Pick for homeland chief withdraws
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Surprising even the White House, President Bush&#39;s nominee for Homeland Security secretary abruptly withdrew his candidacy last night, saying
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President Bush will nominate former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik to take over as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, two administration officials said Thursday.
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The United States' top  computer-security official has resigned after a little more  than a year on the job, the U.S. Department of Homeland  Security said on Friday.
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Our position is: The homeland security chief leaves behind an organization in need of correction and refinement. As the first boss of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, who resigned Tuesday, was
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Bernard Kerik, New York City&#39;s former top cop, has withdrawn his name from consideration as George Bush&#39;s new Homeland Security Secretary, a victim of the embarrassing
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Homeland Security Secretary will remain on the job through high-risk holidays just in case. â¢ Resignation: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said he will resign from President Bush&#39;s Cabinet, leaving Feb. 1.
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Senior official says defense chief, who has drawn a number of detractors, will be back. WASHINGTON -- President Bush picked former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, the steady former military man who helped New York get back on its feet after the Sept.
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President Bush nominated former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik on Friday to head the US homeland security department and accepted the resignation of Health
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US President George W Bush looks for a new Homeland Security chief after his initial choice withdrew his nomination.
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The White House withdrew the nomination of John Rizzo to be the CIA's top attorney on Tuesday after months of controversy over his role in the agency's interrogation policy.
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(CBS/AP) President Bush tapped former NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik as his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security Friday, as former Wisconsin Gov.
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December 12, 2004 -- President Bush&#39;s pick of Bernard Kerik for homeland security chief was unconventional - a street-smart top cop who dropped out of high school â-nd no one like him appears to be on the short list of replacements.
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The White House withdrew its  nomination of an Air Force general to head the U.S. Pacific  Command on Thursday, a day after he fell victim to a growing  scandal involving a $23.5 billion plan to acquire Boeing Co.  refueling aircraft.
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Bernard Kerik, President Bush&#39;s choice to be secretary of homeland security, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House announced late Friday.
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Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik withdrew as President Bush&#39;s nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security last night, saying
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Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 after President Bush announced Kerik as his choice to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.
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So much for Bernard Kerik as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security. In a terse e-mail late Friday night, the White House announced Kerik&#39;s withdrawal because of &quot;personal reasons.