Is it true that the head of HUD is stepping down due to scandal?

WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced today he will be stepping down as the nation’s chief housing officer. Jackson will conclude his government service as the nation’s 13th HUD Secretary on April 18, 2008.
http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr08-046.cfm&CFID=10900832&CFTOKEN=88366745

SCANDAL

==> WASHINGTON – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson announced his resignation Monday amid allegations that he showed political favoritism in the awarding of federal contracts. <==
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/tale/1020478.html

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