Canada's top policeman quits over deportation case
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Canada's top policeman resigned on Wednesday, a day after he admitted misleading legislators about how his force had botched the case of a Canadian deported to Syria by U.S. agents.
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A top aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, the Justice Department said on Tuesday, the latest fallout from the firing of federal prosecutors that has embarrassed the Bush administration and prompted calls for Gonzales to step down.
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Nigeria's police chief announces his retirement, as an anti-corruption body says he is being investigated for corruption.
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The chairman of Taiwan's ruling DPP party, You Shyi-kun, resigns after being charged with corruption.
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Israeli Police Chief Moshe Karadi resigned on Sunday after a government inquiry recommended he steps down in a scandal that linked his department to the underworld.
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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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OTTAWA - The chairman of Canada's public broadcaster resigned Tuesday after making controversial comments about bestiality and bowel movements. Heritage Minister Bev Oda made the announcement about Canadian Broadcasting Corp. chairman Guy Fournier in the House of Commons.
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Attorney General Paul Morrison announced his resignation Friday, less than a week after he acknowledged having an extramarital affair with a former employee who has accused him of sexual harassment, and of professional misconduct aimed at his predecessor.
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Aberdeen councillor Raymond Hutcheon quits his post the day after his house is searched by police.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A Canadian man who was deported from the United States and tortured in Syria because of false security fears said on Friday the resignation of Canada's top policeman does not absolve the government of responsibility in his case.
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A top official from Sweden's opposition party quits over a political spying row - just days before elections.
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Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez resigned on Thursday after local television aired a video that caught him punching police after he was arrested for drunk driving.
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The country's most senior traffic police officer is facing speeding charges, his force said on Tuesday, leading road safety campaigners to call for him to step down.
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Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against the former head of the Canadian Red Cross on Friday, clearing him of responsibility in a tainted-blood scandal that infected thousands with HIV or hepatitis and left more than 3,000 dead.
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A senior lawyer with special security clearance resigns his post in protest at "odious" anti-terror laws.
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Czech government office chief Pavel Pribyl resigns after a protest over his record as a senior police officer.
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The Justice Department's third-in-command announced his resignation yesterday, becoming the sixth aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales to leave amid the political uproar over the firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year.