But a sizeable minority favour Thailand's Supachai Panitchpakdi, who is stubbornly refusing to pull out of the race.

ECONOMIST: Enough is enough

Ms Rice was forced to pull out of the race to be the next secretary of state after being subjected to widespread criticism.

BBC: Benghazi attack: US security chief Eric Boswell quits

The National candidate, Alba Nora Gunera de Melgar, threatened to pull out of the race if the Liberals' idea was accepted, as it was.

ECONOMIST: Honduras

Like Wiggins, having also shaped his season around the Giro, Hesjedal said he was "heartbroken" at having to pull out of the race he won in 2012.

CNN: Wiggins withdraws from Giro d'Italia

Jacob Malthouse, co-founder of Big Room, said the lawsuit is "without merit" and that the company doesn't plan to pull out of the race for.eco, which has four competitors total.

WSJ: Wheeling and Dealing for Domain Names

When Florio announced this weekend he wouldn't be a candidate for governor, he endorsed Andrews, and insiders are betting that Hudson County executive Janiszewski will soon pull out of the race, possibly indicating his support for Andrews, as well.

CNN: Whitman A Favorite In New Jersey

Mr Kenyatta was forced to fend off claims of impunity during the debate and was put on the spot by the moderators and his presidential challengers who demanded to know why he would not pull out of the race to concentrate on his case at The Hague.

BBC: Uhuru Kenyatta free to run after Kenya election ruling

The sun came out, briefly and the chat amongst the crowd was that British athletes were doing an "amazing" job at the Games, but it was a disappointment to see Mark Cavendish beaten in the road race, Paula pull out of the marathon, Yamauchi pull up here.

BBC: Olympic women's marathon brings sport to the city

General Clark, who had earlier tried to pull rank on Lieutenant Kerry, dropped out of the race the next day.

ECONOMIST: John Kerry gets ever closer to the nomination