Nominee to Oversee National-Service Efforts Withdraws Her Name for Health Reasons

President Obama's pick to lead AmeriCorps and other national-service efforts has withdrawn her name from consideration.

Maria Eitel, the president of the Nike Foundation, was nominated last month to be the chief executive of the Corporation for National and Community Service, in Washington.

But according to a letter sent to corporation staff members from the organization's acting director, Nicola Goren, Ms. Eitel withdrew from consideration because of an unnamed health

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