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Embattled Census Bureau director resigns
Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post
Jan. 18, 2021
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The embattled director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning in the wake of allegations that he had supported a partisan push to deliver data to President Donald Trump before the president leaves office.
Steven Dillingham s resignation will be effective Wednesday, according to a farewell message he sent to bureau staff, posted Monday on the bureau s website.
Reports last week from bureau whistleblowers said political appointees were pressuring staff there to release data by Jan. 15, regardless of its accuracy. Those reports prompted calls from civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers for him to resign. ....

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