justoneminute.typepad.com - 2/3/2009
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Tom Daschle will parade his apologies and excuses before his friends in the Senate today. The WSJ is scathing:The Washington Post reports that Mr. Daschle has earned more than $5 million over the past two years, including $220,000 from the...
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
prospect.org - 2/2/2009
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prospect.org —
As the post below indicates, I'm not convinced
that Tom Daschle's future is substantially imperiled by his...
shoddy tax returns. Nor am I convinced that it should be. Few actually believe that Daschle meant to cheat the government out of a $100,000 in ...
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TOM DASCHLE: THE CREDIBILITY PROBLEM.
prospect.org - 2/2/2009
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prospect.org —
Tom Daschle did not pay more than $128,000
in taxes for the use of a car and...
driver provided to him by a consulting firm. He paid the back taxes, and nearly $12,000 in interest, last month. Today, Daschle sent a letter to the Finance Committee, which ...
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TOM DASCHLE: THE POLITICAL PROBLEM.
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Cold Fury —
... to dirtball Daschle’s near-criminally offensive excuse-making for his outright criminal tax evasion - -and he’s right. But he doesn’t exactly pull any punches himself: I am sooo looking forward to April 15 (that’s tax-filing day for the Democrats out there). Instead of vexing myself with hours of tedious record-review I’ll just put down any numbers that pop into my head, secure in the knowledge that a simple apology will suffice if I’m ever questioned. Well, first I have to change my party registration to “D” and mail that check to Obama… Can you say “incipient tax revolt?” ...
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Health pick Daschle apologizes for tax issue —
Reuters: Politics 2/2/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's choice to lead reforms of the costly U.S. healthcare system, said on Monday he was deeply embarrassed about having to pay some $140,000 in back taxes, a lapse that raised questions about his ...
Senate Democrats back Obama health pick Daschle —
Reuters: Politics 2/3/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats rallied behind Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama's choice to lead reforms of the costly U.S. health-care system, on Monday after he apologized for tax issues that raised questions about his nomination.
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