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Daschle to Be Nominee for Health Post in Obama Cabinet
nytimes.com - 11/20/2008
Daschle to Be Nominee for Health Post in Obama Cabinet
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Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, has accepted Mr. Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrats said. >

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TOM DASCHLE: HEALTH CZAR.
prospect.org - 11/19/2008
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.

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Daschle to Be Health Secretary
online.wsj.com - 11/19/2008
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

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
Obama Picks Daschle for HHS
— 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 ... (more) Obama Picks Daschle for HHS

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Stop The ACLU — ... named so far to transition or staff posts, 31 have ties to the Clinton administration, including all but one member of the 12-person Transition Advisory Board. And we are now looking at potentially Tom Daschle for Sec. of Health and Human Services (good thing his wife Linda isn’t a ...

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