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...instructed us to file a complaint at our earliest opportunity." Lunsford says Nifong, who would not comment on Friday, does not have to get a lawyer for his hearing, but that generally attorneys on misconduct charges do. All of this would be moot, of course, if Nifong were to resign from office or be forced off the case by the presiding judge. The North Carolina governor's office, which appointed him to the post, could also ask him to resign from office. Gov. Mike Easley declined to comment publicly Friday...
...office, Ford took a step that many believe doomed his presidency. His full pardon of Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while in office provoked a firestorm of criticism and outrage and led to widespread suspicion that Ford had made a secret quid pro quo - Nixon would resign if promised a pardon - with his predecessor. Congressional hearings were called, and Ford willingly appeared in person to answer questions. He denied making any deal with Nixon. The matter has been investigated many times since, and no evidence has ever been found to challenge the truthfulness of what Ford gave...
...Evangelicalism also saw the beginnings of a political divide. A new head of the Christian Coalition was forced to resign after he wanted to expand the group's mission from abortion, marriage and stem cells to poverty and the environment. David Kuo, a former Bush Administration insider who helped run the faith-based social program, wrote a book decrying the cynical use of Evangelicals for political gain and regretting his enmeshment with the religious right. He called for devout Christians to take a two-year fast from politics. And in a remarkable sign of a new era, the orthodox Evangelical...
...military approached breaking point Dec. 3, as Commander Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama sent armed troops to surround the police barracks in Suva. For several days beforehand, his soldiers had been patrolling the streets of the capital, Suva, as the Commander repeated his "non-negotiable" demands that Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase resign and that his government abandon moves to exonerate perpetrators of the attempted coup...
...last week-hastily arranged by the New Zealand government-failed to soften Bainimarama's stance. Qarase emerged from the talks saying progress had been made; Bainimarama immediately denied it. On Sunday, speaking in Fijian on Fiji One television, he said there were "5,001 ways we can make him resign," and, referring to the prison island where several coup perpetrators are serving long sentences, said, "Nukulau is a beautiful place where we can go and think about how we can better serve our country...