China's military chief reported ready to step down
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BEIJING -- China's communists were set to wrap up a key leadership meeting today amid speculation over whether former president Jiang Zemin is giving up his last major post, accelerating a handover of power to his successor, Hu Jintao.
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A senior Hong Kong hospital official criticized for his handling of the Chinese territory&#39;s Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis will resign at the end of this year.
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Jiang Zemin gave up the top job in  China's military on Sunday, handing over the post to Communist  Party chief Hu Jintao and completing a historic leadership  transition to a younger generation.
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Former President Jiang Zemin resigns his post as head of military.
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Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's president, said Thursday that he may renege on his pledge to step down as army chief of staff because "the vast majority" of the Pakistani people "want me in uniform."
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China's security chief has urged officials to heed the grievances of their communities, state media reported Friday, following a series of violent protests that undermine efforts to maintain stability.
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Gen. Peter Pace is expected to leave his job as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when his term ends in September, Pentagon sources told CNN Friday.
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The official in charge of organising the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics is ready to quit, in a power struggle.
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Former Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin has stepped down from his final post of the Communist Party of China, handing over the Party&#39;s top military position to President Hu Jintao.
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Former president Jiang Zemin gave up  the top job in China's military on Sunday, handing over his  last post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao to complete a  historic leadership transition to a younger generation.
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BEIJING - China&#39;s former president Jiang Zemin has retired as chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, his last official post in government.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today that Marine Gen. Peter W. Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will step down at the end of his two-year term in September, a decision Gates said he made to avoid possibly contentious re-nomination hearings before the...
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Fiji's military chief is likely to carry out his threat to overthrow the government early Monday, a report quoted government and military sources as saying.
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf plans to stand down as army head, says a ruling party official.
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James Cayne, the chief executive of Bear Stearns, is reported to be planning to step down soon.
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Â·  Chief negotiator resigns after rift on strategyÂ·   Doubts surround future of foreign minister
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BEIJING - Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin yesterday relinquished his last official post as head of the military. The move completed the first peaceful power transfer in China since the Communist Party came into power in 1949.