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BOSTON (AP) — The president of the Washington-based Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay and lesbian civil rights organization, announced her resignation Tuesday, citing "a difference in management philosophy" with her board.Former Massachusetts state senator Cheryl Jacques headed the group less than a year. She said she'd achieved her goals."My priorities were to defeat the Federal Marriage Amendment, expand the organization's membership and fund-raising capacity, increase our diversity and maintain a strong voice in the media," she said in a statement.Jacques was selected last November after a 10-month search. She left her legislative seat Jan. 4. Organization officials praised...