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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/04/international/04annan.html
Annan's Post at the UN May Be at Risk
(New York Times)UN officials fear that Secretary General Kofi Annan may have lost the confidence of the organization's most powerful constituent, the U.S. They also say members of the Bush administration may want Annan to resign because of his disagreements with Washington about Iraq and the growing scandal over the Iraq oil-for-food program. President Bush pointedly refused on Thursday to express confidence in Annan's continuing in office, and linked American financial support to a full accounting of the program.