Leader of Baca recall petition resigns
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A former county employee leading an effort to recall Sheriff Lee Baca based on his handling of Paris Hilton's jail sentence has resigned.
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Costa Rica's president said Monday he is asking Miguel Angel Rodriguez to resign as secretary-general of the Organization of American States because of alleged payments from a government contractor.
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The leader of the Bosnian Serb government, Dragan Mikerevic, resigned Friday to protest what he described as unconstitutional interference in his government&#39;s affairs by the country&#39;s Western administrator.
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Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official.
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By Don Jergler, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Dec. 19--LONG BEACH -- A Redevelopment Agency Board member announced his  resignation on Monday during the board's last meeting of the year.
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Paul Feldman, a member of the committee that will offer recommendations to the U.S. government on the formation of a nationwide health information network (NHIN) has resigned.
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The Democratic speaker of the Massachusetts House said Monday he will resign to head a biotechnology trade group as a federal investigation continues into his role in drawing up the state's redistricting map.
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William Kennedy Smith said Monday he has resigned from the humanitarian group he founded while he fights sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee.
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The chairman of Spain's leading energy group Repsol YPF, Alfonso Cortina, has stepped down, the company confirmed.
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Ailing leader Fidel Castro resigns as Cuba's president
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Conrad Black resigned as chairperson and chief executive of Hollinger Inc. yesterday at 10 am, just as a lawyer for a major shareholder began arguments in Ontario court aimed at ejecting him and all but two of Hollinger&#39;s directors.
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US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, caught in a row over the sacking of US attorneys, has resigned, reports say.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentine President  Nestor Kirchner's anti-corruption purge of the Supreme Court  concluded on Wednesday as a justice in impeachment proceedings  quit.
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LIMA, Peru  - The leader of an armed group which  took over a police station in a southern Peruvian town three  days ago and demanded the president's resignation made a fresh  promise on Monday to surrender.
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WASHINGTON -- The country&#39;s health czar resigned yesterday, warning of a potential global outbreak of the flu and health-related terror attacks.
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Six-term Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., notified House leaders Friday that he is resigning from the House Ã¢ÂÂ a sudden and unexpected reaction to questions of impropriety that arose just days before. (read Foley's official statement)
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By Marco Aquino and Jude Webber LIMA, Peru  - The leader of an armed group whichtook over a police station in a southern Peruvian town threedays ago and demanded the president's resignation made a freshpromise on Monday to surrender.