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...logical to question whether it carried out the rest of her plan. McCurry argued that a memo from then director of administration David Watkins had stipulated that the computer file was not to be used for political purposes--although the fact that Watkins was subsequently forced to resign for misuse of government property did not help the press secretary's case. For her part, Scott seemed unfazed by either Watkins' warning or a similar one from the White House counsel's office; her most damaging memos were written months after theirs...
Sure, the U.S. Army should let Lieut. Emma Cuevas resign from the service so that she can regularly breast-feed her daughter [NATION, Feb. 24]. I'm certain Cuevas and her husband will gladly refund to the taxpayers the $500,000 wasted on her training because she wants to break her contract three years ahead of time. But wait a minute! Didn't I just see the couple walking out of the 7-Eleven with a can of baby formula? MARTIN ZAKALOWSKI Washington, Michigan...
...their fight to win back public trust, both Kenyon and Jackson have shaken up their moribund organizations. Many of the senior Northeast and NRC officials identified in the original TIME story have either retired or been forced to resign. This spring, as the Justice Department concludes an investigation into alleged criminal misconduct by Northeast--illegal operation of Millstone 1, violation of environmental laws--indictments are possible and more departures likely. The NRC has become a more aggressive regulator, displaying new teeth in January when it added eight plants to its "watch list" of problem reactors, a move the industry protested...
...imitating life, those words, plus some sexually explicit terms that follow, got the real Leavitt in trouble all over again. Edward Kosner, editor in chief of Esquire, abruptly canceled the scheduled appearance of The Term Paper Artist in the April issue, causing the magazine's fiction editor to resign in high dudgeon and fueling literary gossip for weeks...
This week the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) took a gain at Harvard's expense. We are of course referring to University Provost Albert Carnesale's decision to accept the California university's chancellorship and resign as Provost...