WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stepped down on Friday as chairman of a commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, the White House announced.
"It is with regret that I accept Dr. Kissinger's decision to step down as chairman of the National Commission to investigate the events of Sept. 11 2001 and the years that led up to that event," President Bush (news - web sites) said in a statement.
Kissinger had been criticized over possible conflicts of interest.