Bush adviser hands in resignation

Wednesday, April 24, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Karen Hughes, the fierce protector of President Bush's image and perhaps the most powerful woman ever to serve as White House adviser, resigned Tuesday to go home to Texas with her family. "I guess we're a little homesick," she said in a surprise announcement.

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