Word: resignations
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...doesn't respect the staff," Center forecaster James Franklin told a press conference today. Proenza is trying to shrug off the criticism, characterizing the rift as more of a collegial disagreement. "I'm still head of the National Hurrican Center," he said Friday, adding he has no plans to resign...
...understand the [atomic] bombings brought the war to its end. I think it was something that couldn't be helped.' FUMIO KYUMA, Japanese Defense Minister, in a June 30 speech at a university in Chiba, outside Tokyo. Kyuma was forced to resign after his remarks-which suggested the U.S. had no alternative but to drop nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945-drew widespread criticism from outraged politicians and the Japanese public, who consider the bombings unjustified...
...past 15 years, first as Transportation Minister, then as President, Katsav had sexually harassed and raped female underlings. Katsav denies the charges. On June 28, Mazuz dropped his bombshell. Instead of indicting the President on rape charges, the Attorney General cut a deal with him. Katsav is expected to resign and be indicted on lesser charges of sexual harassment and indecent behavior. And, to the outrage of many Israeli commentators and feminists, Mazuz recommended that Katsav serve no jail time. The Attorney General, according to aides, believed that the public disgrace of having to resign was punishment enough. Many Israelis...
...contrast, the head of Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri, is nowhere near as popular as Gusmão. Indeed, Alkatiri had to resign as Prime Minister last year after his tenure was stained by his handling of the army rebellion. His resumption of the top post could trigger bloodletting on the streets. Yet on Wednesday Alkatiri struck a defiant tone, swearing that he will not allow his party to cooperate with CNRT...
...Analysts say that the Prime Minister's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely headed for a fall at the Diet Upper House elections July 29 - and that failure at the polls could force Abe to resign. "Just as the LDP is looking for a comeback, its own member stirs things up for the worse," says Ikuo Hata, a Japanese historian at Nihon University. "Abe comes out of this looking like a lightweight as a leader and a Prime Minister...