chequer-board.net - 1/4/2009
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Seems like Rod Blagojevich is not the only governor who might have indulged in a...
msnbc.msn.com - 1/4/2009
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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Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.
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Richardson to withdraw as Commerce secretary
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/4/2009
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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...
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Obama Team Feels Richardson Wasn't Forthcoming About ...
foxnews.com - 1/4/2009
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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 ...
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Bill Richardson Withdraws as Commerce ...
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Following In Blago’s and Richardson’s Footsteps
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
First, Rod Blagojevich was involved in pay-for-play. Then Bill Richardson. And now, we see that Charlie Rangel has dipped his toes into the pay-for-play pool as well:
On April 21, 2008, Representative Charles B. Rangel met with officials of the American International Group, the now-troubled insurance giant, to ask for a donation to a school of public service that City College of New York was building in his honor.
Mr. Rangel had already helped secure a $5 million pledge for the project from a foundation controlled by Maurice R. Greenberg, one of ...
The Bill Richardson Debacle: An Epic Fail For Obama
Pajamas Media —
... to endorse Barack Obama during the Democratic presidential nomination contest and for his experience as a former congressman, energy secretary, U.N. ambassador, and governor of New Mexico. But as it turns out, Richardson has something in common with his fellow governor, Rod Blagojevich of Illinois. Just as Blagojevich engaged in a pay-for-play scheme that entailed auctioning off the Illinois Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama to the highest bidder, Richardson got involved in his own pay-for-play scandal . A grand jury in New Mexico is investigating whether Richardson steered ...
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Billygate: Why Obama dumped Gov. Richardson now
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 ...
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 ...
Now, feds probe Gov. Richardson of Obama Cabinet for 'pay-to-play'
latimesblogs.latimes.com 12/26/2008 — It seems that Illinois' legally-challenged Gov. Rod Blagojevich is not the only close Barack Obama associate and Democratic governor being investigated by the feds for possibly selling government business in return for campaign contributions.
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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 Man Obama Double-Crossed
thedailybeast.com 3/13/2009 — 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 ...
Richardson to Commerce?
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/21/2008 — Is New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in line to become Commerce Department chief? (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini) Updated, 1:58 p.m. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has emerged as a "serious contender" to head the Commerce Department under ...
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...
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CNN Political Ticker 1/6/2009
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 ...
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