Stepping down from power in Ireland

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

This morning, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who was in power for more than a decade, announced his resignation. Doug Krizner talks to Dublin reporter Louise Williams about how he came to the decision to step down.

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern (Mark Renders/Getty Images)

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