Crawford Resigns!

Only two months after his confirmation, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester Crawford has resigned amid controversy that his agency has repeatedly dropped the ball on drug safety and has played politics with drug approvals.

Add to this other, more personal, issues:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55221-2005Apr14.html


Could be that Dr Crawford decided on a "Plan B" for himself and his future.

We await his memoirs with interest!

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President Bush designated Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, a Philadelphia native who directs the National Cancer Institute, the acting replacement.

UPDATE

Catherine W. Crawford, the wife of Lester M. Crawford, who resigned abruptly as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration last week, said that he stepped down voluntarily and "was not fired," The New York Times reported in its Tuesday edition.