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Labor Secretary-designate Linda Chavez withdrew her nomination Tuesday, saying she did not want any controversy to distract from President-elect George W. Bush's transition team. Chavez has faced increasing scrutiny for hosting an illegal Guatemalan immigrant 10 years ago - and paying her undisclosed sums of money for unspecified "chores" around the house...
...days of Democratic rule could come back to haunt Republicans. Chavez, Bush's labor secretary pick, is now under fire for providing a room and money for an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. Ashcroft, the just-defeated Missouri Republican senator, is under attack from liberal groups for what they claim is a hostile record on civil rights. Daschle has promised no Democratic shenanigans during his 17-day reign, but Republicans are bracing for partisan attacks during the opening Chavez and Ashcroft hearings next week. "Bipartisanship is over," grumbles one senior Senate GOP aide...
...finally, there's John Ashcroft, who at this point looks very much like the heat-seeking missile of these confirmation hearings. Unlike Chavez, Ashcroft is unlikely to remove himself from consideration, no matter how virulent the attacks get - and they promise to be plenty virulent. Nobody on the left likes Bush's pick for attorney general: Abortion-rights activists, minority groups, feminists, labor unions and environmentalists are already bombarding congressional offices with information designed to destroy Ashcroft's nomination. The former senator is under fire for his pro-life views, his efforts to derail judicial appointments of blacks and women...
...Less than a week after the President-elect rounded out his list of Cabinet members, Labor Secretary-designate Linda Chavez has already withdrawn her name from consideration after facing a firestorm of questions regarding an illegal immigrant who lived in the Chavez home. And now Democrats, lobbyists and the media are warning everyone to strap on seat belts in preparation for the upcoming confirmation hearings: We could be in for a rocky ride...
...Prediction: Some pundits say Norton could be the GOP's second sacrificial lamb - an easily replaced functionary who, like Chavez, isn?t not worth the political capital it would take to defend...