Bush withdraws Miers nomination

She says her nomination had become a "burden" on the White House.

Published October 27, 2005 1:03PM (EDT)

We thought something was strange last night as the deadline for Harriet Miers' second take on the Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire came and went without a response. We were right: George W. Bush has just "reluctantly" accepted Miers' request to withdraw her nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court. Miers reportedly told Bush that her nomination had become a "burden" on the White House.


By Tim Grieve

Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.

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