Third times the charm? Judd Gregg withdraws as commerce secretary
There was more upheaval in the formation of President Obama’s cabinet yesterday when New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, a Republican, withdrew his nomination to be commerce secretary. The Senator cited “irresolvable conflicts” on the stimulus and the census as reasons for his withdrawal. Josh Rogers, reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio, analyzes this latest glitch in the President’s efforts to be bipartisan.
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