They've already been talk about, you know, is this an opportunity for Secretary Rumsfeld to either resign or to be let go, to be the fall guy in this situation.

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The council does not have the power to force either man to resign, even if the motion is backed by a majority of councillors.

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The Israeli prime minister may have to resign if either he or one of his sons is charged.

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Jenny Beth Martin, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, an umbrella organization for some 3, 000 local groups, called for a congressional investigation and said that those responsible should either be terminated or resign.

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This leaves Mr Prodi with two choices: to assume that Mr Bertinotti is bluffing and can be won over with a few mostly symbolic concessions, or to resign, bringing either a quick election or the formation of a new government under someone else.

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However, Commodore Bainimarama came up with a new list of demands (including the removal of the police commissioner, Andrew Hughes, who has been investigating Commodore Bainimarama on charges of sedition), and set a deadline of December 1st for the prime minister either to acquiesce to these demands or resign.

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To Prudential Securities analyst James Sullivan, Sternlicht should either focus fully on Starwood and get out of the side ventures or resign.

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After two years, Harvard says either you come back and become a professor again or you have to resign your tenured position.

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To Prudential Securities analyst James Sullivan, that means Sternlicht should either focus fully on Starwood and get out of the side ventures, or resign.

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