Harriet Miers Withdraws Nomination

By Fred Barbash
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, October 27, 2005; 11:27 AM

Harriet Miers withdrew this morning as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.

In announcing the decision, Miers and President Bush cited their concern with the requests of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for documents dealing with her work as White House counsel that the administration has chosen to withhold as privileged.