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powerlineblog.com - 1/4/2009
Richardson Out
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Bill Richardson has withdrawn as Barack Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary, in what appears to have been a surprise to most in Washington.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 ...
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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foxnews.com - 1/4/2009
Bill Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Secretary-Designate - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
— foxnews.com — Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be commerce secretary, FOX News confirmed Sunday. Richardson, who will remain governor of New Mexico, is facing a federal grand jury investigation into whether he exchanged government contracts for ... (more) Bill Richardson Withdraws as Commerce ...

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Beyond Bill Richardson — The American Spectator
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 during the Democrat convention in Denver ...
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 ...