The Metropolitan Police defended Fedorcio's right to resign, saying in a statement that he had the same right as any other employee to resign while subject to a disciplinary investigation.

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"It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign, " she said in a statement.

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Mr Khatib said in his statement that he had promised to resign if certain "red lines" were reached, but he did not specify what those red lines were.

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Mr Osborne, who will deliver his fourth Budget next month, faced calls to resign from a handful of Labour MPs during his Commons statement.

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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said in a short statement on Sunday that Mr Warner had offered to resign from her cabinet and she had accepted his decision.

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On Monday, the city issued a statement announcing that a separation agreement had been reached with Lee to resign.

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The statement was its first response to Pope Benedict's decision to resign.

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Ambassador Carlos Rodriguez has been told to resign "to safeguard relations with Colombia", the Honduran Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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Napolitano's statement followed reports in Italy's main newspapers Saturday that suggested he might resign early to help find a speedy resolution to the stalemate.

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