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Gregg Withdraws Nomination for Commerce, Stays in Senate

3:40 PM, Feb 12, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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Politico:

New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg has abruptly withdrawn as President Barack Obama's nominee to run the Commerce Department, another blow to an administration trying to build a bipartisan cabinet.

Gregg cited his problems with the economic stimulus bill, as well as disagreements over how to run the Census as reasons for pulling his nomination.

In the end, I suspect he feared he could never fill Bill Richardson's shoes.