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Tx4obama

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7. Here ya go
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 05:56 AM
Nov 2012

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.... On December 3, 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama designated Richardson for appointment to the cabinet-level position of Commerce Secretary.[1] On January 4, 2009, Richardson announced his decision to withdraw his nomination because of an investigation into possibly improper business dealings in New Mexico.[2][3][4] In August 2009, federal prosecutors dropped the pending investigation against the governor, and there was speculation in the media regarding Richardson's career, as his second and final term as New Mexico governor concluded ...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_richardson

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