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Now, i don't think the susan g. komen foundation will exist, not in the current form. they have become a political anti-abortion organization. karen handle's resignation in and of itself has not changed that. her resignation letter talks about how upset she is that her action was politicized, it was political, it was politically motivate and the blow-back against the komen foundation is an indication how strongly people in the country feel we don't want breast cancer politicized. that is what karen handle did. >> what about nancy brinker's role in this? didn't she lie about who was responsible...

The public's outrage led komen to quickly reverse the decision. today after submitting a letter of resignation, handel went straight to fox news. >> i clearly acknowledge i was involved in the process, but to suggest i had the sole authority is just absurd. >> her statement contradicts what komen ceo nancy brinker said just last week. >> karen did not have anything to do with this decision. >> yet, sources from inside koim mendel the huffington post handel was the prime instigator the in the effort. komen says its original decision was due to a change in grant funding criteria, not pressure fr...

Specifically screened candidates with respect to how they would handle planned parenthood at komen. so what we learn now is komen is deliberately bringing politicians in to put politicians into top spots at the komen foundation. this makes it a political anti-abortion organization not a breast cancer organization. they need to get rid of that whole thing and they need to come clean and explain where did she come from, what was the vetting process, who else is a politician in the stop staffing positions? >> does that rest with the ceo and founder? >> you know, there is one of the board members ...

Again. now the woman at the center of the controversy, komen's vice president public policy, karen handle, has resigned. handle was thought to be a key player in the komen's decision to stop funding breast exams for low income women. the public's outrage led komen to reverse the decision. today after submitting a letter of resignation, handle went straight to fox news. >> i clearly acknowledge that i was involved in the process but to suggest that i had the sole authority is just absurd. >> handle's statement contradicts what nancy brinker said last week. >> karen did not have anything to do w...

Was asked to look at options for doing that, some alternatives to do that. i was asked to do that. i looked at it and i did. >> it wasn't your idea, however, you're saying? >> i'm saying that this is long an issue for komen dealing with the controversies of planned parenthood. >> before you got there? >> notice that karen handel in effect refused to answer the question. was defunding planned parenthood your idea? the reason she can't answer that question honestly is she at least for now appears to be keeping her story straight with nancy brinker, the founder and ceo of the komen foundation who...