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"He didn't want his comments to become a distraction," [David Axelrod] said during an interview with David Gregory on MSNBC.com. When asked if he thought it was a smear campaign against [Jones], Axelrod refused to answer. "[Jones] showed his commitment... by removing himself as an issue."
Howard Dean, former head of the Democratic National Committee, told "Fox News Sunday" that he thought Jones "was brought down" and that his resignation was "a loss to the country.""As a tireless advocate for disadvantaged people and the environment," his website relates, "Van helped to pass America's first 'green job training' legislation: the Green Jobs Act, which George W. Bush signed into law as a part of the 2007 Energy Bill. He is the cofounder of a number of successful nonprofit organizations, including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Green for All."Howard Dean, former head of the Democratic National Committee, told "Fox News Sunday" that he thought Jones "was brought down" and that his resignation was "a loss to the country." Since Jones was hired as an adviser on green issues and jobs, he didn't have to go through the normal vetting process for presidential appointments, and thereby escaped some of the careful scrutiny of candidates.See the full content of this document
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Van Jones, Obama's Green Adviser, Resigns
With poll numbers dipping precipitously, indecisiveness on a war in Afghanistan, health care reform in chaos and unemployment reaching record highs, President Barack Obama doesn't need a...
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