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“"Claude Allen has been a valuable member of my Administration since 2001, helping to improve the health and welfare of all Americans. He is a dedicated public servant and a tireless advocate for those in need. I look forward to his continued service in this new role as my domestic policy advisor," stated President Bush.”

"in the early days of Katrina, the White House Katrina task force was being run by Claude Allen."

“The resignation of Claude Allen last week as domestic policy adviser means a true-blue conservative is no longer shaping policy at the White House. But why exactly did Allen pick now to go?”

“We’ll probably never know the real reason, but that’s what makes speculation so fun. In any case, Allen will be missed. He won widespread praise when he was given the job. And while some of he initiatives that came up under his watch (Social Security being the biggest) didn’t go his way, at least he was rooted in conservative thought.”

“President Bush said he was "shocked" to hear of the arrest Thursday of his former domestic policy adviser, saying that if the theft charges against Claude A. Allen were true, the one-time judicial nominee had misled the White House.”

“Police began investigating Allen on Jan. 2, after he was accosted by a Target employee who allegedly saw Allen getting a refund for products he did not buy, said Lt. Eric Burnett, a Montgomery County Police spokesman. The investigation turned up dozens of other instances in which Allen allegedly would buy merchandise and later return with his receipt to select the same items and -- without paying -- "return" them for a refund, Burnett said.”