Breaking News: Richardson Withdraws Nomination as Obama’s Commerce Secretary

January 4, 2009 by Jeff · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Politics 

From the Wall Street Journal:

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his nomination to be Barack Obama’s commerce secretary. The move comes as a federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed to Richardson’s political activities won a lucrative New Mexico state contract.

Ed Morrissey has video at Hot Air.

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