Monday, June 7, 2010

Helen Thomas retires after Israel remarks

Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas retired on Monday after coming under fire for blunt remarks about Israel. The retirement of the 89-year-old Thomas, the longest-serving reporter in the White House press corps, was announced by Hearst Corp., where she worked as a newspaper columnist."Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately," Hearst News Service said. Always something of an uncontrolled spirit, Thomas appears to have written her own reitrement request by scolding Jewish reporters at a White House event celebrating Israel. "Tell them (Isreal) to get the hell out of Palestine," she said. AFP

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