http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401071_pf.html

Justice Dept.'s No. 2 to Resign
McNulty Is 4th to Quit Since Disputed Firings

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 15, 2007; A01

Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced his resignation yesterday after 18 months on the job, becoming the fourth senior Justice Department official to quit amid the controversy surrounding the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys last year.

In a one-page letter to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, McNulty said he will leave his post in late summer because of the "financial realities" brought on by "college-age children and two decades of public service."

McNulty, 49, said in an interview that the political tumult over the prosecutor dismissals -- including his role in providing inaccurate information to Congress -- did not play a part in his decision. He said he has not lined up a job but is considering his options.

"It's been a big issue for the past few months, but the timing of this is really about other things," McNulty said. He said he timed the announcement to coincide with a prosecutor conference in San Antonio, which he attended, and sought to leave enough time for an orderly transition before his departure.

"I've been completely blessed with a wonderful career, and I'm hopeful that my efforts over the last 20-plus years will be viewed by folks in the right way and that things will be put into context," he said.

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Okay, who in the wide, wide world of sports really believes that his reasons for leaving are any more than complete....

COW POOPIE!!