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Schumer Praises Hillary's "Nemesis"

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January 11, 2005 | 8:32 a.m.

As Drudge and Eve Kessler both quickly noted, Michael Chertoff, the new Homeland Security chief, was a lead investigator in the forgettable Whitewater probe. She was the only Senator to vote against his judgeship in 2001. No comment yet from Mrs. Clinton on the 10:00 a.m. nomination. But Chuck Schumer, showing the same caution and restraint both Senators displayed in immediately lauding Bernie Kerick, put out a statement at 10:07. He called Chertoff "a strong choice."

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