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While Pope Benedict XVI is the first pontiff to resign in many centuries; news reports have conflicted on which pope(s) resigned first. The Associated Press was among some that reported that the last pope to resign was Gregory XII, in the fifteenth century. … Full Article

This past November, Gen. David Petraeus resigned from his position as director of the CIA when his affair with Paula Broadwell, his biographer, was discovered and became the center of extensive media attention. … Full Article

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Long Island College Hospital won't close right away, but it might as well. It's a dead man walking. … Full Article

The SUNY board of trustees voted unanimously Friday morning to close Long Island College Hospital. … Full Article

Doctors from embattled Long Island College Hospital are raising funds to head off the proposed closure of the Cobble Hill medical center.  … Full Article

Councilman Brad Lander clashed Thursday with SUNY Chairman Carl McCall, questioning whether SUNY's acquisition of Long Island College Hospital was a transaction driven by real estate rather than medical considerations. … Full Article

On Wednesday, Stephen Berger — whose panel last year recommended sacrificing the Downstate Medical Center facility in East Flatbush in favor of Long Island College Hospi … Full Article

Saying there has been no financial transparency in the rush to close a vital Brooklyn resource, Downtown Brooklyn political leaders and staff of Long Island College Hospital are calling for a postponement of a vote scheduled for Thursday that is expected to doom the financially troubled hospital. … Full Article

There may not be a ninth life for Long Island College Hospital. … Full Article