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Energy regulator resigns

AP — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:55:57 +0000

Joseph Kelliher, the Republican chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, announced Wednesday that he will resign his position effective Jan. 20, coinciding with the end of the Bush...

FDA Commissioner to resign Jan. 20

AP — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:08:30 +0000

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach has announced his resignation, effective Jan. 20, Inauguration Day.

Why sack ministers and chief ministers?

Vincent Van Ross — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:30:44 +0000

Something of a magnitude of the Mumbai terror attacks happen. One minister resigns or is made to resign and another one replaces him. How does that improve the situation? This has been going on for decades. It is time to put a stop...

Is it time for symbolism?

Shivangi Singh — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:59:17 +0000

The news is that Union Home minister Mr. Shivraj Patil has finally resigned. But I really don’t know what should be one’s reaction to this news? Is he being made a scapegoat now that Congress is pretending to be tough on terror this...

Will Maradona resign?

AP — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:39:26 +0000

Diego Maradona has reportedly threatened to resign after only two weeks as Argentina coach, upset because the president of the country’s football federation won’t let him appoint the rest of his coaching...

NM sheriff quietly quit days before election win

AP — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:21:54 +0000

A New Mexico sheriff plans to serve in office after being sworn in even though he quietly resigned just days before winning re-election, administrators said.

NY state education commissioner to resign

AP — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:25:18 +0000

New York state’s education commissioner says he will resign by next June after a 13-year tenure in which he carried out one of the nation’s most aggressive and expensive education reform...

Key Maoist ideologue quits Nepal Constituent Assembly

Mukunda — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:42:12 +0000

In a major embarrassment for Prime Minister Prachanda, a key maoist ideologue has resigned from Nepal’s Constituent Assembly.

Criticized special counsel to resign

AP — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:13:46 +0000

The nation’s heavily-criticized protector of whistle-blowers says he will resign at the end of his term in January instead of staying on until a replacement can take...

To African leaders, Mbeki resignation is unforgivable

Rose Ng'ang'a — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:45:26 +0000

At the rate it is going, South Africa could soon be expelled from the African Union for “setting a bad example” to the rest of the continent.