Posted on 04/09/2010 3:20:21 PM PDT by tcrlaf
President Obama's pick to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel is withdrawing her nomination amid Republican protests over past statements she made on abortion and national security.
President Obama's pick to head the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel is withdrawing her nomination amid Republican protests over past statements she made on abortion and national security.
Dawn Johnsen said she was dropping out of the process because her "nomination has met with lengthy delays and political opposition that threaten" her objective to restore the office to its "best nonpartisan traditions" and "prevent OLC from functioning at full strength."
"I hope that the withdrawal of my nomination will allow this important office to be filled promptly," she said.
A White House spokesman said the president accepted Johnsen's request.
"Her credentials are exemplary and her commitment to the rule of law has been proven time and again, but it is now clear that Senate Republicans will not allow her to be confirmed," White House spokesman Ben Labolt said in a written statement.
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I don’t know if Palin agrees with me on this. I don’t even know what you are talking about.
Does Sarah Palin support Miguel Estrada and Janice Rogers Brown as possible, future Supreme Court Justice picks? That’s what I meant.
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