House Democrats Come to Annan&#39;s Defense
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Some House Democrats are coming to the defense of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan after several Republican lawmakers called for his resignation because of allegations of corruption
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Already embattled with his ties to the Iraqi Oil for Food scandal, and what some term as the 'Food for Sex' scandal, Kofi Annan has dodged the latest bullet. Well, dodged only in the sense that specific allegations against him was removed at the last minute before passing.    The UN staff union passed a resolution sharply critical of the world body's senior management but expressed support for beleaguered Secretary General Kofi Annan.    An earlier draft of the resolution had strongly worded language about no confidence in senior staff of the United Nations, which has been buffeted by scandals over the past few months.
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WASHINGTON, DC - US Rep. Roger Wicker will introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives Monday calling for the resignation of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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A band of House Republicans has done the once-unthinkable and called for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. But giving Annan the boot is only the first step.
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Angered at Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s dismissal of allegations against the UN&#39;s top investigator, union leaders representating over 5,000 UN employees met for a second day on Friday to decide what action to take.
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Military&#39;s approach comes under fire from UN representative, who questions wisdom of the push for an early election. By Sameer N. Yacoub.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell called Kofi Annan a &quot;good&quot; UN secretary-general on Friday, after days in which Washington chose not to defend the diplomat against a US senator&#39;s demand he resign.
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Under assault from Republicans on issues of national security, congressional Democrats are planning to push for a vote of no confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this month as part of a broad effort to stay on the offensive ahead of the November midterm elections.
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John Kerry&#39;s escalating criticism of George W. Bush&#39;s policy in Iraq raises a question fundamental to democracy: How far can the opposition go in attacking the president in the midst of a war?
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The House began debate today on a simple, tightly worded resolution opposing the deployment of additional combat troops to Iraq, even as Democratic leaders moved forward on binding language that would curtail those deployments and begin to bring troops home.
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A House committee chairman is trying to show his Democratic colleagues that people in the U.S. are not ready to pay the full costs of fixing global warming.
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UNITED NATIONS: UN diplomats say they are concerned that calls for Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s resignation and allegations of massive corruption in the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq could derail plans for a sweeping reform of the United Nations.
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House Republicans and Democrats traded accusations of improper politicking Wednesday as they sparred over a resolution commemorating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s spokesman Wednesday declined comment on recent calls for Annan&#39;s resignation over Oil-for-Food Program allegations.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, under fire in Congress over a troubled oil program for Iraq, received some friendly advice last month in a private meeting with former U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and other foreign policy experts.
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NEW YORK: Kofi Annan&#39;s plan to more than double the international peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received a frosty reception at the UN Security Council.
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House Democrats on Thursday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of grossly mismanaging diplomatic efforts in Iraq and concealing information from Congress, putting a visibly frustrated Rice on the defensive.