What Did Bill Richardson Know And When Did He Know It?
chequer-board.net 1/4/2009 — Seems like Rod Blagojevich is not the only governor who might have indulged in a...

Obama vetting of Richardson a blooper
swamppolitics.com 1/5/2009 — by Frank James My first thought on hearing that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had asked President-elect Obama to drop his nomination as Commerce Secretary because of a federal probe into possible pay to play activity in Richardson's office was ...

Beyond Bill Richardson
spectator.org 1/6/2009 — The Obama transition team was aware of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson 's relationship with the firm currently being investigated, CDR Financial Products, because Richardson had introduced the firm's founder, David Rubin , to Obama fundraisers ...

Richardson Out
powerlineblog.com 1/4/2009 — Bill Richardson has withdrawn as Barack Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary, in what appears to have been a surprise to most in Washington. The cause is a federal grand jury's "pay to play" investigation that is looking into whether a company called CDR Financial Products received lucrative ...

Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretary
breitbart.com 1/4/2009 — WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative ...

Report: Bill Richardson to withdraw
washingtonmonthly.com 1/4/2009 — REPORT: BILL RICHARDSON TO WITHDRAW.... 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, but that's the...

Richardson Withdrawing Nomination
blogs.abcnews.com 1/4/2009 — Under investigation for "pay-to-play" allegations, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has told President-elect Barack Obama that he is withdrawing his name as a nominee for secretary of the commerce in the pending Obama administration. Obama accepted the ...

Bill Richardson Withdraws Commerce Secretary Nomination
huffingtonpost.com 1/5/2009 — WASHINGTON — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says he is withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation. Obama said in a statement Sunday that he accepted Richardson's ...

Obama picks Richardson for Commerce
swamppolitics.com 12/2/2008 — by Frank James New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will be named President-elect Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary at a Chicago press conference tomorrow. Richardson will become the first Hispanic named to Obama's cabinet. It will be Richardson's ...

The Bill Richardson Debacle: An Epic Fail For Obama
pajamasmedia.com 1/6/2009 — First Blago, now this - the transition has been a bumpy ride.

Donor in Richardson probe gave to Obama — msnbc.com: Politics 1/6/2009
A businessman caught up in a grand jury probe whose political donations ended any role for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in the Obama administration also was contributed to the president-elect.

Obama appointee to face bruising confirmation fight — CNN.com - Politics 1/7/2009
Barack Obama's presidential transition, already disrupted by the sudden withdraw of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, may face another challenge in the confirmation hearings of his pick for attorney general.

Obama appointee to face bruising confirmation fight — CNN Political Ticker 1/7/2009
Eric Holder likely will face a grueling round of questions from Republicans during his confirmation hearings. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama's presidential transition, already disrupted by the sudden withdraw of New Mexico Gov. Bill ...

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Thursday Jan. 8th, 2009 — CNN Political Ticker 1/8/2009
CNN: Obama, Bush and ex-presidents have 'historic moment' President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush and all of the surviving past presidents got together Wednesday for a historic meeting at the White House. CNN: Obama appointee to face bruising ...

Commerce Secretary, Anyone? — WSJ.com: Washington Wire 1/8/2009
Jonathan Weisman reports on the transition. Add Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to the list of Democrats not interested in the Commerce secretary cabinet post after New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his name from consideration on ...