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But the Conservative Chairman of the Local Government Association, Sir Merrick Cockell, welcomed the news.
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Starr has subpoenaed six uniformed officers of the Secret Service, one retired agent and one current agent, Cockell.
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There has been extensive speculation in recent days that Cockell's career may have been cut short because of all the publicity surrounding his subpoena.
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While Cockell prepares to testify this week, the agent who used to head the presidential detail, Brian Stafford, has temporarily taken over that job.
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Sir Merrick Cockell, head of Kensington and Chelsea council and of the Local Government Association, thinks the presence of a charismatic city mayor helps, too.
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The officials say Cockell is very anxious to resume his duties.
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Farr reclaimed the Welsh heavyweight title in 1951, finally retiring at the age of 39 after a seventh-round loss to Don Cockell in a 1953 final eliminator.
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The third sub-question of how life managed to get going at all in the hostile arena of the early Earth, was neatly addressed by Charles Cockell, of Britain's Open University.
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But the Secret Service is anxious to dispel that notion, with officials telling CNN Cockell personally suggested he be pulled from the detail once it became clear he had to testify.
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The officials acknowledged to CNN that Starr's calling Cockell before the grand jury has been "disruptive, " but they insist they want Cockell to resume his duties as soon as he is done answering Starr's questions.
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In addition to Mr Johnson and Mr McNulty, the panel includes Merrick Cockell, chair of London Councils, Harvey McGrath, chair of the London Development Agency, Stuart Fraser from the City of London and other key business and union leaders.
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