Health secretary pick seeks health care overhaul (AP)

Indictment: Federal Judge Forced Sex On Subordinate
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/7/2009 — A federal judge in Texas is facing new charges related to a second alleged incident of sexual abuse. District Judge Samuel Kent pleaded not guilty in Houston today to federal charges that he sexually abused a female employee and lied to investigators about it, the Houston Chronicle reports ...

Daschle's approach: Anything but Clinton
politico.com 1/8/2009 — They might sit side-by-side in Barack Obama’s Cabinet room someday, but Tom Daschle didn’t much like Hillary Clinton’s tactics for fixing health care 15 years ago.

Key Questions for Senator Tom Daschle, Nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services
heritage.org 1/8/2009 — The United States Senate will soon render its advice and consent to the nomination of former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) as the new secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We propose that Senators ask Daschle these ...

Daschle Pledges a Bipartisan Reform of Health Care System
nytimes.com 1/9/2009 — At confirmation hearings, Tom Daschle spoke of a a grass roots, ideology-free approach to the issue. >

Unemployment Soars to Highest Level Since Clinton Years... It Must Be a Depression
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December , the highest level since Bill Clinton was in office. Worse than that... This now means that the average unemployment rate during the Bush years reached the same threatening level as ...

‘Balanced’ C-SPAN Promotes Heritage’s Questions And Answers On Stream Page For Daschle Hearings — Wonk Room

Another Most Peculiar Threesome — Agent Bedhead

Daschle Pledges a Bipartisan Reform of Health Care System — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News

Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington — Crooks and Liars

Tom Cruise: Jett Travolta's Death "Horrific" — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

Daschle Faces Confirmation Hearing — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 1/8/2009
Former Sen. Tom Daschle testified during his confirmation hearing that providing universal health coverage will be integral to the mission of the Department of Health and Human Services and that "the cost of failure is simply too high."

Tanden boosts health care reform effort — POLITICO.com: Politics 1/8/2009
Tanden will assist Daschle in crafting a major overhaul of the health care system.