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An Administration Without Richardson (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announced Sunday that he would opt out of his nomination as commerce secretary in light of an ongoing grand jury inquiry into his business dealings.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Richardson Withdraws from Sec due to Probe (airamerica.com) TMC

n a surprise announcement today, Bill Richardson announced that he will not be able to accept his role in the Obama administration because of a general nervousness...

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THE RICHARDSON VETTING (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

Gov. Bill Richardson's (D-N.M.) withdrawal as the next Commerce Secretary marked, according to the Washington Post, "the first visible crack in what had been one of the smoothest presidential... More

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BILL RICHARDSON TO WITHDRAW (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

The lead headline on MSNBC right now reads, "Bill Richardson will withdraw as Commerce secretary, NBC News has learned." At this point, I haven't seen or heard confirmation of this anywhere else,... More

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RICHARDSON FALLOUT? (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

OK, so Bill Richardson is out as Commerce Secretary, and the Obama transition team will no doubt have to scramble to quickly find a capable replacement. (Atrios and Matt both seem interested in the... More

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Richardson withdraws Obama Cabinet nomination over New Mexico probe (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his name as the nominee for commerce secretary because of a federal grand jury investigation into allegations a company tied political donations to state... More

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Obama To Nominate Richardson For Cabinet (www.cnn.com)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be secretary of commerce, a Democratic source told CNN on Tuesday.

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Bill Richardson's Unrequited Support for Barack Obama (newsblaze.com)

When the Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton wars were being with the greatest ferocity last spring, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson took a calculated risk and endorsed Obama.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Will Diversity Be An Issue in Obama's Administration? (mirroronamerica.blogspot.com)

Before you shoot the messenger on this, please hear me out. So far in the named nominees for Mr. Obama's Cabinet, we have one Latino (Bill Richardson for Commerce Secretary) and an African-American... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Clearer picture emerges of Obama's Cabinet (www.mercurynews.com)

A picture of President-elect Barack Obama"s Cabinet became clearer Friday, with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson emerging as a likely pick for commerce secretary.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by SpencerKent | 0 Comments |

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