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powerlineblog.com 1/4/2009 — Bill Richardson has withdrawn as Barack Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary, in what appears to have been a surprise to most in Washington.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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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 ...

Richardson fallout?
washingtonmonthly.com 1/4/2009 — RICHARDSON FALLOUT?.... 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 gig. The confirmation hearings...

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 ...

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 ...

Team Obama: Richardson misled us
hotair.com 1/4/2009 — Read this post »

Richardson abandons Cabinet bid
usatoday.com 1/6/2009 — 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 ...

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Monday Jan. 5th, 2009 — CNN Political Ticker 1/5/2009
CNN: Bill Richardson bows out of commerce secretary job New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be commerce secretary, citing the distraction of a federal investigation into ties to a company that has done business with his ...

Transition: Richardson's out — First Read 1/5/2009
First reported by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Bill Richardson yesterday withdrew his nomination as Commerce secretary. The Washington Post says that Richardson “becomes the first political casualty in Obama's Cabinet, and his withdrawal marked the ...

Richardson: "It was my idea to withdraw" — First Read 1/5/2009
From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum After withdrawing as Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson insisted today he made the choice by himself and was not pressured by the transition team.   "It was my idea to ...

No hiding the disappointment about Richardson — L.A. Times - Politics 1/6/2009
Bill Richardson's decision to pull out of Obama's Cabinet hurts his standing as a Latino leader and the political causes he supports, analysts say. > Bill ...

Richardson, Obama teams trade blame — msnbc.com: Politics 1/6/2009
The camps of President-elect Barack Obama and N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson have exchanged comments over the disclosure of information about an investigation into Richardson's gubernatorial office.