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 Bertie Ahern announces resignation
Bertie Ahern announces resignation
The Taoiseach announced today that he will tender his resignation as Ireland's leader on 6th May following allegations of financial wrong-doing.

Ahern denies the suggestions, instead saying that government was suffering from his distractions. picked by pocksUcket 8 months ago
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 The Dalai Lama did not threaten to resign...
The Dalai Lama did not threaten to resign...
...At least not as reported.

The Dalai Lama has widely been misreported as having threatened to resign as leader of the Tibetan Buddhists (as brought to our attention by Marli, here).

This clarification on his websites seeks to make the distinction that he doesn't intend, even if he could, to step down as Dalai Lama, but as spokesperson for the Tibetans. picked by Pocksucket 8 months ago
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