Ashcroft Could Be First Cabinet Resignation
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John Ashcroft (search) may turn in his resignation as early as January in a ritual reserved for second-term presidents, sources close to the attorney general said Thursday.
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John Ashcroft and Don Evans are the first members of President Bush's cabinet to leave as he heads into his second term.
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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft  and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans resigned on Tuesday in a  post-election shake-up of President Bush's Cabinet.
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The resignation of Colin Powell as secretary of state is not surprising. A general Cabinet shake-up is routine in a second term and it has long been expected Powell would only be a one-term secretary of state.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks with NPR&#39;s Don Gonyea about US Attorney General John Ashcroft&#39;s recent announcement that he would step down.
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Washington: The White House will announce the resignations of four members of US President George W. Bush&#39;s Cabinet late on Monday, said spokesman Scott McClellan, who declined to say who would be leaving.
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Alberto Gonzales, President Bush&#39;s White House general counsel during his first term, is President Bush&#39;s choice to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general, sources say.
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The White House could become the new target in the controversy surrounding the dismissal of federal prosecutors.
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US Attorney General John Ashcroft, who had been under constant fire from pro-immigrant groups for his &quot;tough tactics&quot; since 9/11, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, said to be very close to President George W Bush, resigned on Tuesday.
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Throughout President Bush&#39;s first term, only one Cabinet member - Treasury Secretary Paul O&#39;Neill - resigned. After such a prolonged period of stability, it&#39;s not surprising that the weeks following Bush&#39;s
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Departure of Ashcroft, new leadership at Justice a good omen, but war ruling clouds nominee&#39;s chances. President George W. Bush did the right thing in making it clear to Attorney General John Ashcroft that his resignation would be accepted if tendered.
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Description: Official Washington had barely caught its breath yesterday over the resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft, when President Bush announced his new choice for the top law enforcement job: White House counsel and longtime Bush confidant
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It was not clear if the investigation into Mr. Gonzalesâs statements to Congress is tied to the attorney generalâs announcement that he was resigning from the Justice Department.
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Our position is: The homeland security chief leaves behind an organization in need of correction and refinement. As the first boss of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, who resigned Tuesday, was
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With Attorney General John Ashcroft, the country often got more bark than bite from its Justice Department chief. Usually willing, often eager to get on television to announce a development in the legal war
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Posted November 10, 2004 -- Not more than 24 hours after John Ashcroft resigned his position as Attorney General, President George Bush has named Alberto Gonzales to fill Ashcroftâs shoes and become the first Hispanic to serve in the position.
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WHITE HOUSE Two of President Bush&#39;s staunchest allies in fighting terror and cutting taxes are stepping down. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans have resigned.