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White House director of legislative affairs Marc Short is leaving the Trump administration, CBS News Margaret Brennan confirms. Short will be joining the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia as a senior fellow, effective August 1. Marc is widely respected in both parties, William Antholis, Miller Center director and CEO, said in a statement Thursday. We had the privilege of getting to know Marc through the presidential transition and the Trump administration s first year, and have been impressed by his professionalism, effectiveness, and collegiality. Chief of Staff John Kelly said in a statement on Thursday, Marc was an integral part of the White House staff. Kelly added, He and his team helped the President rebuild the military, pass historic tax reform and achieve unprecedented legislative successes. We will miss his profound ex stanley website pertise, commitment to the taxpayers, and leadership. The news comes as little surprise to many. Short has been rumored to be d stanley cup eparting the White House before stanley mugs the 2018 midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal first reported last month that Short would leave the job as early as this summer, citing diminishing returns of pushing the president s agenda to Republican members on Capitol Hill. The Journal, citing people familiar with conversations, said Short had informed Kelly before the White House delegation went to Singapore for the North Koreasummit in June that he woul Gaog Welcome to Syria, you mutt : Surviving hostage testifies about ordeal in ISIS captivity
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Former Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod, who was hastily fired last month stanley cup website after a conservative website misleadingly portrayed her as racist, announced today that she has turn stanley us ed down an offer to return to the department full time.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that Sherrod will in the future work with the department in a consulting capacity to help it improve its civil rights performance. Sherrod said she was tempted to take the position in the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, but she could not accept it at this point, with all that has happened. Sherrod previously worked in rural development for the USDA when conservative web publisher Andrew Breitbart released a video clip of remarks she made at a recent NAACP conference. The edited video misleadingly gave the impression Sherrod admitted to discriminating against a white farmer. Sherrod was immediately pressed to resign without an opportunity to explain her remarks. Sherrod blamed the White House for her resignation, but Vilsack said soon after that he took full responsibility for the undeserved firing. He maintained today that he spoke to no one from the White House before asking for Sherrod s resignation. I disappointed the president, I disappointed this administration, I disappointed the country, I disappointed Shirley, Vilsack said, And I h stanley quencher ave to live with that. He added t
White House director of legislative affairs Marc Short is leaving the Trump administration, CBS News Margaret Brennan confirms. Short will be joining the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia as a senior fellow, effective August 1. Marc is widely respected in both parties, William Antholis, Miller Center director and CEO, said in a statement Thursday. We had the privilege of getting to know Marc through the presidential transition and the Trump administration s first year, and have been impressed by his professionalism, effectiveness, and collegiality. Chief of Staff John Kelly said in a statement on Thursday, Marc was an integral part of the White House staff. Kelly added, He and his team helped the President rebuild the military, pass historic tax reform and achieve unprecedented legislative successes. We will miss his profound ex stanley website pertise, commitment to the taxpayers, and leadership. The news comes as little surprise to many. Short has been rumored to be d stanley cup eparting the White House before stanley mugs the 2018 midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal first reported last month that Short would leave the job as early as this summer, citing diminishing returns of pushing the president s agenda to Republican members on Capitol Hill. The Journal, citing people familiar with conversations, said Short had informed Kelly before the White House delegation went to Singapore for the North Koreasummit in June that he woul Gaog Welcome to Syria, you mutt : Surviving hostage testifies about ordeal in ISIS captivity
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Former Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod, who was hastily fired last month stanley cup website after a conservative website misleadingly portrayed her as racist, announced today that she has turn stanley us ed down an offer to return to the department full time.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that Sherrod will in the future work with the department in a consulting capacity to help it improve its civil rights performance. Sherrod said she was tempted to take the position in the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, but she could not accept it at this point, with all that has happened. Sherrod previously worked in rural development for the USDA when conservative web publisher Andrew Breitbart released a video clip of remarks she made at a recent NAACP conference. The edited video misleadingly gave the impression Sherrod admitted to discriminating against a white farmer. Sherrod was immediately pressed to resign without an opportunity to explain her remarks. Sherrod blamed the White House for her resignation, but Vilsack said soon after that he took full responsibility for the undeserved firing. He maintained today that he spoke to no one from the White House before asking for Sherrod s resignation. I disappointed the president, I disappointed this administration, I disappointed the country, I disappointed Shirley, Vilsack said, And I h stanley quencher ave to live with that. He added t