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Former nominee, adviser resigns
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published January 5, 2007
WASHINGTON - Harriet Miers, President Bush's failed Supreme Court nominee and longtime adviser, on Thursday submitted her resignation as White House counsel. White House press secretary Tony Snow said the president reluctantly accepted her resignation, which takes effect Jan. 31. He said a search for a successor is under way. Bush nominated Miers in October 2005 to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but she dropped out under fire from conservatives who questioned her qualifications and would not support her. Asked why she was leaving, Snow said: "Basically, she has been here six years." As White House counsel, Miers, 61, works behind the scenes overseeing a team of lawyers who provide legal advice to Bush on matters large and small. She was also Bush's personal lawyer in Texas. Harriet Ellan Miers Age: 61. Experience: President, State Bar of Texas, 1992-1993; private law practice, 1972-2000; White House staff secretary, 2001-03; White House deputy chief of staff for policy, 2003-04; White House counsel, February 2005-present. Education: Law degree, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1970. Family: Single, no children.
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