Ashcroft, Evans Resign from Bush Cabinet
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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft,  a lightning rod of criticism by civil liberties groups for his  anti-terror policies after the Sept. 11 attacks and who once  even ordered the robing of two partially nude statues in his  department, resigned on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush has accepted the resignations of Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Tuesday.
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Spencer Abraham joined the exodus from President Bush&#39;s Cabinet yesterday, submitting his resignation as energy secretary after four years of running a department that faced a series of high-profile challenges.
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US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi resigned today, becoming the ninth member of President George W. Bush&#39;s Cabinet to leave since the November election.
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The US secretary of health and human services, Tommy Thompson, has resigned, making him the eighth member of US President George W. Bush&#39;s 15-person cabinet to resign since the Nov. 2 election.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday under pressure after months of controversy and political turmoil that President George W. Bush angrily blamed on his administration's critics in Congress.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a monthslong standoff with critics over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys, officials said Monday.
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Tom Ridge resigned Tuesday as Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, becoming the seventh member of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet to leave the administration since his re-election four weeks ago.
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Tom Ridge, the nation's first homeland security secretary, announced Tuesday that he is resigning after three years of reworking American security and presiding over color-coded terror alerts. He's the seventh Bush Cabinet officer leaving so far.
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Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge yesterday announced he will resign his post after serving nearly two years as the nation&#39;s first Cabinet official charged with protecting
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Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens, according to an administration official,
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The two were the first departures from the administration as President Bush remakes his cabinet for a second term.
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Outgoing US Attorney General John Ashcroft has served the country well for the past four years and will be missed. President Bush has nominated a well-qualified successor, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez.
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Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith has resigned from the Cabinet, says Downing Street.
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Reactions Tuesday to the resignations of Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans:
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, one of President Bush's closest confidants and a key architect of his controversial counterterrorism policies, announced yesterday that he is quitting after seven months of bitter confrontation with Congress over his honesty and his competence to run the Just...
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The Justice Department's third-in-command announced his resignation yesterday, becoming the sixth aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to leave amid the political uproar over the firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year.