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A 3 page review of a June 2004 article from the New York Times concerning the resignation of Governor John G. Rowland. The author of this paper observes that the article is written from a strictly objective view and its intent is obviously to outline the circumstances surrounding a tedious political situation. The author concludes that the article does an exceptional job of reporting in a non-biased and informative way, of providing information not only on the wrongdoing surrounding the case but also other important details, perhaps the most important of which is the summary of what this resignation will mean for Connecticut. No additional sources are listed.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPgovImp.rtf
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"I acknowledge that my poor judgment has brought us here" The above words were delivered
in the brief and to-the-point resignation speech delivered by Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland earlier this week, a speech prompted by circumstances outlined in the New York Times article titled
"Facing Probes, Governor to Resign". Interestingly, as is pointed out by the article, those words were not recorded in the official transcript of the speech that was later released
by the governors office. The Times article provides valuable insight in more than just this respect, however, to the governors resignation. Written from a strictly objective view, the
intent of this article is obviously to outline the circumstances surrounding a tedious political situation. The article does an exceptional job at doing so in a non-biased and informative
way, providing information not only on the wrongdoing surrounding the case but also other important details. The author outlines Rowlands career overall, a brief note is made of Rowlands
education, and the specifics of who he is married to and how many children he has are outlined. Perhaps most importantly, however, the article sums up what this resignation
will mean for Connecticut. Rowlands speech announced the fact that, although his present term in the governors office would not have ended until
January 2007, he would resign from his office on July 1, 2004. He did so embroiled in a scandal which had not only left him reeling from an ongoing
impeachment inquiry (an inquiry which had already cost the taxpayer over $4 million) but also facing a federal corruption investigation. His suspected wrongs revolved around suspicions of him reaping
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