Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...matter flared briefly again in March when Power, the senior tutor, announced that she would resign at the end of the academic year...
Power said the tutor hiring controversy made her "weary," "sapped her enthusiasm" and contributed to her decision to resign...
...That would be part of any plea bargain, and if he is indicted, it would be required by the rules of the House Democratic Caucus. Technically, if he is tried and acquitted, he could resume the chairmanship some years down the road. It seems likely, though, that Rostenkowski will resign even as an ordinary member of Congress, whether he cops a plea or has to start preparing, at the age of 66, for an almost certainly long and exhausting trial...
...Ways and Means Committee chairman spent the week deciding whether to plead guilty to a felony charge or face a criminal indictment on charges that he abused the perks of office. While Rostenkowski's lawyers maneuvered for a deal, it appeared likely that the Chicago pol would have to resign either way. House Democrats began discounting the blow to the health-care plan. "We hope Danny will be all right," said Representative John Dingell of Michigan. "But the House has lots of ability to absorb impact. The system will go forward." However, sensing Democratic weakness, Republican legislators have been emboldened...
Clinton had just returned to the White House that evening when he learned that another old pal from Arkansas had run into ethical problems. White House operations chief David Watkins was forced to resign Thursday after it was disclosed that he commandeered a $2,380-an-hour presidential helicopter for a round of golf in suburban Maryland. Watkins had been a liability for months; he had been reprimanded in 1993 for firing seven White House travel officers on charges of financial impropriety. An embarrassed and angry Clinton promised that the Treasury would be "fully reimbursed" for Watkins' indiscretion...