The groundbreaking choice fits with the unusual nature of the election: Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign from a position that has traditionally been held until death.

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Though Mr Ozawa has repeatedly denied knowledge of any murky transactions, he was forced to resign from a high-ranking position in the DPJ in June partly because the scandal was damaging the government's popularity.

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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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Only once approved in post will he have to resign as a councillor in Hammersmith if he is to take up the position running the new Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime.

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President GEORGE W. BUSH: After months of unfair treatment that has created harmful - a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, the Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position, and I accept his decision.

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