Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That's right--Walsh has refused to resign from his post on the council after being found guilty of enough crimes to put him in prison for two lifetimes. Apparently, he believes that he can overturn all 41 convictions and the results of a four-year federal investigation. Perhaps another jury or judge will have more sympathy for the protracted soliloquies Walsh delivered about his immigrant parents, his dedicated work habits and the fulfillment of his own American dream. The evidence in the trial, however, conveys only that Walsh was dedicated to the systematic execution of criminal acts...
Walsh certainly has a right to remain on the council while his expected appeals go through. Massachusetts law will require him to resign if he faces any jail time, but his case is not over. Nevertheless, we can fairly say that Walsh's days of serving Cambridge are over...
...council cannot force Walsh to resign, butit can issue a resolution calling for him to stepdown. Such a resolution by Walsh's colleaguescould affect the decision of the sentencing judgeand hurt his chances for a lighter sentence...
...even Walsh ally Denise Jillson, chair ofthe anti-rent control Massachusetts HomeownersCoalition, said Wish must resign "to get his lifeback in order...
...forked over $700 only three weeks ago. When that became public, the White House frostily announced Kennedy would no longer run background checks on potential appointees but would perform less . demanding -- and unspecified -- duties. The betting is that he'll go back to Arkansas as soon as he can resign inconspicuously...