptop (w/c is kelangan ko talaga) and tinan

April Fools! Gotcha! What A Great Headline Though, To Imagine Some Real Justice Occuring And Accountability Just Imagine That Well, We Can All Dream Can't We? That One Day, Someone Will Reveal The Truth And All The Lies And Coverup Will Unravel And Expose The Real Terrorists: All The PNAC Members, C I A Agents, And Mossad Agents, The Saudi And Pakistani Agents It's A Tangled Web A Huge Can Of Worms None of Us Have The Answers Just That We All Know The Official Line Is Completely Bunk: A Strange Fairy Tale At Best Just Remember One Thing On This April Fools Day: The Bush Admin Has April Fools Day Every Day, And The Joke Is On All Of Us

Once again we see government getting in the way of the challenges, namely helping people gain homeownership. HUD Secretary Expected to QuitJackson's Departure Would Hurt Efforts To Fix Housing Mess (Not sure I agree with this assertion)By DAMIAN PALETTA and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPSHousing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to announce his resignation Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, a decision that will deal a blow to the Bush administration's efforts to tackle the housing crisis. The exact reasons for Mr. Jackson's decision couldn't be learned. Earlier this month, two Democratic senators, Patty Murray of Washington and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, sent a letter to President Bush urging him to request Mr. Jackson's resignation, arguing that a

Once again we see government getting in the way of the challenges, namely helping people gain homeownership. HUD Secretary Expected to QuitJackson's Departure Would Hurt Efforts To Fix Housing Mess (Not sure I agree with this assertion)By DAMIAN PALETTA and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPSHousing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to announce his resignation Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, a decision that will deal a blow to the Bush administration's efforts to tackle the housing crisis. The exact reasons for Mr. Jackson's decision couldn't be learned. Earlier this month, two Democratic senators, Patty Murray of Washington and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, sent a letter to President Bush urging him to request Mr. Jackson's resignation, arguing that a

If the facts are accurate in this morning’s article by Brett Blackledge, Sen. E.B. McClain should be forced to resign from the Alabama Senate. This is graft at it’s worst…this is at best a serious ethics violation and, at worst, blatant theft of the public dollar. State Sen. E.B. McClain received at least $55,500 from [...]

A quick news for Sex Video Scandal Manager Paul Jewell: Paul Jewell won't resign as Derby Manager though newsoftheworld published an exclusive report on Jewell's Home-Made Sex Video. Do you think Paul Jewell should still stay as the manager of Derby County FC? Photo credit: Demon

Post from: Women Channel The Manner of Resign Letter Resign letter is not only a good bye to the former company but it can be “a bridge “to keep in a good touch later. You are not patience anymore and eager to place in a new position, Take it easy! Ask the time to see [...]

(Update: Lt. Governor David Paterson has requested that effective date of resignation be delayed until Monday to allow Patterson enough time to assemble a transition team and plan.)(Update 2: Announcement has been moved to 11:30 am est)According to the New York Times, Eliot Spitzer will hold a press conference at 11am est to announce his resignation. Spitzer is said to be informing his staff at this time of his decision to step down as Governor.State Senator Joseph Bruno, next in line to become Lt. Governor, is said to be awaiting official notification.As new details of Spitzer's alleged $80k expenditures (over a 10 year period) with the now infamous Emperor's Club VIP continued to come to light yesterday and earlier today, the Governor apparently decided to yield as Republican lawmakers i

Spitzer Aides Say Governor Will Resign Today - New York TimesExcerpt:"Gov. Eliot Spitzer, reeling from revelations that he had been a client of a prostitution ring, will resign today, some of his staff members said they have been told.Mr. Spitzer is scheduled to speak today at 11:30 a.m. at his Manhattan office, and the resignation is to be effective Monday, aides to the governor said."

New York Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer is scheduled to announce his resignation at a news conference in an hour or so, news sources report. Update It's official. Spitzer's resignation becomes effective Monday, when he will be succeeded by Lt. Gov. David Patterson. Patterson will be the first black governor of New York and also, I believe, the first legally blind governor of New York.

A couple of days ago, it was revealed to the public that Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer was the number 9 customer in an organized international prostitution ring. It operated in cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., and London, and it charged as much as $5,500 an hour for time with some of the women. [...]

Wall Street Journal: - Pressure Grows for Spitzer to ResignExcerpt:"A top state Republican lawmaker said he would move to impeach Eliot Spitzer if the governor didn't resign soon over reports of his involvement in a prostitution ring....Calls for Mr. Spitzer's resignation began immediately and intensified Tuesday with the New York Daily News, New York Post and Newsday all demanding that he step down."

State Republican leaders say they will impeach Eliot Spitzer if he doesn't resign. The New York governor is likely to step down, perhaps as early as today, a person close to him says. Spitzer has been identified as a client of a prostitution ring in a legal complaint, with his involvement being caught on a federal wiretap.

Dr. David B. Allison, who was set to take over as president of the Obesity Society, a national group of obesity doctors and researchers, instead has submitted his resignation from that position. Dr. Allison drew criticism after he wrote an affidavit as a paid consultant on behalf of the restaurant industry, which is trying to block requirements that will require New York City restaurant chains to list the calories of menu items. Dr. Allison apologized, and said he would not serve as president because he was worried that he could no longer be effective in that role.

Dr. David B. Allison, who was set to take over as president of the Obesity Society, a national group of obesity doctors and researchers, instead has submitted his resignation from that position. Dr. Allison drew criticism after he wrote an affidavit as a paid consultant on behalf of the restaurant industry, which is trying to block requirements that will require New York City restaurant chains to list the calories of menu items. Dr. Allison apologized, and said he would not serve as president because he was worried that he could no longer be effective in that role.

-prostitution-scan_n_90766.htmlExcerpt:"Report: Spitzer Indicted, Will Resign: Fox News reports that Spitzer will offer his resignation to the state Senate at 7 PM ET. Fox also reports based on two sources, "including one involved in the investigation itself," that Spitzer "has been indicted regarding acts committed in the District of Columbia."

“The problem is we (the government) have become so arrogant. We suppress any opinion that we do not like and they begin to believe in their own reports which are not actually consistent with what is happening in the country.” Malaysiakini is free for the last day. It was free from the 4th to the 10th [...]

Never let it be said that the British press isn’t even-handed. The Sunday Times has recently become embroiled in a row with the FIA over remarks by Martin Brundle calling the organisation’s impartiality into question, a row that now requires the intervention of m’learned friends. And today its sister paper has Ron Dennis and Martin Whitmarsh in its sights. A comment piece by Edward Gorman in today’s edition says that the McLaren team principal and CEO should be asking for their cards - or being handed them - for having presided over chaos at McLaren during the 2007 season: Ron Dennis should pay price after wreckage of McLaren season It is hard to find the right words to describe the season that McLaren Mercedes and Ron Dennis, their embattled team principal, have endured this year. A shambles, a disaster - take your pick. The proud Woking-based Formula One team have stumbled from one crisis to another, culminating this week in having to issue a humiliating p

 One of Hillary Clinton’s national co-chairs was forced to resign today because of comments he made about Barack Obama’s teenage drug use. First Hillary had to fire a couple people on her campaign because they sent out emails that suggested that Obama was a Muslim who wanted to destroy America, and now this. Of course I do believe Obama WILL destroy America, but not for the bigoted, hateful reasons that Hillary’s campaign members, and Hillary by proxy, but because he is a socialist.  So here is a quick recap of this latest development in Hillary’s campaign. First we learn that Hillary has some major dirt on Obama, but her campaign will not use it. Obama, knowing that the Clinton’s are the most ruthless people in politics, comes forward with his prior drug use thinking this is what the Clinton’s have on him. A little preemptive strike by Obama. Now we fast forward to yesterday. Bill Shaheen comes out and says that Obama’s drug use WILL be an

I could care less if Larry Craig is gay or not.  The fact is that 8 other men admitted to having sexual encounters with him in the past; and once again, he is denying it.  This is the same man that said: “I am not gay and have never been gay” The issue with me is not that he is or isn’t gay. I’m more upset that this so-called Senator does not have the courage to admit it!  He is a hypocrite and this sickens me.  It’s republicans like this that make all conservatives look bad! I don’t know. Maybe I am wrong. Maybe there is some global conspiracy against Larry. Maybe these eight men just want their 15 minutes of fame.  Hah! I doubt it. Larry, if you read this: please do yourself and all of us a favor and just quit. Be a man, step up to the plate and admit it; and then step down so someone with dignity can take your place! Technorati Tags: senator larry craig, larry craig, sexual encounters Share this post

  Here on InsideArsenal, we regularly have comments and contributions from Gooners overseas. In the USA there is a large fan base based in New York with a smaller clan on the west coast. I am aware of Australian Gooners, some of whom also leave comments. We have comments from Africa and Indonesia. Where ever you are, why not send me some details of your local fan club, leave a comment or send an e-mail to InsideArsenal.co.uk and I'll see what i can do about doing a feature introducing your group to the rest of the world! The other idea concerns Gooners in different time zones. The USA gooners are just getting up as we are signing off here, so perhaps via the forum, we could hook up with our transatlantic colleagues, or even have an evening debate. Please send me your ideas here at InsideArsenal. Arsenal are away to Burnley in the third round of the FA cup. This mirrors the fixture of the FA youth cup which sees the two sides coming together on Saturday December 8th a

Richard Roberts, former president of Oral Roberts University, told his students today that God told him to resign. Although apparently, before his resignation, God told him to deny the allegations. But, I guess, the closer Roberts was to getting forced out, God then just said, "Give it up!".Now, it begins to make me question yet again when people here God speaking to them, are they just voicing the echo in the back of their head to justify their questionable behavior? Or, as other people may call it, a cocktail of self-delusion and just plain old crazy.As I said before, religion is quite a profitable racket. The man was spending money when the university was $50 million in debt. The man bought a stable of horses and paid for his daughter to go to Bermuda. Perhaps, Bermuda was supposed to be a religious pilgrimage of sorts, but I don't buy it. Next, he might have paid for expensive umbrella stands like those Enron crooks did.After his resignation, Roberts announced that for "the first

Just when the Mississippi GOP thought it was safe when Thad Cochran decided to run again, this happens.If he resigns before the end of the year, there will be a special election in the spring, if he resigns after the first of the year, the special election with coincide with the general election in November, which means Mississippi, like Wyoming, will elect two Senators at once. He's expected to leave before the end of year when coincidently new ethics rules passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress that would ban members of Congress from lobbying on the Hill for two year after they leave office.An open seat would give the Democrats a chance to win a Mississippi Senate seat for the first time since 1982. Former Attorney General Mike Moore, Current Attorney General Jim Hood and Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove are both potential Democratic candidates for the seat. GOP Governor Haley Barbour will appoint a caretaker for the seat who may or may not run for reelection in 2008. They incl

Senator Trent Lott becomes the sixth GOP Senator this year to retire. From the AP; Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, plans to resign his seat before the end of the year, congressional and Bush administration officials said Monday.Lott, 66, scheduled two news conferences in Pascagoula and Jackson later in the day to reveal his plans. According to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement, Lott intends to resign effective at the end of the year.No reason for Lott's resignation was given, but according to a congressional official, there is nothing amiss with Lott's health. The senator has "other opportunities" he plans to pursue, the official said, without elaborating. Lott was re-elected to a fourth Senate term in 2006.The Republican rats continue to jump ship as permanent minority status for the GOP begins to become reality.UPDATE: More from Think Progress;“While the exact reason Lott is stepping down before he finish

How to Resign to Your Job Gracefully Lino Claudio There are numerous reasons why employees would want to quit their job. It can be caused by a bad relationship with colleagues, mental or physical issues, career change decision or wanting a greener pasture. This is always a crucial stage for everyone because of the fear of not handling your resignation properly because you wouldn't want to burn bridges while your struggling to start anew. Resigning gracefully is possible, below is the top ways on how to do it. 1.It is a norm to resign in person, be professional and face your boss. Set an appointment to discuss this pressing matter and provide a written resignation that contains your intention of leaving, the date you are resigning, the date you would like to live and affix your signature. 2.Do not be a coward and announce your resignation through email, fax or phone. You need to be polite even if your leaving. And don't ditch your job without a warning, more so if you are

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) chairman who is serving a jail term has refused to resign despite his graft conviction, downplaying pressures from FIFA and high-ranking state officials. "I will not resign just because people ask me to," Nurdin Halid said in an interview with Metro TV News on Wednesday. "I am the legitimate leader of PSSI and only a legal mechanism within the organization can put an end to my leadership." Nurdin, who is sentenced to two years in jail for a graft case in cooking oil distribution, said there were no articles in the PSSI statutes that ban an imprisoned person from leading the association. World soccer ruling body FIFA has earlier warned PSSI of violations against FIFA regulations when it allowed Nurdin to take command from prison for another graft case and even re-elected him in an internal election in April.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Photos: Proceso Digital, La Tribuna, HondurasMuch is going on today in Honduras.The Honduran state-owned telephone company Hondutel was raided this morning by DGIC agents, the investigative arm of the Ministerio Público (similar to the FBI according to Aaron). Employees were evicted from the premises while the agents confiscate computers and other evidence.I don't know what possessed me to turn on the local TV channels this morning. I must have a sixth sense! I never turn on the TV in the morning, but when I did today − what excitement! Although they have been talking about this issue all day, officials haven't given much concrete information to the press.Hondutel has been the subject of tens of thousands of denuncias (official complaints) over the years, including most recently credible charges that Hondutel management is involved with tráfico gris (illegal phone traffic) to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in loss of revenue to the country. My article, Part 3: Swamp

Protests over Nord's opposition to strengthening her own agencyAnother consumer group, Public Citizen, is calling on Nancy Nord to step down as acting head of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Nord has been in the line of fire in the wake of a cascading recall of consumer products – from tainted pet food to lead-painted toys.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other top Democrats have also called on Nord to step down.Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook says it's more than odd that, in a year that has seen an unprecedented number of recalls of unsafe products, the head of the agency designed to protect consumers is calling on lawmakers to reject legislation that would double its budget, beef up its authority and expand its staff.Link to complete story: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/11/cpsc_nord.html~Sandy G.

Well, Monday ought to be an interesting day for Citigroup (C) shareholders. Just yesterday I said the emergency meeting of the Board of Directors Sunday was going to mean "more write-down and the end of the reign of Prince." It looks like that will come to fruition. Prince suffered mainly from being "the guy who followed the guy" who was very dynamic and made shareholders very wealthy. You never want to be the follower. You always want to be "the guy who follows the guy who followed the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

According to Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports, Indiana assistant coach Rob Senderoff will resign from his post as an assistant coach. This would explain Senderoff’s absence from Friday’s open practice as well as Kelvin Sampson’s unwillingness to discuss Senderoff at Sunday’s Big Ten media day. Indiana assistant coach Rob Senderoff will resign Monday in the wake of the recent phone scandal involving the Hoosiers, according to two sources close to the program. Senderoff has become the “fall guy” for Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson, who came to Bloomington and was immediately hit with NCAA sanctions back from his days at Oklahoma. Before coaching at IU, Senderoff worked at Towson, Yale, Fordham, Miami (OH) and Kent State. He was generally recognized as one of the top upcoming names in coaching and was the main recruiter for Coach Sampson. He is believed to be a primary reason the Hoosiers landed New York area recruit Devin Ebanks. No official word yet from

Committed Christian couple, Vince and Pauline Matherick, have been told they will not be re-registered as foster carers following their refusal to sign an Equality policy which forbids discrimination on the grounds of homosexuality. Mr Matherick, a 65 year old minster at South Chard Christian Church and his wife, Pauline, have been fostering since 2001 and have looked after 28 children. Earlier this year they were asked to agree to a new Equality policy which would require them to say that homosexual relationships were equal to heterosexual marriages if asked by a child about such relationships. Mr Matherick explained that he and his wife had never discriminated against anybody, but that they would not teach children about the practice of homosexuality because the Bible condemns any kind of sexual practice outside of a marriage relationship. More at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2727855.ece Add at:

Should resign for the good of hisNation, Constituents, Senate, Party, Familyand his own Personal Dignity and Integrity...Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire...Larry Craig has no shame...Note: Senator Craig pleaded guilty then said he wasn't. Announced he would resign his seat by Sept. 30. Then went to court in hopes of withdrawing his plea - refusing to resign. Now says he will serve out his term and will not resign.Senator Larry E. Craig failed today in his effort to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with an undercover sex sting operation. The decision dealt the Idaho Republican a crippling setback in his attempt to hold on to his seat and caused new anxiety for other Republicans.A Minnesota judge rejected Mr. Craig’s arguments entirely, declaring that, contrary to what Mr. Craig asserted, his guilty plea was made unambiguously and without coercion.“The defendant, a career politician with a college education, is of, at least, above-average intelligence,” Judge Charles A. Porter Jr.

Chelsea’s new boss Avram Grant, who may have the backing of the board, well he is on it, but is unlikely to have the backing of the players let alone the fans. Does Abramovich realise what he has done? If Chelsea lose two matches in succession the fans will turn on Grant like a pack of hyenas as the fans regard Grant as the catalyst in Mourinho’s sudden exit from Chelsea. He’ll get little support from the sports media either as the media did really like Mourinho. The media will also be frustrated in that they didn’t get a chance to have a hand in Mourinho’s going, something they have been relishing for the last couple of years and which they expected to happen in a couple of years time. Ouch, who’d be Grant? Avram Grant may just as well do the honourable thing now and resign, and put it all down to a bad dream. Quote of the day ‘Normal is not something to aspire to, it’s something to get away from’ Jodie Foster (1962-)

I guessed football fans throughout the world is stunned by the shocking news. Who would have guessed that after three bad games (by Chelsea's standard) that Jose would have walked out of Chelsea. Mounting fractions between Jose and Abramovich, may have resulted in his departure. It will be sad if Jose is not involved in the EPL. I do hope that Tottenham will take him. He is a great manager, and

MyWay News article link GOP Officials: Craig to Resign SaturdayAug 31, 8:13 PM (ET)By JOHN MILLER and MATTHEW DALYBOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a police sex sting in an airport men's room, Republican officials said Friday. Craig will announce at a news conference in Boise Saturday morning that he will resign effective Sept. 30, GOP officials in Idaho and Washington told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity. Word of the resignation came four days after the disclosure that Craig had pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor charge arising out of his June 11 arrest during a lewd-conduct investigation at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The three-term Republican senator had maintained that he did nothing wrong except for making the guilty plea without consulting a lawyer. But he found almost no support among Republicans in his home state or Washington.Idaho

Because Cruising Johns For Sex Is Unbecoming Of A Married United States Senator "For eight months leading up to June, my family and I had been relentlessly and viciously harassed by the Idaho Statesman" - United States Senator Larry Craig. (R) IdahoFirst, an admission of guilt; now, a defiant protestation of innocence.Seeking to salvage his reputation and quell a media storm stirred by his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges, the Republican senator Tuesday denied making a sexual advance to an undercover officer in a Minneapolis airport men's room two months ago.The Statesman on Tuesday reported on rumors that Craig had engaged in restroom sexual encounters with other men. The newspaper began its inquiry after a gay activist blogger, Mike Rogers, published a claim that Craig had sex with men. Rogers cited anonymous sources.The Statesman quoted an anonymous man who claimed he had sex with Craig in a restroom at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The newspaper, which interviewed 300

http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2007/08/27/gonzales_resignation/Sidney Blumenthal: Without Karl Rove around to give him his orders, and with the investigations closing in, "Fredo" had nowhere to turn. Personally, I couldn't care less who's Attorney General of the United States these days, since the place is going straight down the toilet anyway, no matter what, and that won't change for a long time, but I had to include this piece since Blumenthal is quoting Edgar Allan Poe.

Gérard Bouchard doesn't seem to understand that his job is to listen to people and not to impose his badly nuanced pro-multiculturalism sentiments.The consultation of the Bouchard-Taylor Study Commission didn't officially begin that one of its heads, Gérard Bouchard, is at the centre of a controversy. In an interview given to the newspaper Le Devoir, Bouchard affirmed that his study commission will surely be about consulting Quebeckers. After all, the consultation commission's motto in French roughly means: "Exchanging in order to hear each other." However, his belief that philosopher Charles Taylor and him must "reply" to people who are against religious accommodations poses a problem.In this case, former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard's brother should resign as one of the heads of the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences. Gérard Bouchard doesn't seem to understand that his job is to neutrally listen to people and not to impose his

This story is a perfect example of conflicted emotions for the left. They have been clamoring for the resignation of embattled DOJ chief Alberto Gonzalez but are now likely to get the equally despised head of DHS, Michael Chertoff, taking his place. I can hear the gnashing of lib teeth already. Alberto Gonzalez was obviously out of his depth at DOJ and it is now rumored that he is finally bowing to pressure to leave. It is about damned time I think. Nevertheless, we should always be careful what we wish for as we might just get it. In this case, we are losing Gonzalez but getting Michael Chertoff, the ultra politically correct chief of DHS. This is the same person that was limiting the ability of Department of Homeland Security terror investigators to do their job by requiring them to be “tolerant and understanding” of radical Muslims. Well, maybe he will do less damage at Justice than he has at DHS. At one time, I applauded the loyalty that George Bush has towards his people but at

From the Wall Street JournalKarl Rove to Resign At the End of AugustKarl Rove, President Bush's longtime political adviser, is resigning as White House deputy chief of staff effective Aug. 31, and returning to Texas, marking a turning point for the Bush presidency.(snip)Mr. Rove, who has held senior posts in the White House since President Bush took office in January 2001, told Mr. Gigot he first floated the idea of leaving a year ago. But he delayed his departure as, first, Democrats took Congress, and then as the White House tackled debates on immigration and Iraq, he said. He said he decided to leave after White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten told senior aides that if they stayed past Labor Day they would be obliged to remain through the end of the president's term in January 2009. "I just think it's time," Mr. Rove said in the interview. "There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family." M

Thanks as always to Lancaster UAFIt's a good job there are some people in the British National Party with integrity or we would never get to hear the truth about anything. Let's hope they've let someone who can look at them honestly to take a look at the accounts before they're submitted to the Electoral Commission. The membership might actually get a true picture of the state of the party then. But this article isn't about the accounts - it's about Andrew Spence, the BNP's ex-poster boy, who, to trumpets from on high, joined the party just six months ago only to resign in a huff last Saturday night.The gist of the incident has already been reported here but until now we've been stuck for the detail - until, that is, a couple of angry BNP members got in touch to put this situation right. These kind people both pointed out that discussion on this subject has been censored dramatically on the BNP's own forum, with threads being closed as soon as they were started. We have also o

Kansas City Royals manager Buddy Bell announced on Thursday that he would resign his position as manger at the end of the season, but will remain with the team as an adviser. Bell who is 55 had a brush with cancer last September, as he had a growth removed from his throat and he said that played a major part in his decision. Bell said the reason he is resigning is strictly to spend more time with his family, and does not reflect any disagreement philosophically or otherwise with the Royals organization. Bell will be based out of Cincinnati which is his home, and will become a senior adviser to Kansas City General Manager Dayton Moore.© Copyright thesackattack.com 2007

Education chief: Begin search by getting a new boardGov. Ernie Fletcher overhauled the Kentucky Board of Education last year with a spate of new appointees, some of whom said they supported exposing students to alternatives to the theory of evolution, including intelligent design.Instead, students and the public have been exposed to a search for a new education commissioner that has been both unintelligent and ill-designed.Just last weekend, Leon Mooneyhan, a candidate for the job as interim commissioner, said he had "never been subjected to a more unprofessional set of circumstances," in his life."I don't see any Kentucky educator that would want to apply for the job," the retired Shelby County superintendent of schools said.If Fletcher cares at all about education in Kentucky, he should ask the entire board to resign so he can appoint members who have the capacity and desire to improve public education in the state rather than obsess over irrelevant hot-button issues.But since that

David Vitter made it a point to attack Bill Clinton for not resigning over the Monica Lewinsky affair.Vitter was elected to the House of Representatives to replace former Congressman Bob Livingston (R-Louisiana) in 1999 after Livingston, elected to replace Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House, resigned after admitting an affair. Vitter applauded Livingston's resignation and said this;So why hasn't Vitter, who all but confirmed he had strayed from his marriage, decide to resign and why isn't anyone pushing him too?Well, first of all, it is important to remember that there hasn't been any official confirmation that Vitter had an affair or slept with any prostitutes. All that is known is that Vitter's phone number is on the phone records of a company accused of being a prostitution ring and Vitter admitted he ha committed a "serious sin" in his past that he and his wife had worked through. Putting two and two together can spell it out pretty clearly.Already, some Louisiana Republica

Thanks to Melanie at www.lifetips.com for providing this great tip. Wait until you have your new job offer in writing before you resign from your old job. Give your employer a written notice two weeks before you want to leave. Ask if there is anything you can do to help ease the transition for them during [...]

CNBC aired a report this morning which it qualified as "pure speculation" that Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel may resign. RBC this morning says there's a 50% chance Semel could call it quits within 6 months and that such an event would push shares up $1 to $2.

Freshman Congressman Steve Kagen (D-Wisconsin) has called for William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) to resign from Congress amid his indictment on corruption charges;Kagen, part of a Democratic freshman class that ran on pledges of creating a more ethical Congress, said Rep. William Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat, is entitled to a presumption of innocence. However, Kagen, D-Appleton, said "all members of Congress must be held to a higher standard. Congressman Jefferson should consider resigning for the good of the Congress and for the good of the nation."Nobody says Republicans are naturally corrupt and Democrats are not. They both can be equally corrupt and the GOP only got that way by becoming too comfortable in the majority. Republicans lost partially on their problems with corruption, but that also came from the lack of Republican outcry against other GOP members who were corrupt. A Democrat trying to force out a corrupt Democrat is a good thing; It's what the Republicans never did.Je

Sen John McCain (R-Arizona) has been so busy campaigning for President that he's just plum forgotten that he is....still a Senator.McCain has missed the last 43 roll call votes in the Senate, nearly half of all the votes cast this year.By comparison, Hillary Clinton has only missed 2% of votes, while Barack Obama has missed only 6%. Sam Brownback, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden, while missing more, have missed far less than McCain.Now an Arizona state legislator, and a Republican to boot, is calling for McCain to resign from the Senate if he wishes to continue his campaign for President. State Rep. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) has asked McCain to resign, which would force Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano to appoint a replacement. Democrats shouldn't swoon though, as Napolitano would be forced to replace McCain with a Republican.McCain's campaign said this as a defense;"Although he has missed a few votes, he works really hard to ensure that he has not missed any votes in which his vote woul

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami athletic director Paul Dee plans to resign in June 2008 and join the faculty. Dee became athletic director in 1993. He oversaw the firing in November of football coach Larry Coker, who went 60-15 with a national title in six seasons with the Hurricanes, and the hiring of new coach Randy Shannon. Also, the Miami program moved from more…

WWW.J-LOU.COM Blair set to announce resignation Tony Blair is expected to standing down as Labour leader after a decade in Downing Street, paving the way for Gordon Brown to succeed him as Prime Minister. Mr Blair will first tell Cabinet colleagues of his intentions at their regular Thursday morning meeting at No 10, then travel to his Sedgefield, Co Durham, constituency to make a public pronouncement. Weeks of speculation over the timing were ended by the PM’s official spokesman, who told reporters: “There will be a Cabinet at 9 o’clock. I don’t think that will be quite as long as usual. “The Prime Minister will then go elsewhere to make an announcement and that will be all that happens. There will be nothing said in Downing Street.” Mr Blair remains as Labour leader until his successor is formally elected at a special party conference, and as Prime Minister until he hands in his seals of office to the Queen. Labour’s National Executive Commi

Top Party Official Calls for Olmert to Resign - New York TimesExcerpt:"A senior official in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s own party openly called for him to resign today, adding to mounting pressure in the wake of a damning report about Mr. Olmert’s performance in last summer’s war against Hezbollah.Avigdor Itzhaki, chairman of the Kadima Party’s representatives in Parliament and chairman of the governing coalition, told Army Radio that he was “trying to persuade Kadima members to ask the prime minister to resign.” He added that if Mr. Olmert did not resign, he would.In response, aides of Mr. Olmert called Mr. Itzhaki a disloyal “subversive” who has “no place in this government,” according to Army Radio."http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/02/world/middleeast/02cnd-israel.html?_r=1&hp&oref=sloginAlex

Thankfully she did. Despite the fact that Marilee Jones was a great employee at mit, it doesn't mean that she should get away with what most people would be fired on the spot for. Yeah, sure some people would say that she did it back in 1979 but it doesn't matter. If they had found out that Marilee Jones had lied in 1980 she would have had to resign too. Wouldn't you be fired or at lease be under "grounds for termination" if you lied on your resume or application?

John McCain joins the ever growing chorus of voices calling for Alberto Gonzales to leave his job.How loud does the chorus have to get before the Bush Administration hears it, winches and decides it's too loud to ignore?

And it's not Kennedy, Schumer or LeahyIt's Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma)...You heard right, Coburn of Oklahoma;"The best way to put this behind us is your resignation," Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma)Democrats really didn't have to put more pressure on the Attorney General. Republicans were doing it for them;"Why is your story changing?" Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa)"Most of this is a stretch" Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)"I guess I'm more concerned about your recollection really." Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)I'd say this man is toast, but I thought he'd be gone already. It looks to me like the Senate is going to beat this guy up for awhile and then let him go.At least the Republicans are learning the art of oversight. They seemed to have forgotten that after 2001.

Nancy Pelosi has persistently violated her duty to exercise her speaker powers in accordance with the Constitution and the current "106th Congress House Rules Manual" (House Document 106-320).In short, she has fostered what is known as "tyranny by the majority" and violated House Rules that give her the duty to maintain order, civility, and decorum, and to foster "comity" (a word rarely used these days, meaning "mutual respect"). She also denied a request by President Bush (who has primary constitutional authority over the conduct of foreign policy) that as the third-highest official of the United State she not make an official visit to Syria, which our government has officially declared to be a "terrorist state." On a high profile televised visit to Syria, she conferred with President Bashar al-Hassad. The prior history of Democratic Speaker Jim Wright is now being repeated by Nancy Pelosi which forced Wright to resign. Anti-Sandinistas and Contra hardliners became incensed when they

So much for a bitter contract dispute with Salo this summer. Dave Nonis has signed Salo to a 4-year deal today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed at this time.I wonder kind of dollars Salo will make. He is currently making $1.5 million per season. I'll bet Nonis doubled that, perhaps at the most. Any other guesses out there? If that's the case, there will be some changes in the summer to absorb that money. (Like dumping Naslund perhaps?) His earnings probably escalate over the 4 years.I am mostly concerned with Sami's ability to stay healthy. The last time he played anywhere near a full season was in the 2002/03 season (79 games).But his presence at the point seems to be on the increase every year. There is no mistaking his booming slapshot. He plays over 21:00 per game, and has proven to be a clutch player with 6 game-winning goals this season.The Nucks originally acquired Salo on September 21, 2002 in exchange for Peter Schaefer.Tags: CanucksSaloSigned

Two top employees of the Wikimedia Foundation have resigned, citing disagreements with the board. Both publicly tendered their resignations to the community yesterday on a foundation mailing list, but say their resignations are unrelated and the timing coincidental. Danny Wool, who has worked out of the foundation’s St. Petersburg, Florida, office since October 2005 under the title of grants coordinator, and who is widely regarded as the number two guy at Wikimedia, discussed his resignation first in a message to the foundation list. That note was later followed by one from Brad Patrick, general counsel and interim Executive Director of the foundation, who resigned formally to the foundation earlier this month but decided to announce it publicly to the community after seeing Wool’s note go up. Patrick will continue with the foundation until March 31 and has retained executive headhunting firm Phillips Oppenheim to help find a permanent director for the foundation. The Wikim

The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced a press conference for 3 PM on Friday afternoon to announce the resignation of their head coach, Bill Cowher. Cowher has been the Steelers head coach for the past 15 seasons. Since 1969, the Steelers have had the most stable coaching position in the NFL having had only two coaches, Chuck Knoll (1969-1991) and Bill Cowher (1992-2007). Cowher’s career record was 161-99-1 in his fifteen seasons. He won last years Super Bowl in Detroit with the Steelers. Most media outlets are speculating the reason for Cowher leaving the game is to spend more time with his family. He had a built a house in Raleigh, NC and his wife and daughter have been living there for the season. Cowher is supposed to be working this weekend for one of the networks during the playoffs. This was something he had set up before announcing his decision. Cowher will not be able to coach in the NFL next season as he retires with one year left on his contract. I don’t think he

By ELIZABETH BENJAMIN, Capitol bureau Last updated: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2006 ALBANY — State Comptroller Alan Hevesi will agree this week to resign to avoid an indictment stemming from an ethics scandal in which he used public employees to chauffeur his wife, according to sources familiar with his decision. I’m sure he’ll be able to protect his huge state pension after serving many years in public office since 1968.  The fools who reelected him should have their voting rights suspended for the next 4 years. The comptroller, a 66-year-old Queens Democrat, will also plead guilty to a criminal charge, which will not be higher than a Class E felony and will not require him to spend any time in jail, according to the sources. What is the actual punishment here?  He walks away a free man, keeps his mighty pension and lives happily ever after.  The Albany County DA ought to be strung up for accepting this plea deal.  He should have tak

Just in this morning in the wake of a Democratic victory in yesterdays elections, Republican officials say Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will step down. Man, the chips in the House of Bush are falling fast this week. This can only be a good thing for the troops, the Iraqi’s, and America. More, I’m sure as this develops. Rumsfeld, elections Tags: Rumsfeld, elections Click these buttons to share this story:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.