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Article: White House reopens hunt for security chief after Kerik pulls out
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- International Herald Tribune
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- December 13, 2004
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Elisabeth Bumiller and Eric Lipton
International Herald Tribune
12-13-2004
The Bush administration has reopened its search for a homeland security chief after the surprise withdrawal of its first choice, Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner. President George W. Bush accepted the withdrawal on Friday after the White House concluded that it would be impossible for Kerik to win confirmation for a post that supervises enforcement of the nation's immigration laws if he had had immigration problems in his own household, White House officials said Saturday. Kerik told Bush in a brief phone call about 8:30 p.m. on Friday of his decision to withdraw, a White House official ...