Politics News Alert: Komen foundation vice president resigns over Planned Parenthood dispute

	Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:53:21 AM POLITICS NEWS ALERT Komen Foundation vice president resigns over Planned Parenthood dispute Karen Handel, vice president for public policy of Susan B. Komen for the Cure, resigned Tuesday from the breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. Handel told Komen officials that she supported the move to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. She said the discussion started before she arrived at the organization and was approved at the highest levels of the charity. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/apnewsbreak-komen-official-quits-breast-cancer-charity-over-planned-parenthood-dispute/2012/02/07/gIQApHYTwQ_story.html Or visit PostPolitics.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy