International Business News - Secretary http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Two Democratic senators said Friday that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, buffeted by allegations of cronyism and favoritism, should resign. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/democrats-want-hud-chief-to-resign.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:12:51 EDT Two Democratic senators said Friday that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, buffeted by allegations of cronyism and favoritism, should resign. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/dems-want-hud-chief-to-resign.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:05:28 EDT Two Democratic senators are calling for Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson to resign. Senators Patty Murray of Washington state and Chris Dodd of Connecticut say allegations of cronyism and favoritism against Jackson are a "worsening distraction" at the agency at a time when the nation needs a credible housing secretary who is beyond suspicion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/dems-want-jackson-resignation.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:12:20 EDT The Smithsonian Institution, beleaguered by questions over how much it pays its executives and how they spend the organization's money, said Saturday it has picked Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough as its new leader. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080315/ga-tech-head-picked-to-lead-smithsonian.htm Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:00:09 EDT The troubled Smithsonian Institution says it has chosen Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough (kluff') as its new leader. Clough will assume control of the world's largest museum and research complex July 1. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080315/apnewsbreak-clough-to-lead-smithsonian.htm Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:40:37 EDT Mexico's lower house of Congress on Thursday created a special committee to investigate allegations of corruption against Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, a confidant of the president who holds the government's second highest profile job. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/mexico-congress-probes-cabinet-secretary.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:22:05 EDT Mexico's federal attorney general's office on Tuesday announced an investigation into allegations of corruption against Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, a confidant of the president who holds the government's second highest profile job. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/mexican-cabinet-secretary-investigated.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:25:21 EDT