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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Lebanon Town Justice and Elmira City Court judge have resigned after being served with formal disciplinary charges.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Catholic church has chosen a new pope. White smoke is rising over the Vatican City, signaling that a new pope has been elected. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina was named as pope. He is the first pontiff from South America.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A celebration Mass will be held in thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI at 12:10pm in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse on Thursday, February 28, the Pope’s last official day before his resignation.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Bishop Robert Cunningham told reporters Monday morning that Pope Benedict's retirement was "an act of courage on his part to recognize his physical abilities are declining."

Friday, February 01, 2013  Hillary Rodham Clinton has formally resigned as America's 67th secretary of state, capping a four-year tenure in the office that saw her shatter previous records for countries visited.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  An Oswego man was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with and two young girls.

Friday, March 09, 2012  School officials in the Adirondack resort town of Lake Placid are apologizing after a spammer linked to pornography sites from the district's new Twitter page.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Rep. Gabriel Giffords of Arizona says on her Facebook page she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  In a rare appeal, the United States Attorney's Office is now asking for anyone who has information concerning the Bernie Fine investigation to contact them.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  A member of the Syracuse University board of trustees who's a longtime friend of former assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has resigned from the board.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The district says Monique Wright-Williams has submitted her resignation. She has served on the board for almost two years.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  The Skaneatleles School Board named Joseph Sindoni, one of Green's assistants, as Interim Head Coach for the rest of the school year.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  The Skaneateles School Board will meet tonight and discuss the resignation of head football coach Tim Green.

Friday, October 21, 2011  The Utica Symphony Orchestra has been silenced in its 100th year amid debt, staff cuts and the resignation of its longtime conductor.