yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/20/2008
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It doesn’t come as a shock to see that Tom Daschle will be tapped as HHS Secretary . The more interesting news is the notion that Daschle “will also reportedly be given a policy portfolio that stretches beyond the department in order to help shepherd health-care reform ...
prospect.org - 11/19/2008
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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 ...
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TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. (Susan Walsh
/ Associated Press) By Ceci Connolly and Chris Cillizza
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his close confidant and former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle to serve as secretary of the ...
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Obama Picks Daschle for HHS
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... notes, while Matthew Yglesias says it would be smart for Obama to seek Daschle's help on legislative work as a Senate veteran. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), meanwhile, is lambasted by conservatives for his support for a $25 billion bailout for U.S. automakers. Frank may as well appoint himself CEO of the Big Three if the federal government is going to subsidize them, RedState's ...
11/20: How Are Obama's Cabinet Picks Playing?
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... to tap ex-Sen. Daschle as HHS Sec. and White House health "czar." They believe that Daschle's appointment indicates that Obama is serious about getting his health care plan through Congress: Think Progress ' Matthew Yglesias : "It doesn't come as a shock to see that Tom Daschle will be ...
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