Word: resignations
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...getting on toward 1 o'clock, and still the essayist, who is given to idly wondering, idly wondered: Is it really acceptable to go to lunch at the Millennium Club? He casually asked a colleague whether he was a member, and the colleague said he had been but had resigned. That seemed very high- toned and impressive, but the essayist is not a member, and it would seem excessive to join an organization solely to resign from it in protest. The colleague then explained that his wife had given him no peace on the subject, and he valued peace...
...Scalise, coach of both the Harvard men's lacrosse and women's soccer teams, has announced that he will resign from his coaching positions at the conclusion of this spring's lacrosse season...
Even before the West Wing could disclose Baker's appointment, Nancy Reagan issued a statement lauding the choice. The President then dictated a brief statement suggesting that Regan had been planning to resign but had asked to stay on through the Iran investigation; his resignation was being accepted "effective today." Baker arrived at the White House an hour later and announced he would be on the job Monday morning. A more gracious presidential note arrived at Regan's office that night. But the Regan era was over...
...effect closing their eyes to what was happening. The commission also scored Reagan and his aides for never bothering to consider whether their actions complied with the law; as the chief legal adviser to the President, Meese must bear blame for that. But Shultz says he will not resign, and replacing him would cause more turmoil in foreign policy. Weinberger and Meese are old friends of Reagan's from California days. Replacing lower-ranking Cabinet members unconnected to Iranscam would prove nothing, though it might serve to energize an Administration that suffers from intellectual lameness...
...seven top executives of Guinness and of Morgan Grenfell, the London bank that acted as the brewer's financial adviser, have been asked to resign as a result of the scandal, which has been dubbed "Guinnessgate" by some British newspapers. Among those fired: Guinness Chairman Earnest Saunders and Morgan Grenfell Chief Executive Christopher Reeves. Some of the executives could face criminal prosecution, and Guinness has already been hit by lawsuits from Distillers' shareholders...