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Published 1/8/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle pledged to restore confidence in federal agencies and base decisions on science, not politics, as he began making his case to the U.S. Senate on Thursday to become President-elect Barack Obama's health secretary.
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