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Mexican Cabinet secretary Francisco Blake Mora killed in crash 

The country’s top Cabinet secretary, Francisco Blake Mora, a key figure in Mexico’s battle with drug cartels, died Friday in a helicopter crash that President Felipe Calderon said was probably an accident.

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Mexico’s top Cabinet secretary dies in crash (AP)

** CORRECTS YEAR OF DEATH ** In this Wednesday July 14, 2010, Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora attends his his swearing in ceremony at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. The Mexican government said Friday Nov. 11, 2011, that Mora, Mexico's No. 2 government official next to the president, has died in a helicopter crash with seven others, including the pilot. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)AP – Weather conditions appear to have been a factor in a helicopter crash Friday that killed Mexico’s No. 2 official, Francisco Blake Mora, a key figure in Mexico’s battle with drug cartels, President Felipe Calderon said.


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Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher dies (AP)

FILE - President Clinton looks on as outgoing Secretary of State Warren Christopher speaks at the White House in this Nov. 7, 1996 file photo. Christopher died from complications of kidney and bladder cancer at his home in Los Angeles Friday March 18, 2011. He was 85. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin, File)AP – When he took over as secretary of state in the Clinton administration at age 68, Warren M. Christopher said he didn’t expect to travel much. He went on to set a four-year mark for miles traveled by America’s top diplomat.


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Obama taps Jay Carney as press secretary

WASHINGTON — President Obama has tapped former Time Magazine correspondent Jay Carney to be his top mouthpiece, Democratic sources said yesterday.

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Gibbs is resigning as White House press secretary (AP)

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gestures during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec., 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and one of the most visible and forceful advocates for President Barack Obama, said Wednesday he is quitting his job to become an outside political adviser. The change is among the many expected in the coming days as Obama redefines his leadership team to gear up for a re-election bid and a more powerful Republican Party.


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Secretary busted for spending 6G of school’s dough ratted out by granddaughter

Investigators busted a Queens school secretary for spending more than $6,200 meant for city students on extravagances like seven ceiling fans, flowers, car service trips and a washer and dryer, a report released Tuesday shows.

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Shirley Sherrod to meet with ag secretary Tuesday (AP)

Senior Vice President for Advocacy for the NAACP Hilary Shelton, right, and former Georgia Director of Rural Development Shirley Sherrod listen as NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous speaks during the annual meeting of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund at the Rural Training and Research Center in Epes, Ala. Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010.  Saturday's meeting was the first time Shirley Sherrod and Ben Jealous have attended a public event together. (AP Photo/Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton)AP – Former USDA official Shirley Sherrod says she is meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday to discuss a new job offer.


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