Ashcroft and Evans resign from Bush Cabinet

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Tue, Nov 9, 2004 3:29PM

WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans resigned Tuesday, the first members of President Bush's Cabinet to leave as he headed from re-election into his second term.

The resignations were announced by White House press secretary Scott McClellan, who said Bush had accepted the decisions of both secretaries.

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His departure can't come fast enough. His legacy, after all, will be the Patriot Act. Three years later, it's clearer than ever that this ill-conceived and hastily approved package of anti-terrorism laws made the country no safer. In exchange for an erosion of their civil liberties, Americans got, well, nothing to speak of.

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US Attorney General John Ashcroft has resigned from the Bush cabinet, the White House says.

Secretary for Commerce, Don Evans, has also quit his post, officials said.

They are the first departures from President George Bush's cabinet since he was re-elected for another four-year term last Tuesday.

"The president accepted their resignations," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said as he announced the resignations.

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Tue, Nov 9, 2004 3:40PM

US Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans have submitted their resignations to US President George Bush, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

The announcement on Tuesday came after a week rife with speculation over the likelihood of a Bush cabinet reshuffling.

Citing government officials on Thursday, The New York Times had predicted Attorney-General John Ashcroft, 62, and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, 59, were among those who are likely to step down for personal reasons.

Other members of the Bush cabinet who are also expected to leave their posts in the next four years are Secretary of State Colin Powell, 67, and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 72.

Bush claimed election victory on 3 November after Democratic challenger John Kerry finally conceded the first presidential race since the 11 September 2001 attacks.

The Massachusetts senator had held out for hours in the hope he could pull out a miracle win in the pivotal state of Ohio.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6762837

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