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talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
About More Than Healthcare
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We're going to have more on this shortly. But as this political battle over Daschle unfolds, it's critical to remember that Daschle has been a critical figure for Obama for some time. Well, before there was any discussion of building a cabinet or even starting a longshot presidential bid. ...
The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn Greenwald
salon.com - 2/2/2009
The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn Greenwald
— salon.com — (updated below - Update II - Update III) When Barack Obama announced in early December that he... had selected Tom Daschle to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services as well as his "health care policy czar," Rolling Stone 's Matt Taibbi -- who had ... (more) The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn ...

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politico.com - 2/2/2009
Can Daschle placate GOP, Baucus?
— politico.com — Democratic aides complain that Baucus has slow-rolled Daschle's move to HHS.... (more) Can Daschle placate GOP, Baucus?

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— dcexaminer.com — Tom Daschle's second act promises to be much tougher Tom Daschle couldn't have received a much warmer... welcome from his former Senate colleagues than he... (more) www.dcexaminer.com >> Politics

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TPM Election Central:  Baucus Makes Nice With Daschle as Nomination Remains in Limbo

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Baucus Makes Nice With Daschle as Nomination Remains in Limbo
TPM Election Central — ... When Daschle lost his re-election bid in 2004, he was the first Senate party leader to fall in more than a half-century -- which speaks to how doggedly GOPers fought to unseat him, but also to his uneven record at the Democratic helm. On the other hand, his close ties to senators on both sides of the aisle and his long history with the president suggest that Finance members may move him forward on a divided vote, ...

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