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Bryson resigns as commerce secretary, citing seizure tied to car crashes
Commerce Secretary John Bryson, already on medical leave, has formally resigned his post. Bryson had stepped aside for medical reasons earlier this month after allegedly being involved in a pair of hit-and-run car crashes in Southern California and suffering a seizure.
"I have decided to step down as the Secretary of Commerce," Bryson wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama, dated Wednesday. "I have concluded that the seizure I suffered on June 9th could be a distraction from my performance as Secretary and that our country would be better served by a change in leadership of the Department."
Obama said in a statement released by the White House that he had accepted Bryson's resignation late Wednesday....
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Commerce Secretary John Bryson, already on medical leave, has formally resigned his post. Bryson had stepped aside for medical reasons earlier this month after allegedly being involved in a pair of hit-and-run car crashes in Southern California and suffering a seizure.
"I have decided to step down as the Secretary of Commerce," Bryson wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama, dated Wednesday. "I have concluded that the seizure I suffered on June 9th could be a distraction from my performance as Secretary and that our country would be better served by a change in leadership of the Department."
Obama said in a statement released by the White House that he had accepted Bryson's resignation late Wednesday....
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Bryson resigns as commerce secretary, citing seizure tied to car crashes | The Ticket - Yahoo! News