Ashcroft first to exit Bush camp
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ONE of America&#39;s key figures in the war on terror has resigned, signalling the start of a second-term shake-up in the Bush Administration.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush left the White House Friday for a final campaign swing, planning to stay on the road until Tuesday, while Sen. John Kerry&#39;s campaign was expected to seize on a new controversy: an expanding FBI probe of Halliburton Co.
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John Ashcroft, who was a proponent of encryption and privacy as a US senator and a champion of expanded Internet surveillance as the nation&#39;s attorney general, resigned on Tuesday.
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Attorney General John Ashcroft, a fierce conservative who generated controversy with his tough tactics in the war on terror, and Commerce Secretary Don Evans, one of President Bush's closest friends, resigned Tuesday, the first members of the Cabinet to quit before the start of a second term.
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President George Bush announced Wednesday his nomination of current White House Legal Counsel Alberto Gonzales to replace Attorney General John Ashcroft, who submitted his resignation on Tuesday.
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The Bush administration's lead  official on Iraq policy has told the White House he plans to  leave in the coming weeks, U.S. officials said on Saturday,  ahead of Iraq's planned elections.
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President Bush left Friday from his Texas ranch on his first post-election international trip -- to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile.
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President Bush&#39;s expected Cabinet shake-up began in earnest Tuesday with the resignation of controversial US Attorney General John Ashcroft and longtime Texas friend Don Evans, the commerce secretary.
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft was announced Nov. 9, a week after President Bushâs re-election.
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George W. Bush announced that he will nominate Alberto Gonzales, current White House counsel and a trusted advisor from his days in Texas, to replace John Ashcroft as the nation&#39;s top law enforcement official.
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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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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.
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President Bush is losing two more key aides as his presidency winds toward its end, with his chief speechwriter and lobbyist both announcing Friday that they are leaving.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; As he leaves the Capitol after taking the oath of office Jan. 20, President Bush is expected to exercise a familiar presidential prerogative &#8212; reviewing the troops.
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White House counselor Dan Bartlett, one of President Bush's top aides and among his longest serving, said today he will resign in July,becoming the latest administration official to leave as the president moves into his final year and a half in office.
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President Bush is moving swiftly toward naming a successor to Attorney General John Ashcroft, and White House counsel Alberto Gonzales has emerged as the leading candidate for the job.
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George W. Bush wraps up his first official visit to an &quot;old friend&quot; later this morning in Halifax. The US President and Prime Minister Paul Martin will fly to Atlantic Canada this morning, where Bush will give a 30-minute speech to Canadians.