A beardless Bill Richardson has announced his withdrawal as Barack Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary. A grand jury in New Mexico is currently looking into charges that Governor Bill Richardson awarded a state contact to a company that made donations to his campaign. This comes after allegations that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich participated in "pay-to-play" in regards to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Said President-elect Barack Obama:
"It is with deep regret that I accept... Read Full Story
Gov. Bill Richardson has officially withdrawn himself from consideration to be commerce secretary in the new Obama administration due to the ongoing investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract in New Mexico.
A federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed to Richardson’s political activities won a New Mexico transportation contract worth more than $1 million. Richardson said in a statement issued by the Obama... Read Full Story
After what has been notably a smooth transition, the would-be Cabinet put together by President-elect Obama suffered its first hiccup today with Bill Richardson withdrawing his name from becoming the next secretary of Commerce. The withdrawal was sparked by a federal grand jury investigation that is underway in Richardson's home state of New Mexico into whether a financial services company won state contracts after its CEO contributed to a political committee controlled by the governor... Read Full Story
Former democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson has withdrawn as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for commerce secretary, sources in the transition office tell NPR.
The source confirmed reports from MSNBC that New Mexico’s governor is withdrawing from the confirmation process — and says a full statement will be released shortly.
The reason reportedly involves a pending investigation into a company that has done business with the state of New Mexico. In comments posted... Read Full Story
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has declined Obama's nomination as Commerce Secretary because of a grand jury investigation in his home state :
"The grand jury has been investigating 'pay-to-play' allegations concerning a New Mexico state contract awarded to a California firm that has contributed to three political... Read Full Story
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be president-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation. Obama's transition office said Sunday that Obama has accepted Richardson's withdrawal. Read Full Story
It is with deep regret that I accept Governor Bill Richardson's decision to withdraw his name for nomination as the next Secretary of Commerce. Governor Bill Richardson withdraws from nomination as the next Secretary of Commerce. Read Full Story
Now Batting 0 For 3; Another Democratic Governor Bites the Ever Corruptive Dust; Bill Richardson withdraws bid to become commerce secretary: When Will American Voters Finally Wake up? By Marc Chamot What the hell is going on here with these Democrats? And better yet, what the hell is wrong with American politics? If Americans don’t begin to vote smarter, within the next few years we will have no country to call America anymore. First, there was that Elliott Spitzer of New York, and then came... Read Full Story
Bill Richardson will not be the new Commerce Secretary in Barack Obama's administration. A federal grand jury is investigating a company which contributed to Bill Richardson's campaign and was allegedly involved in a "pay-to-play" deal with someone in his administration. This headline surprised me, since I would have expected news of any potential wrong-doing to emerge earlier. Besides being on the national stage as a presidential candidate, I've read that Barack Obama's team... Read Full Story
The commerce secretary-designate has withdrawn his nomination because of an investigation into whether Bill Richardson exchanged New Mexico state government contracts for campaign financing.
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