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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 05 > Richardson withdraws as commerce nominee

Richardson withdraws as commerce nominee

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg / The Bulletin
January 5, 2009

WASHINGTON — Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary, withdrew from consideration for that job on Sunday, saying a pending investigation into whether his administration gave lucrative contracts to a political donor....

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