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Ridge, Homeland Security Head, Steps Down

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the greener-fields dept.

WeAz writes "According to MSNBC, Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge has decided to call it quits. 'Ridge, the seventh officer to leave Bush's Cabinet so far, oversaw the most significant government reorganization in 50 years.' Ridge joins Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and John Ashcroft as the newest cabinet member to resign from their office."

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  1. Rumsfeld resigned? by hedronist · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess I spent too long in the john: I'm gone 5 minutes and Rummy is history?

    Or not....

    Can't find anything on news.google.com

    1. Re:Rumsfeld resigned? by node+3 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Splendid! Now Slashdot is posting dupes before they happen.

  2. Rumsfield Didn't Resign by Numeric · · Score: 1, Funny

    http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/secdef_bio.html

    Maybe this story is from the future.

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  3. Re:Uh by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rumsfeld resigned? Where the frig did you read that?

    Didn't you know?
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    they get access to them before the rest of the universe.

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  4. Re:zerg by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news...

    Steve Ballmer and Darl McBride have both retired from their positions and eloped to Massachusetts where their marriage would be legal.

    Actually, Donald Rumsfeld hasn't resigned.

    And they went to Norway.

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