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TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
prospect.org — CNN is reporting that Tom Daschle will not only be Health and Human Services Secretary, but also... health reform czar under the Obama administration. This is huge news, and the clearest evidence yet that Obama means to pursue comprehensive health ... (more) TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
Daschle to Be Health Secretary
Daschle to Be Health Secretary
online.wsj.com — Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle accepted Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.... (more) Daschle to Be Health Secretary
Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services
Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — CHICAGO (CNN) — Three sources close to the transition and in a position to know tell CNN... that former Sen. Tom Daschle is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and the former Senate Majority Leader has ... (more) Daschle the choice for Health and Human Services
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News — DAY'S END ROUNDUP Sen. Ted Stevens's (R-Alaska) concession to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) in Alaska's Senate race has liberal bloggers cheering Stevens's pending departure from the upper chamber, while others anticipate Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) will usher in sweeping healthcare reforms in the next four years after reports that he has been tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Congratulations are in order for Begich, Daily Kos's brownsox declares after Stevens's concession this afternoon, telling readers they can "kiss the longest continuously serving Republican in Senate history goodbye." ...

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