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...president-elect George W. Bush's choice for his foreign policy advisor, Condoleezza Rice, and his pick to head the State department, General Colin L. Powell, have shown little or no interest in national security issues beyond military deployments, and even these limited only to certain types of engagements...
...Chavez insisted her decision was totally independent of the Bush camp, but do people suspect the President-elect urged her to withdraw...
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...
...fray before and during the announcement, only releasing a brief statement after Chavez stepped offstage. "Linda is a good person with a great deal of compassion. I am disappointed that Linda Chavez will not become our nation's secretary of labor," read the statement from the President-elect. Asked if Bush had asked for her resignation, Chavez answered quickly. "At no time was I ever asked by the campaign to withdraw my name...
...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after the President-elect rounded out his list of Cabinet members, Labor Secretary-designate Linda Chavez has already withdrawn her name from consideration after facing a firestorm of questions regarding an illegal immigrant who lived in the Chavez home.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...