Mankiw quits economic post
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Gregory Mankiw has resigned as chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke is a top contender to replace him, an administration official said.
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The editor of Russia&#39;s prominent daily newspaper Izvestia said yesterday that he is stepping down in a dispute with his publisher over the
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Nigeria's embattled parliament speaker agrees to step aside while MPs debate a $5m contracts scandal.
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Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz has announced that he is to quit, and is set to be replaced by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS), party officials said.
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The new head of the ruling political party in France has resigned his post as finance minister, one day after taking over the party.
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Former deputy prime minister John Prescott confirmed Monday he will stand down as a member of parliament at the next general election.
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Bosnia&#39;s Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic has quit, saying his party will refuse to bow to international pressure and enact police and defence reforms.
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Mr Tarasiuk is a close ally of pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko Ukraine's Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk has quit after a long power struggle with PM Viktor Yanukovych.Comment
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BUDAPEST Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy resigned Thursday after a key member of Hungary&#39;s governing coalition said it no longer believed he was the right person to run the country.
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Kostov said today he is stepping down because of disagreements with one of the ruling coalition&#39;s ethnic Albanian partners, the Albanian Union for Integration.
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Photographic retailer Jessops announces its chief executive is quitting as it unveils another fall in sales.
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The head of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo de Rato, unexpectedly quit his job yesterday three years into a five-year term.
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Thai Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula quits,  blaming infighting in the military-backed government.
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Argentina's economy minister has resigned following the discovery of more than Â£30,000 in a brown paper bag in her office bathroom.
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The boss of Australian packaging company Amcor quits his post amid a growing scandal over allegations of price-fixing.
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President Bush's point man for  international terrorism policy has quit several months after  botching a major report, the most well-known figure known to  have resigned since Bush's re-election.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy, who had offered to quit over a controversial cabinet reshuffle, submitted his resignation Wednesday.