POLITICAL BUZZ
By Bonnie K. Goodman
Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008, 4th edition, edited by Gil Troy, Fred L. Israel, and Arthur Meier Schlesinger published by Facts on File, Inc. in late 2011.
OBAMA PRESIDENCY
& THE 112TH
CONGRESS:
IN FOCUS: COMMERCE SECRETARY JOHN BRYSON RESIGNS AFTER CRASH & SEIZURES
Commerce Secretary Bryson Resigns After Medical Leave: Less than two weeks after taking a medical leave of absence following a seizure and a string of bizarre car accidents, Commerce Secretary John Bryson is resigning.
In a letter to his staff this morning, Bryson said he was stepping down to “prevent distractions” from the agency’s mission.
Bryson was found unconscious in his car June 9, following two back-to-back car accidents in Los Angeles. Two days later, he announced he was taking medical leave.
President Obama accepted Bryson’s resignation Wednesday night and will meet with him at the White House this afternoon to thank him for his service.
“I want to extend my deepest thanks and appreciation to John for his service over the past months, and wish him and his family the very best,” Obama said in a statement…. – ABC News Radio, 6-21-12
- Commerce Secretary Bryson Resigns: US Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigned Wednesday night, nearly two weeks after being involved in two car crashes in Southern California that he said were linked to a seizure…. – WSJ, 6-21-12
- After resignation, police probe of John Bryson crashes continues: Law enforcement officials continue to await toxicology test results on US Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who announced his resignation Thursday after an incident in early June in which he hit two cars. Officials have not decided whether to seek…. – LAT, 6-21-12
- John Bryson resigns as commerce secretary, citing recent seizure: John Bryson has resigned as commerce secretary, telling President Obama in a letter that the seizure he suffered recently “could be a distraction” to the president’s focus on rebuilding the US economy. In a letter sent late Wednesday to President Obama…. – WaPo, 6-21-12
- After seizure, crashes, Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigns: Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who said he suffered a seizure resulting in two hit-and-run crashes in the San Gabriel Valley earlier this month, has resigned from his Cabinet position. In a letter to President Obama dated Wednesday, the 68-year-old … LAT, 6-21-12
- Bryson resigning as US commerce secretary: Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Thursday he is resigning from the Obama administration after suffering a seizure earlier this month in the Los Angeles area. President Barack Obama said in a statement that he had accepted the resignation…. – San Jose Mercury News, 6-21-12
- Commerce Secretary Resigns After Seizure: US Secretary of Commerce John Bryson stepped down Thursday, telling President Barack Obama in a letter of resignation that a recent seizure could be a distraction from doing his job. “I have concluded that the seizure I suffered on…. – CNN, 6-21-12
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