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Welcome back. i m wolf blitzer reporting from washington. more than 100 lawmakers, republicans and democrats called for his resignation. today, they got it. after a speech to a homeless veterans group, the va secretary eric shinseki met with president obama and formally tendered his resignation. the president praised shin shse for taking action. this morning, some of you heard rick take this reaction. he took responsibility and apologized to his fellow veterans and the american people. a few minutes ago, shinseki offered me his own resignation. with considerable regret, i accepted. democratic senator blumenthal chairs on the armed services ....