politico.com - 2/2/2009
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Democratic aides complain that Baucus has slow-rolled Daschle's move to HHS.
salon.com - 2/2/2009
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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 ...
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The Daschles: feeding at the Beltway trough - Glenn ...
dcexaminer.com - 2/2/2009
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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...
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www.dcexaminer.com >> Politics
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/2/2009
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of Health
and Human Services has hit a serious snag, in...
the wake of a string of revelations mostly related to his payment of taxes on income he received as part of his consulting activities since he left the ...
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Taking Stock Of The Daschle Charges
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Daschle Explains
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Politico points out a key reason for concern, noting that
Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), "who quickly came to
the defense of then-Treasury nominee Timothy Geithner when he had tax
problems -- has said nothing in public about Daschle's issues." ...
Politico: Baucus Credited With Slowing Down Daschle Confirmation
TalkLeft —
A daily kos diarist, citing Politico, says Baucus To Blame For Slow Daschle Confirmation. From where I sit, this is one of the few things I can laud Max Baucus (D-SD) for doing. Good work Baucus. Keep it up. Speaking for me only ...
Baucus Breaks His Daschle Silence
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Earlier: Politico: Daschle vs. Baucus! ...
Baucus Makes Nice With Daschle as Nomination Remains in Limbo
TPM Election Central —
... Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has just released a statement affirming his commitment to health secretary nominee Tom Daschle, answering a widely circulating Politico report about his longtime frostiness with the former Senate Democratic leader. ...
Yglesias Award Nominee II
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... used to riding around in government cars could easily make, while the others look like the screw-ups that a suddenly wealthy former senator could easily make, (2) he wouldn't have endangered his political career and ambitions for this amount of money given the huge income he had coming in, and (3) we absolutely have to fix the confirmation mess or more and more people will flee public service at the highest levels," - Hugh Hewitt. Were you sitting down?
Meanwhile, Baucus may not be so magnanimous. ...
Max Baucus
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] Monday, February 02, 2009 [image] Max Baucus [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] may prove to be the next best thing the Democrats have to a self-preservation instinct on Daschle . 02/02 02:22 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us
Baucus weighs in on Daschle's future
Political Animal —
... to strike a deal to support Bush's tax cuts eight years ago. Now, however, Daschle's HHS nomination is very much dependent on Baucus' support. And while Baucus quickly came to Timothy Geithner's defense over tax issues, over the weekend, Baucus didn't say a word about Daschle's controversy. (A Democratic staffer said, " The silence has been deafening .") Would Daschle's old intra-party nemesis scuttle his cabinet nomination? ...
Baucus Has "Some Ideas" For Daschle's Replacement ...
TPM Election Central —
... ... but he's not telling who. Max Baucus (D-MT), who would have had to shepherd former rival Tom Daschle's health secretary nomination to passage through his Senate Finance Committee, described himself as "surprised" by ...
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news.yahoo.com 2/2/2009 — Politico - Tom Daschle will tell his old Senate colleagues Monday that he made an honest mistake when he failed to pay taxes on the use of a limousine and a driver — and that he considered the services to be a gift from an old friend rather than ...
Baucus lays out Daschle roadmap
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 2/3/2009 — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus released his first public statement on Tom Daschle’s nomination Monday.
(CNN) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus released his first public statement on Tom Daschle’s nomination Monday, ...
Baucus Has "Some Ideas" For Daschle's Replacement ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/3/2009 — ... but he's not telling who. Max Baucus (D-MT), who would have had to shepherd former rival Tom Daschle's health secretary nomination to passage through his Senate Finance Committee, described himself as "surprised" by Daschle's sudden withdrawal ...
Daschle
obsidianwings.blogs.com 2/2/2009 — by hilzoy What is it with these people and their taxes? First Geithner, now Daschle : " Thomas A. Daschle, nominated to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, did not pay more than $128,000 in taxes over three years, a ...
Daschle
washingtonmonthly.com 2/1/2009 — Daschle What is it with these people and their taxes? First Geithner, and now, as Steve mentioned, Daschle. I don't understand why people in public life don't just recognize that they should report anything that might even conceivably count as...
Why Even Save Daschle?
talkleft.com 2/2/2009 — I've never cared for Tom Daschle, on substance or politics, but I know so little about health care that I have hesitated to discuss whether Daschle is a good choice for HHS. But in light of this news , why in heaven's name should President Obama lift ...
Thank you, Mr. Daschle
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 2/4/2009 —
From Bruce Kesler. I no longer will term him "guest poster" because he seems to be turning into a regular.
Above the law? Thank you Mr. Daschle.
We should all be thanking Tom Daschle for his behavior in not ...
Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank
blogs.tnr.com 2/3/2009 — Two quick points about Daschle's withdrawal: 1.) My read of what happened: Daschle was obviously personally close to Obama--he'd supported Obama early on; stocked his campaign with key lieutenants, lobbied superdelegates on his behalf. All of that ...
More On Daschle
washingtonmonthly.com 2/4/2009 — More On Daschle As Steve noted earlier, Tom Daschle has asked that his nomination as Secretary of HHS be withdrawn, and Obama has agreed. As I wrote a few days ago, I think this is a good thing. I think...
More Daschle Tax Issues
blogs.abcnews.com 1/31/2009 — ABC News has obtained the Senate Finance Committee Report on Tom Daschle's nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which indicates that Daschle's tax problems were even more substantial than earlier reported. The ...
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