Kerik, White House Say Withdrawal Was His Decision
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The decision to withdraw his  nomination as U.S. homeland security secretary over a personal  controversy was made by Bernard Kerik himself, the White House  and Kerik said on Saturday.
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HIS NOMINEE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR, BERNARD KERIK, HAS WITHDRAWN HIS APPLICATION FOR THE JOB. WHILE COMPLETING THE PAPERWORK FOR HIS SENATE CONFIRMATION, KERIK CLAIMS HE DISCOVERED ISSUES WITH THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A NANNY HE ONCE EMPLOYED.
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White House officials say that aides want to forestall Republican defections by announcing an intention to withdraw American troops.
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WASHINGTON The Bush administration has reopened its search for a homeland security chief after the surprise withdrawal of its first choice, Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner.
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Bernard Kerik, who withdrew his nomination for homeland security secretary amid revelations of his involvement in several scandals, did not fill out a background form when he was appointed police commissioner in 2000, city officials said Thursday.
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Administration and Congressional officials said Friday that President Bush&#39;s selection of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of homeland security
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White House -- The White House says it&#39;s still confident of the way it screens its Cabinet nominees, despite the aborted nomination of Bernard Kerik to be homeland security chief.
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President George W. Bush was resigned to a stinging rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over his Iraq war policy and his decision to send more troops, the White House said.
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President Bush will announce former  New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik as his nominee to  become Homeland Security Secretary at a White House ceremony on  Friday morning, White House officials said.
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President Bush has chosen Bernard Kerik, a former New York police commissioner who helped direct the emergency response to the Sept.
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A debate is intensifying inside the White House over whether President George W. Bush should try to prevent more Republican defections by announcing intentions for a gradual withdrawal of troops from high-casualty Iraqi areas, the New York Times said on Monday.
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Bernard Kerik&#39;s withdrawal from his nomination as Homeland Security director raises many questions for which answers may be elusive.
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President Bush has picked as his homeland security secretary former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped the city respond to the Sept.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush readily accepted Bernard Kerik&#39;s decision to withdraw his nomination as homeland security secretary after the White House concluded that it would be untenable for him to supervise the nation&#39;s immigration laws if he had had
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The president endorses the recommendation of the US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, for a phased withdrawal of 30,000 troops.
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Iraqi Islamic party chief says decision to pull out motivated by governmentâs refusal to postpone elections. By Kamal Taha - BAGHDAD.
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The abrupt withdrawal of Homeland Security nominee Bernard Kerik has left more questions than answers. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who gained fame after 9/11, said he had an &quot;illegal