Duke prosecutor says he will resign
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Breaking down in tears at his ethics trial, Mike Nifong abruptly quit as district attorney Friday after admitting he got "carried away" with statements during his discredited rape prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players.
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One of Pennsylvania's most powerful politicians announced on the state Senate floor Monday that he expects to be indicted soon in an extortion case and that he was temporarily giving up a key committee post.
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RALEIGH, N.C., June 16 -- Hours after he was found guilty of ethics violations in his prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of sexual assault, Durham County District Attorney Michael B. Nifong on Saturday surrendered his law license to the state bar and said he wou...
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Attorneys for the three players falsely accused in the Duke University lacrosse rape case are seeking a settlement of about $30 million and several changes to the state's legal process, a person close to the case said early Friday.
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A high school wrestling coach in Ebensburg, Pa., accused of biting a wrestler in the leg has agreed to resign rather than face possible criminal charges, police said.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
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A fifth senior Justice Department official announced his resignation yesterday in the wake of the controversy over the firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case did not intentionally break ethics rules, his attorneys argued Wednesday as they sought to keep him from being disbarred.
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Education Secretary Rod Paige intends to leave his Cabinet position, a Bush administration official told The Associated Press Friday.
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Farewell: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave his resignation on Monday and leaves his position Sept. 17.
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Education Secretary Rod Paige, whose tenure has been defined by the biggest school law in a generation, plans to leave his job, a Bush administration official says.
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The chief Pentagon prosecutor in the military trials of alleged al Qaeda fighters at Guantanamo Bay has requested that the presiding officer in the cases "closely evaluate" his impartiality and consider resigning, according to a document filed in the tribunal proceeding.
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Former Durham County prosecutor Mike Nifong walked out of jail Saturday morning after completing a 24-hour contempt sentence imposed by a judge for lying to the court about critical DNA evidence in the Duke lacrosse rape case.
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DURHAM, N.C.  -- The prosecutor who led the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case reported to jail Friday to serve a 24-hour sentence for contempt of court. The city, meanwhile, was in settlement talks with the three exonerated players.
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A political opponent of the prosecutor who brought sexual assault charges against three Duke lacrosse players filed an affidavit Friday seeking to remove him from office.
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Ronny Thompson has told Ball State he will resign after just one season as men's basketball head coach.
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Jackie Selebi steps down after prosecutors said they intend to charge him with bribery