Bill Richardson Drops Out of Obama Cabinet, Restarts Beard [Politics] (Gawker)
Barack Obama's pick as Commerce Secretary, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, has withdrawn his name after a new political scandal erupted in his home state. CDR Financial Products, a firm which...
Obama heads to Washington, grapples with cabinet headache (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Barack Obama, starting his new life in Washington, faced Sunday the first major embarrassment over his cabinet lineup as his choice for commerce secretary was forced to pull out.
Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Nominee (New York Times)
Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into the awarding of a state contract in New Mexico.
Bill Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee - MarketWatch - Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:58:42 GMT
 ABC News | Bill Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee MarketWatch - Beverly Hills-based CDR Financial describes itself as "a national capital markets group, [which] creates and markets leading edge financial products and ... Video: Richardson Withdraws Bid to Be Commerce Sec'y Richardson Withdrawing Nomination Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Nominee |
Obama Team Feels Richardson Wasn't Forthcoming About Investigation ... - ABC News - Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:26:41 GMT
Obama Team Feels Richardson Wasn't Forthcoming About Investigation ... ABC News - From 2004 to 2005, CDR Financial Products, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based company founded and run by David Rubin, received nearly $1.5 million through the ... |
Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretary - The Associated Press - Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:32:22 GMT
 The Associated Press | Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretary The Associated Press - ... into possible "pay-to-play" dealings between CDR Financial Products and someone in a position to push the contract through with the state of New Mexico. ... |
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