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...before there was any suggestion of his nomination for vice president. The Republican party nominated Philip Giordano, a local mayor with little money or name recognition, instead of trying to win a difficult campaign against the popular Lieberman. But if Lieberman is sworn in as vice president, he must resign from the Senate. Under Connecticut law, his successor would be named by the governor, a Republican who will surely name a fellow party member to the vacant spot. A new election for the seat will be held in 2002, the next regular election year...
...that he was a convicted environmental smuggler, on Nov. 22, a week after I discovered that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had hired him. Would a bank hire Willie Sutton or a school a pedophile? I then repeatedly promised that if Kennedy or his supporters ever rehired Wegner, I would resign. When they did so in June, I kept my promise and I kept the faith. ROBERT H. BOYLE Cold Spring...
Last May, President Neil L. Rudenstine announced that he would resign from his post at the University in June 2001. Rudenstine's tenure at the University has been as exceptionally brief as it has been productive; after just one decade he has exceeded the overall fundraising goals for the University's capital campaign, bringing our endowment to an impressive $14.4 billion. Rudenstine was a president with a mission and he knew to step down once he had met his objectives for the University...
...Games and was banned for two years by the International Amateur Athletic Federation. But in early August the federation, citing "exceptional circumstances" and a career with no previous violations, commuted the ban. Even federation senior vice president Arne Ljungqvist was appalled--"He should be suspended"--and threatened to resign. Cuban track officials, while applauding the reinstatement, were distressed that it wasn't accompanied by an apology. What's the Spanish for chutzpah...
...phoned Joe Lieberman, the deeply religious Democrat. For several years Lieberman had been Bennett's partner in a fight against Jerry Springer, blood-spurting video games, Marilyn Manson and the general run of rap lyrics. Now Bennett wanted Lieberman to speak to Clinton. "You need to tell him to resign," he said, "because you're Nathan...