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Government

Mar. 20, 2009

Blogosphere Tanked Saenz Nomination

The Obama administration withdrew its offer to make Los Angeles attorney Thomas A. Saenz the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division over concerns that his advocacy for immigrant rights could render him a political liability, a California lawyer with ties to the administration said Wednesday.

By Robert Iafolla and Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writers

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration withdrew its offer to make Los Angeles attorney Thomas A. Saenz the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division over concerns that his advocacy for immigrant rights could render him a political liability, a California lawyer with ties to the administration said Wednesday.

The White House was particularly troubled over the controversy...

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