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blogs.abcnews.com - 1/4/2009
Richardson Withdrawing Nomination
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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 news with "deep...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary
— msnbc.msn.com — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state. (more) Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary

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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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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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Richardson Withdraws Name
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Via ABC’s Political Punch: Richardson Withdrawing Nomination 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. [...] Richardson is withdrawing because of questions raised by federal investigators, who have been looking into whether Richardson and his administration improperly steered state contracts ...

Shocker: Barack Obama Tied to Bill Richardson’s “Pay To Play” Sugar Daddy
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... What a shock! President-Elect Barack Obama’s campaign and the Democrat Party have accepted massive political contributions from a New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson “Pay to Play” Sugar Daddy. President-elect Barack Obama took big money from a man at the center of a federal probe that has forced one of Obama’s top Cabinet picks to withdraw. Financial records show the Obama campaign got more than $30,000 from California financier David Rubin, the target of an ...

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