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'Green Jobs' Adviser Resigns Amid Furor

By WILL LESTER
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WASHINGTON (Sept. 6) - President Barack Obama's environmental adviser Van Jones, who became embroiled in a controversy over past inflammatory statements, has resigned his White House job after what he calls a "vicious smear campaign against me."
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2009-09-06 06:29:11

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Van Jones, the Obama administration\'s green jobs adviser who has become embroiled in a controversy over some past inflammatory statements, steps down from his post. Jones was linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the 2001 terror attacks and to derogatory comments about Republicans.\n\n\n