President Barack Obama's second nominee for transportation security chief withdrew from consideration Friday because of questions over his background as a defense contractor.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding took himself out of the running as head of the Transportation Security Administration, another setback for Obama after his first choice withdrew in January because he faced a tough confirmation struggle in Congress. The Obama administration has called the job the most important unfilled position on Obama's team.
Source: Houston Chronicle
The previous "setback" refers to the saga of Erroll Southers - the previous Obama-nee who withdrew his nomination because he illegally accessed a federal database to dig up information on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend. Nice...
