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Northern Ireland Secretary Resigns

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From: AP Online
Date: 20010124
Author:ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer

ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-24-2001
Northern Ireland Secretary Resigns

LONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair lost his top man in Northern Ireland on Wednesday as Peter Mandelson resigned from the Cabinet following a controversy over his involvement in a wealthy Indian's citizenship application.

Mandelson's departure created a vacuum at the heart of Britain's effort to promote peace in Northern Ireland and left Blair vulnerable to attacks about his own judgment in trusting Mandelson, who orchestrated Blair's election as Labor Party leader and the party's 1997 ...

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