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POPSObama's Choice Embroiled In The Largest Fine In U.S. History - the largest ever assessed in a public records case - and recommended that the penalty be increased to as much as $825,000. Mr. Obama nominated Mr. Sims as the top deputy at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) just three weeks after the court's ruling, which harshly and repeatedly criticized Mr. Sims' office for its conduct during a 12-year legal fight. If confirmed, Mr. Sims would help manage billions of federal dollars set aside for building, maintaining and operating public housing inside a government agency with a history of misspending and corruption. A Senate committee last week forwarded Mr. Sims' nomination to the full Senate without asking the nominee a single question. Obama's openness Government watchdogs said Mr. Sims' nomination conflicts with the president's oft-stated commitment to openness and transparency.
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