thedailybeast.com - 3/13/2009
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Bill Richardson The president s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the erstwhile Commerce nominee, who has told confidants that he was promised the secretary of State job. Now, with looming investigations and sinking polls, Richardson may be lucky to hang on as governor of New ...
irishcentral.com - 3/17/2009
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Wife of Irish superstar Liam Neeson Slideshow of
Natasha Richardson IrishCentral.com has learned exclusively that famed actress
Natasha Richardson, the wife of Irish superstar Liam Neeson, has been critically injured in Canada, according to an insider ...
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Natasha Richardson critically injured in tragic Canadian ...
google.com - 3/19/2009
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6 hours ago SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Gov.
Bill Richardson, who has supported capital punishment, signed legislation
to repeal New Mexico's death penalty, calling it the "most difficult decision in my political life." The new law replaces lethal injection ...
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The Associated Press: New Mexico governor abolishes ...
outsidethebeltway.com - 3/13/2009
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H. Rodgin Cohen, “the leading candidate for Deputy
Treasury Secretary, has withdrawn from consideration,” George Stephanoupoulous reports.
He adds, “Cohen had risen to the top after the withdrawal last week of expected deputy ...
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Political Appointment Process Broken
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Staffing woes, cont'd
Ben Smith's Blog —
... managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell.
And so it's worth noting: Today was another bad day for the effort to get staffed up, which, after a fast start, has grown increasingly bumpy.
The absence of a number two at Treasury is by far the administration's most urgent staff worry, but today's slow bleed included the sudden hold on CIO Vivek Kundra's appointment and a brewing storm in the Bronx over Adolfo Carrion.
Semi-relatedly, Sally Denton has a nice piece on the subject of what ever happened to Bill Richardson.
Richardson: Forget The Bus, Warm-up The Steamroller
Riehl World View —
... If you think Obama has it tough, one of the people in his wake isn't doing so well, either. Forget President, State, and Commerce ... how 'bout getting out of the Gov's mansion, Bill? ...
Dark Karmic Days for Bill Richardson
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the erstwhile Commerce nominee, who has told confidants that he was promised the secretary of State job. Now, with looming investigations and sinking polls, Richardson may be lucky to hang on as governor of New Mexico. ...
TROUBLE FOR BILL RICHARDSON? “The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the…
Instapundit —
... TROUBLE FOR BILL RICHARDSON? “The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the erstwhile Commerce nominee, who has told confidants that he was promised the secretary of State job. Now, with looming investigations and sinking polls, Richardson may be lucky to hang on as governor of New Mexico.” ...
The Fall of Bill Richardson
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The Daily Beast: "In the span of a few short months, Richardson has gone from a luminous
star in America's political galaxy to a powerless pariah in the
twilight zone. The second-term governor of New Mexico, whose term does
not expire until 2011, is now plagued by the aura of scandal and is the
lamest of lame ducks. Fending off a plethora of accusations, Richardson
has watched his in-state approval ratings plummet to his all-time low
of 41 percent. His political clout with the state legislature is
severely weakened, and party leaders are discreetly lobbying for his
resignation ...
New Mexico Democratic Party Plagued by Corruption Cases
Politics Daily —
... Gov. Bill Richardson remains under federal investigation for a pay-to-play scheme in which he allegedly steered state contracts to various financial firms in exchange for political contributions. ...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/5/2009 —
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 ...
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 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 ...
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