Stephanie Villafuerte has withdrawn her name from consideration to become Colorado’s next U.S. Attorney, The Denver Post reports. In a letter to President Barack Obama, who nominated her for the post, and Attorney General Eric Holder, Villafuerte said she was confident she would have “served well in this important position” but was withdrawing because of “political attacks” surrounding her role in the 2006 Colorado gubernatorial campaign.

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Robert H. Henry, prominent in Oklahoma government and public affairs for many years, is giving up his lifetime position on Denver’s 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which serves Oklahoma, to become head of Oklahoma City University, The Tulsa World reports.