Fwd: News Alert: Obama's Nominee for Senior Justice Department Post Withdraws

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> Obama's Nominee for Senior Justice Department Post Withdraws
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> President Obama's nominee to head the Justice Department's
> Office of Legal Counsel, Dawn E. Johnsen, has withdrawn her
> bid for confirmation after several Republicans objected to
> her criticism of the Bush administration's terrorist
> interrogation policies.
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> The Senate Judiciary Committee had recommended her
> confirmation on party-line votes. But several Republicans
> objected to Ms. Johnsen's sharp criticisms of terrorist
> interrogation policies under President George W. Bush, and
> the full Senate never voted on her nomination.
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> Read More:
> http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na
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