Daniels Leaves Pataki Administration

AP - Randy Daniels, a former CBS News correspondent and potential contender for the 2006 Republican nomination for governor, resigned Thursday as Gov. George Pataki's appointed secretary of state. While Daniels has been exploring a possible candidacy and seeking contributions for months, he told The Associated Press last month he could not legally be an announced candidate for governor and hold the state job because the Department of State administers federal funds. [Newsday]