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Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Barbara Lee discusses the nomination of Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary (video)
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Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Barbara Lee discusses the nomination of Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary (video)
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Rachel Maddow Show - Rep. Barbara Lee discusses the nomination of Judd Gregg as Commerce Secretary02_04_09
cqpolitics.com - 2/5/2009
White House to Bypass Commerce on Census
— cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – EXECUTIVE BRANCH Feb. 5, 2009 – 5:54 a.m. White House to Bypass... Commerce on Census By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff The director of the Census Bureau will report directly to the White House and not the secretary of Commerce, ... (more) White House to Bypass Commerce on Census

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/4/2009
Gregg Recuses Himself From Voting on Stimulus
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), the president's pick for Commerce Secretary, just revealed during an interview with CNBC... that he would recuse himself from congressional votes while his nomination is being considered by his former Senate colleagues. It ... (more) Gregg Recuses Himself From Voting on Stimulus

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usnews.com - 2/3/2009
Judd Gregg at Commerce Could Keep Democrats From Cooking 2010 Census Numbers - Michael Barone ...
— usnews.com — Michael Barone , Thomas Jefferson Street blog Others have written on the Gregg appointment. I want to... make one observation: the Commerce Department includes the Bureau of the Census. Ten years ago the Clinton administration attempted to use sampling ... (more) Judd Gregg at Commerce Could Keep Democrats From ...

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DownWithTyranny!:  There is a Difference Between Zero Tolerance For Fraud & Zero Enforcement Of Fraud

Firedoglake:  The Bafflement that is Judd Gregg as Obama’s Commerce Secretary

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There is a Difference Between Zero Tolerance For Fraud & Zero Enforcement Of Fraud
DownWithTyranny! — Harry Markopolis, the whistle blower who Bush's anti-regulatory SEC ignored when he kept warning them that Bernie Madoff was in the process of stealing $50 billion for investors, told Congress yesterday that there was basically no regulation of the capital markets-- or at least of fraud in the capital markets for the eight years Bush was overseeing the functions of government. Watch Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) questioning Mr. Markopolis at a House Financial Services Committee hearing yesterday: ...

The Bafflement that is Judd Gregg as Obama’s Commerce Secretary
Firedoglake — I was willing to give Barack Obama credit for some 2010 political jujitsu over the New Hampshire Senate seat. The (legal?) deal that Judd Gregg insisted on -- that his replacement had to be another GOP -- seemed odd in an era of post-partisanship. But I became convinced that a caretaker GOP Senator for ...

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huffingtonpost.com 2/12/2009 — New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg has withdrawn his nomination as Commerce Secretary, MSNBC reports. I want to thank the President for nominating me to serve in his Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce. This was a great honor, and I had felt that ...
Breaking: Judd Gregg withdraws nomination as Secretary of Commerce.
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 1/30/2009 — Roll Call reports that Barack Obama might appoint Judd Gregg (R-NH) to be Secretary of Commerce. If that were to come to pass, I’m sure Senator Gregg’s unique qualifications for this crucial post would be the sole consideration. The ...
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outsidethebeltway.com 2/3/2009 — Politico’s David Rogers confirms news that has been widely reported since yesterday morning: Sen. Judd Gregg will be nominated as the new Commerce secretary Tuesday morning, giving President Obama a fresh independent voice in his Cabinet but at ...
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huffingtonpost.com 2/4/2009 — As Congress and the Obama administration work together to move our nation toward economic recovery, the president's selection of Sen. Judd Gregg to lead to Commerce Department calls for thorough scrutiny. With sweeping jurisdiction over a host of ...
Gregg Withdraws His Commerce Nomination
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/12/2009 — Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has just withdrawn his nomination to become Commerce Secretary -- citing the growing controversy over his administration of the Census. Here is Gregg's statement: I want to thank the President for nominating me to serve in his ...
CBC chair questions Gregg's views — POLITICO.com: Congress 2/4/2009
Rep. Barbara Lee is questioning Gregg’s appointment, citing his opposition to census funding.
Former Gregg staffer caught up in corruption probe (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/4/2009
AP - A former congressional aide for Commerce Secretary-nominee Judd Gregg has been caught up in a long-running investigation into a Washington lobbying scandal.
Former Gregg staffer caught in lobbying probe — msnbc.com: Politics 2/4/2009
A former congressional aide to Commerce Secretary-nominee Judd Gregg has been caught up in a long-running investigation into a Capitol Hill lobbying scandal.
Gregg: Ex-staffer caught up in corruption probe (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/5/2009
AP - An ex-aide to Commerce Secretary nominee Judd Gregg is under investigation for allegedly taking baseball and hockey tickets from a lobbyist in exchange for legislative favors.
Former Gregg Staffer Under Investigation — Wash Post In Congress 2/5/2009
President Obama's nominee for secretary of commerce, Sen. Judd Gregg, said yesterday that one of his former top staff members in his U.S. Senate office is under investigation in the Jack Abramoff gifts-for-favors scandal, but a White House spokesman ...