President-elect Barack Obama today named four former Clinton administration officials for top slots at the Justice Department:

• David Ogden, head of Obama’s Justice agency review team, to be deputy attorney general, the No. 2 job under presumptive Attorney General Eric Holder and the department’s day-to-day operator.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson withdrew his nomination Sunday for President-elect Barack Obama’s Commerce secretary, citing a federal investigation into a state government contractor that contributed to his political committees.

Chief Justice John Roberts’ year-end report renews his call for higher salaries for federal judges.