Obama Nominee Admitted Misusing Police Files


"The committee approved his nomination Nov. 19. One day later, Southers [TSA head nominee] wrote to Lieberman and Collins saying his first account was incorrect. After reviewing documents, he wrote, he recalled that he had twice conducted the database searches himself, downloaded confidential law enforcement records about his wife's boyfriend and passed information on to the police department employee, the letter said."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123102257_pf.html

TSA nominee misled Congress about accessing confidential records
By Robert O'Harrow Jr.
Washington Post
Friday, January 1, 2010; A01

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/20/AR2010012001094_pf.html

TSA nominee withdraws amid 'political agenda'

By JULIE PACE
The Associated Press
Washington Post