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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar leaving Obama administration

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that he plans to step down and return to Colorado, leaving another opening in President Obama’s Cabinet.

 

Yemen President Says Will Leave Power in Coming Days

Yemen President Says Will Leave Power in Coming Days

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Saturday he would leave power in the coming days, the closest the veteran leader has come to announcing he plans to step down after nine months of mass protests against his 33 year rule.

 

Official in charge of energy loans resigns

Official in charge of energy loans resigns

Jonathan Silver, the executive director of the Energy Department's Loan Programs Office, stepped down from that position amid scrutiny from congressional Republicans over loans granted to the now-bankrupt energy firm Solyndra. Energy Secretary Steve Chu told the Post that the departure had been planned.

 

Dow Jones CEO Steps Down Amid Hacking Fallout

Dow Jones CEO Steps Down Amid Hacking Fallout

Les Hinton, chairman of News International in the years the alleged hacking occurred, stepped down as head of the Dow Jones division yesterday. That followed the exit of News International CEO Rebekah Brooks. She was editor of the News of the World, the newspaper implicated in the scandal, from 2000 to 2003.

 

Weiner Tells House Leaders He’ll Resign

Weiner Tells House Leaders He’ll Resign

Representative Anthony D. Weiner has told House leaders that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House, said a top Democratic official and two people told of Mr. Weiner’s plans.

 

Greek prime minister offers to step down amid power-sharing talks and protests

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou offered on Wednesday to step down and make way for a national unity government provided it supported EU/IMF bailout plans, government sources said.

 

Obama says of Weiner: 'If it was me, I would resign'

President Obama said Monday that he would step down if he were in Rep. Anthony Weiner's shoes, questioning the New York Democrat's ability to serve constituents amid "personal distractions."

 

Singapore Founder Lee to Quit Cabinet

Singapore's first prime minister and founding father of the modern city-state, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, said he will leave the government cabinet to make way for a younger generation of leadership.

 

Bair to step down as FDIC chairman in July

Bair to step down as FDIC chairman in July

Sheila Bair, one of the most visible regulators who navigated the recent financial crisis, will leave the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp on July 8, the agency announced on Monday.

 

City Room: New York Congressman Resigns Over Web Posting

City Room: New York Congressman Resigns Over Web Posting

Representative Chris Lee of New York, who reportedly sent a shirtless photo to a woman on the Internet, has stepped down, according to a senior Congressional official.

Senh: Another sex scandal. On Craigslist. The photo is not bad at all. It's just that he's married.

 

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