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iht.com - 1/4/2009
Chronology of key events in Richardson withdrawal - International Herald Tribune
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Notable events leading to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's withdrawal of his bid to become commerce secretary: _ Early 2003: Richardson wins legislative approval of a $1.6 billion highway and transportation construction program called Governor Richardson's Investment Partnership, or GRIP. _ ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/4/2009
Obama Team Feels Richardson Wasn't Forthcoming About Investigation Before Being Offered Commerce
— blogs.abcnews.com — Sources tell ABC News that officials on the Obama Transition Team feel that before he was formally... offered the job of commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was not forthcoming with them about the federal investigation that is looking... (more) Obama Team Feels Richardson Wasn't Forthcoming About ...

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politico.com - 1/5/2009
Team pressed Richardson, got nothing
— politico.com — Obama's team wound up empty handed when it tried to get info. See also: Leaders want Hispanic in... Cabinet (more) Team pressed Richardson, got nothing

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Billygate: Why Obama dumped Gov. Richardson now
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/5/2009
Billygate: Why Obama dumped Gov. Richardson now
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — New Mexico Democratic Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his name as Commerce Secretary-designate this afternoon for the new... administration of President-elect Barack Obama . With an almost audible sigh of relief barely two weeks before his ... (more) Billygate: Why Obama dumped Gov. Richardson now

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Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines:  Richardson Withdraws Bid for Commerce Secretary Post

Betsy's Page:  Bye-bye Bill

Shakesville:  In Case You Haven't Heard Already...

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Richardson Withdraws Bid for Commerce Secretary Post
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... As President-elect Barack Obama transferred to Washington, D.C. from his Chicago HQ this weekend, his first big political problem from within the ranks of his chosen cabinet lineup began: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pulled his nomination to be Obama’s commerce secretary as a scandal brewed in Richardson’s home state. Click here for a brief timeline charting the events related to the Richardson flap. ...

Bye-bye Bill
Betsy's Page — Now that Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name as Commerce Secretary nominee, is it time to wonder what the point was of that 63-page application form for nominees for the Obama administration to fill out. This was supposed to be the most exhaustive vetting process ever and it missed something that was reported in the media in August of this year. Shouldn't Richardson have included information about the Grand Jury investigation in his application? And why does he suddenly now think that he needs to withdraw his name? Presumably he knew about this a month ago. Did he really ...

In Case You Haven't Heard Already...
Shakesville — ...Richardson's out and Franken's in. Which means that there are serious questions about the Obama team's vetting process (James is right when he notes that stonewalling about the investigation should have left the nomination dead in the water), and that "Senator from Minnesota" is potentially the greatest SNL spin-off of all time.

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