Article: Kerik quits homeland security nomination

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-11-2004

Kerik quits homeland security nomination -- Cites immigrant status of household staff
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 12-11-2004, Saturday
Section: NEWS
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WASHINGTON - In a surprise move, former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik abruptly withdrew his nomination as President Bush's choice to be homeland security secretary Friday night, saying questions have arisen about the immigration status of a housekeeper and nanny he employed.

The decision caught the White House off-guard and sent Bush in search of a new candidate to run the sprawling bureaucracy of more than 180,000 employees ...

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