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Secretary of State Powell Expected to Resign: Resignations From Heads of Agriculture, Education, and Energy Also Expected

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, who has sparred for four years with the more hawkish members of President Bush's war Cabinet, plans to announce his resignation today, administration officials said.

Powell's departure -- along with the previously announced resignation of Attorney General John D. Ashcroft -- signals a transformation of Bush's national security team.

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