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Published 2/4/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

Obama's nominee to be Health and Human Services secretary thought he would be able to get past his tax problems, but the national political climate changed. > The withdrawal of Tom Daschle's nomination Tuesday as secretary of Health and Human Services reflected White House recognition that his tax problems were igniting anger over an apparent double standard: that Washington insiders could be careless about their taxes while ordinary Americans had to sacrifice. (link)

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