Senator Calls for U.N. Chief Annan to Quit

NPR | By Vicky O'Hara

Published December 2, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

With allegations of massive fraud surrounding Iraq's oil-for-food program, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) calls for the resignation of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Annan's son has been implicated in the scandal. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

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