More rats deserting the ship???
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Key Bush Latin America Aide, Otto Reich, Resigns
Wed Jun 16, 4:49 PM ET Add Politics to My Yahoo!
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Otto Reich, who took a hard line against presidents Fidel Castro (news - web sites) in Cuba and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, resigned as a top adviser to President Bush (news - web sites) on Latin America, officials said on Wednesday.
White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) said in a statement that she accepted the resignation of Reich "with regret" and praised his "service to our country and his commitment to a brighter future for the western hemisphere."
Reich said last month he planned to quit for "personal and financial reasons" and that he may join Bush's re-election campaign. Rice's statement did not say what Reich's plans were, but an aide said he planned to return to the private sector.
Reich, a veteran of the 1980s Iran-Contra controversy, was a favorite of the powerful Cuban-American lobby in Washington because of his tough anti-communist views.
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