Citing Tax Troubles, Obama Appointee Killefer Withdraws

Nancy Killefer, President Obama's choice for the position of chief White House performance officer, has withdrawn from consideration for the post after coming forward with concerns about her tax returns. "I recognize that your agenda and the duties facing your chief performance officer are urgent," Killefer wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama Tuesday. "I have also come to realize in the current environment that my personal tax issue of D.C. unemployment tax could be used to create exactly the kind of distraction and delay those duties must avoid. Because of this I must reluctantly ask you to withdraw my name from consideration."