Ashcroft Resigns As U.S. Attorney General

United States Attorney General John Ashcroft, a former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator, has resigned from his position in President Bush’s Cabinet. Ashcroft had been the center of speculation the last few days over whether he would remain during Bush’s second term. Ashcroft was Missouri’s governor from 1985 to 1993, and he served as a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1995 to 2001.