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Chuck Todd: If anything, Obama’s vetting of Daschle was too thorough
hotair.com - 2/4/2009
Chuck Todd: If anything, Obama’s vetting of Daschle was too thorough
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Too thorough, that is, in the sense that they supposedly got bogged down in other issues and didn’t pay as much attention to taxes as they should have. [...] Read the rest »
article.nationalreview.com - 2/4/2009
Editors: Daschle Goes, Geithner Stays?
— article.nationalreview.com — Daschle and Killefer are, rightfully, gone. Obama should make a clean sweep of it and dismiss Geithner.... (more) Editors: Daschle Goes, Geithner Stays?

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blogs.tnr.com - 2/3/2009
Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank
— blogs.tnr.com — 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) Exit Daschle, Plus Who's Plan B? - The Plank

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blogs.tnr.com - 2/4/2009
How Tom Daschle Happened
— blogs.tnr.com — What happened to Tom Daschle? Why did he screw up like this given his clear ambition of... returning to government? My theory: His wife Linda is a  powerful lobbyist in town. And when you live among the city’s top echelon of lobbyists, you become ... (more) How Tom Daschle Happened

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Ace of Spades HQ:  The Comedy of Errors Continues

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The Comedy of Errors Continues
Ace of Spades HQ — ... state's history. Sims is culpable for what may well become the largest fine for violations of public records laws in U.S. history: see Yousoufian, Armen My own public records suit against Sims (for delaying release of election records which revealed that King County officials unlawfully counted hundreds of ineligible ballots in the 2004 governor’s race) goes to trial in April. Read Ed's whole post. This is yet another unforced error by Team Obama. Predictably, some in the media are still busy spinning .

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