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...DIED. Donald Regan, 84, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and White House chief of staff; in Williamsburg, Virginia. Forced to resign in 1987 because of the Iran-contra scandal, Regan, who had previously headed Merrill Lynch, was the driving force behind the Ronald Reagan Administration's tax cuts and downsizing of government. After his resignation, Regan wrote an autobiography, which described his frequent clashes with First Lady Nancy Reagan and revealed her consultations with astrologers...
...retaliation, Musharraf could dissolve the provincial assembly. But the MMA is making threats of its own, warning that 68 of its members serving in parliament may resign if Islamabad tries to overturn the local law. That poses no direct peril to Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1999. But the flimsy coalition Musharraf stitched together after last October's elections could come unraveled if there are mass resignations. And if the elected government falls, Musharraf's popularity could plummet, as could his standing with his main international ally...
...government and rebels were postponed. Taylor was indicted for war crimes by a U.N.-backed court in neighboring Sierra Leone and charged with supporting guerrillas during the country's own brutal 10-year civil war, which ended in 2002. During peace talks in Ghana, the rebels demanded Taylor resign and allow the formation of a government of national unity. The rebels, a ragtag collection of groups opposing Taylor, have been fighting for three years to oust him. Overdue Overhaul ARGENTINA Wasting no time since becoming President by default last month, Nestor Kirchner fired 10 of 12 senior police commissioners...
When Ray and Ann Ginger refused to answer questions about their affiliation with the Communist Party, the administrators asked Ray Ginger to resign. He and his wife, who was pregnant at the time, were told that he would only receive the last month of pay remaining on his contract if the family left the area immediately, according to Ann Ginger...
...Ginger wrote a letter to the Board of Overseers demanding an apology for the treatment of her late husband. The response she received, from then-Board of Overseers President Sharon Gagnon, admitted that the University had forced Ray Ginger to resign but stopped short of an apology...